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Saudi Arabia · 22 May 2019 Drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement launched a drone attack on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport, the group’s Almasirah TV said early on Wednesday. It… USA · 20 May 2019 Trump warns Iran: It will be your end After that in the past few days President Donald Trump tried to reach out to Iran to deescalate the ever rising tension,… USA · 19 May 2019 Fears of a miscalculation in ongoing Iran-US tension Amid the ongoing tension in the Middle East, with both the US and Iran strengthening their military presence Eurasia Group’s Henry Rome,… USA · 19 May 2019 Gulf nations approve US request to deploy troops The United States is planning to deploy military forces in the waters of the Arabian Gulf and in a number of Gulf… USA · 19 May 2019 US warns airliners of flying risks in Gulf As the tension in the Gulf shows no signs of abating, U.S. diplomats warned that commercial airliners flying over the wider Arabian… Libya · 17 May 2019 Filipinos and Korean released in Libya after months of captivity Authorities in Seoul and Abu Dhabi announced that one South Korean and three Filipinos have been released following months of captivity in… USA · 17 May 2019 USS Abraham Lincoln ready for every eventuality Fox News is reporting that the USS Abraham Lincoln is now on station in the northern Arabian Sea amid rising tension with… UK · 16 May 2019 Britain raises threat level in Iraq Sky News is reporting that Britain has raised the threat level for UK forces and diplomats in Iraq because of what sources… Saudi Arabia · 16 May 2019 Saudi Arabia approves permanent residency for expatriates For the first time Saudi Arabia has introduced a scheme where certain expatriates can obtain permanent residency, allowing them to own real… Germany · 15 May 2019 Germany and the Netherlands suspend military training in Iraq Germany and the Netherlands are suspending military training operations in Iraq due to increasing regional tensions and an unspecified threat. The Germany… Iran · 15 May 2019 Houthi rebels in Yemen take responsibility for drone attack in Saudi Houthi rebels in Yemen have taken responsibility for the drone attacks that shut down one of Saudi Arabia's major oil pipelines further… USA · 15 May 2019 Washington orders non-emergency government employees to leave Iraq The U.S. State Department on Wednesday ordered the departure of “non-emergency government employees” from Iraq, the U.S. embassy in Baghdad said in…