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UN Security Council holds emergency meeting on Middle East situation

Date: 2024-04-14 21:56:50 GMT - United Nations - Middle East - SN:72 - ID:10661747

NEW YORK, April 14 (MENA) – UN Secretary-General António Guterres said the Middle East is on the brink. In a UN Security Council meeting on the situation in the Middle East, he added that the people of the region are confronting a real danger of ....

Canada condemns Iran attack on Israel

Date: 2024-04-14 21:50:56 GMT - Canada - Middle East - SN:71 - ID:10661753

OTTAWA, April 14 (MENA) - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canada “unequivocally condemns” Iran’s attacks on Israel. His statement comes after Iran’s state-run media announced Tehran had fired ballistic missiles at targets inside Israel on ....

Jordan summons Iranian ambassador to protest interference in domestic affairs

Date: 2024-04-14 21:47:17 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:70 - ID:10661752

AMMAN, April 14 (MENA) - Jordan on Sunday summoned the Iranian ambassador in Amman to warn against Tehran's "questioning of Jordan's position," after the kingdom intercepted Iranian drones and missiles aimed at Israel last night. Jordanian ....

FM receives phone calls from his US, UK, Swedish counterparts

Date: 2024-04-14 21:31:13 GMT - Jordan - Middle East - SN:68 - ID:10661750

AMMAN, April 14 (MENA) - Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriate Affairs Ayman Safadi received a phone call on Sunday night from US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken, focusing on the need for de-escalation in the ....

US not to hesitate to protect troops, support Israeli defense - Austin

Date: 2024-04-14 19:47:00 GMT - USA - Middle East - SN:63 - ID:10661593

WASHINGTON, April 14 (MENA) - US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said Sunday his country's troops in the Middle East intercepted dozens of missiles and UAVs en route to Israel, launched from Iran. "Our forces remain postured to protect U.S. ....

UK to dispatch more fighter jets to ME

Date: 2024-04-14 17:16:11 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:59 - ID:10661477

LONDON, April 14 (MENA) – The UK government has said more fighter jets will be deployed to the Middle East to counter any air attacks, if need arises. "In the response of the Iranian threats and other dangers in the region, the UK works with ....

EU foreign ministers to mull ME de-escalation efforts

Date: 2024-04-14 16:42:21 GMT - Belgium - Middle East - SN:57 - ID:10661472

BRUSSELS, April 14 (MENA) - The European Union foreign ministers will meet Tuesday to discuss the escalation in the Middle East, EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell said Sunday. "Following the Iranian ....

UN rights chief condemns Iranian attacks on Israel

Date: 2024-04-14 16:08:31 GMT - Switzerland - Middle East - SN:51 - ID:10661392

GENEVA, April 14 (MENA) – UN human rights chief Volker Türk on Sunday strongly condemned the wide-scale attacks launched last night by Iran against Israel. "Such missile and drone attacks had the potential to cause significant harm beyond ....

RAF fighter jets shot down Iran drones, Rishi Sunak says

Date: 2024-04-14 14:54:17 GMT - United Kingdom - Middle East - SN:49 - ID:10661318

LONDON, April 4 (MENA) - British fighter jets shot down 'a number of drones' fired at Israel from Iran, UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said. The UK was one of several countries, including the US which helped counter Iran's unprecedented attack - ....

Iranian airports cancel flights until Monday morning

Date: 2024-04-14 13:35:00 GMT - Iran - Middle East - SN:42 - ID:10661340

TEHRAN, April 14 (MENA) - Several Iranian airports including Tehran's Imam Khomeini International have cancelled flights until Monday, Iranian state media reported on Sunday, as tensions flared in the Middle East with Iran's attack on Israel ....