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UK, France, Germany blame Iran for Saudi oil attacks
World | September 24, 2019 8:59 ISTThe fallout from the Sept. 14 attacks is still reverberating as world leaders gather for their annual meeting at the U.N. General Assembly and international experts investigate, at Saudi Arabia’s request, what happened and who was responsible.
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US sanctions Iran's central bank after Saudi attacks
World | September 21, 2019 7:21 ISTUS Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin, accompanying Trump in the Oval office, said the central bank was Tehran's last source of funds.
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Saudi drone attacks came as Aramco was preparing for IPO
World | September 20, 2019 9:55 ISTThe explosions set off fires that took several hours to douse. The strikes, said to have involved at least 20 drones and several cruise missiles, forced Saudi Arabia to shut down half of its oil production capacity, or 5.7 million barrels per day of crude - 5 per cent of the world's global daily oil production.
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Major crisis brewing in Gulf over drone attacks in Saudi Arabia
World | September 20, 2019 9:36 ISTA worried UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned of "devastating" consequences for the region and the world if the crisis escalates. A UN team of experts has been dispatched to Saudi Arabia to investigate the weekend attack on two oil facilities of Aramco amid assertions by the US and Saudi Arabia that Iran was behind the hit.
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India looks to stabilise oil supplies after Saudi drone attacks
Business | September 20, 2019 9:46 ISTPetroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, who said earlier that India is keeping a close eye on the oil crisis in Saudi Arabia, called up Saudi Oil Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman on Thursday and was assured that Riyadh would be meeting all of India's oil supply commitments. The Kingdom has announced it is looking to restore production very soon.
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US calls Saudi Aramco bombing Iranian 'act of war'
World | September 19, 2019 8:17 ISTU.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Wednesday called the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil installations an “act of war” against the kingdom by Iran, as the Saudis displayed missile and drone wreckage and cited other evidence they said shows the raid was “unquestionably sponsored by Iran.”
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It looks like Iran hit Saudis, no military option yet: Trump
World | September 17, 2019 8:38 ISTThe Saudi government called the attack an “unprecedented act of aggression and sabotage” but stopped short of directly pinning blame on Iran.
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Iran dismisses US allegation it was behind Saudi oil attacks
World | September 15, 2019 15:52 ISTThat led to the interruption of an estimated 5.7 million barrels in crude supplies, authorities said while pledging the kingdom’s stockpiles would make up the difference. The amount Saudi Arabia is cutting back is equivalent to over 5% of the world’s daily production.
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Aramco Drone Attack: World's largest oil facility bombed in Saudi Arabia
World | September 14, 2019 13:05 ISTNo one immediately claimed responsibility for the attacks in Buqyaq and the Khurais oil field, though Yemen’s Houthi rebels previously launched drone assaults deep inside of the kingdom.
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Development of swarms of drones underway to take out airstrikes like Balakot
India | July 12, 2019 12:51 ISTThe functioning of these drones is stipulated to be inspired by the Balakot airstrike. ALFA-S or Air-Launched Flexible Asset (Swarm) is the name given to the drones.
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro survives apparent drone assassination attempt
News | August 06, 2018 10:38 ISTVenezuelan President Nicolas Maduro survives apparent drone assassination attempt
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Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro targeted with drone attack, escapes unharmed
World | August 05, 2018 7:24 ISTVenezuela’s government says several explosions heard at a military event were an attempted attack on President Maduro. Information Minister Jorge Rodriguez said in a live broadcast that several drone-like devices with explosives detonated near the president.
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Pakistan army chief opposes drone attacks by US
World | June 01, 2016 17:45 ISTIslamabad: US drone strikes in Pakistan “must stop”, Pakistan’s powerful army chief General Raheel Sharif said today, days after American special forces killed Taliban chief Mullah Mansour in a drone attack in the country’s restive
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Drone attack 'detrimental' to bilateral ties: Pak army chief tells US
World | May 25, 2016 19:50 ISTIslamabad: The US drone attack on Pakistan's soil to kill Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Mansour is detrimental to bilateral ties, Pakistan army chief General Raheel Sharif said today. Sharif told this to US ambassador David
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Scholar, not a soldier: Meet Maulavi Haibatullah Akhundzada, Afghan Taliban’s new leader
World | May 25, 2016 14:51 ISTMaulavi Haibatullah Akhundzada, who headed the judiciary during Taliban rule in the 1990s, will take over as leader of the Afghan Taliban
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Pakistan summons Indian envoy over 'spy' drone issue
World | July 16, 2015 12:16 ISTIslamabad: Pakistan today summoned Indian envoy to Foreign Office here claiming violation of its territory by an alleged Indian "spy" drone which was being used for aerial photography near the Line of Control (LoC).Indian High
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LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed planning attacks using drones in Delhi: IB
India | April 28, 2015 16:45 ISTNew Delhi: Intelligence agencies have warned Delhi Police of possible terror attacks by militant outfits Lashkar-e-Toiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed using drones.Agencies have asked police to be on alert about attacks using unmanned aerial vehicles.Police have been
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US drone kills four terrorists in Pakistan
World | October 09, 2014 13:41 ISTNorth Waziristan (Pakistan): A US drone fired two missiles at a vehicle in Datta Khel area on North Waziristan on Wednesday killing four people and injuring another.Pakistan's Express News TV reported that the drone fired
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US drone kills three militants in Yemen
World | August 17, 2014 8:24 ISTAden: About three suspected Al Qaeda militants were killed on Saturday when a US drone strike bombed their moving car in Yemen's Hadramout province, a military official said."An unmanned US aircraft bombed a truck carrying
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Drone attack that killed Mehsud 'severe blow' to peace: Sharif
World | November 04, 2013 23:48 ISTIslamabad: The US drone attack that killed Pakistani Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud has done “serious damage” to the Pakistan government's efforts for a dialogue with militants, Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said today. Referring to recent
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