U.S. embassy in Riyadh hit by drones, Saudi defence ministry says
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage...
A meeting of the security agencies of the CIS member states took place on May 16th in Dushanbe, the capital of Tajikistan.
Colonel-General Ali Naghiyev, Chief of the State Security Service of Azerbaijan, participated in the 56th meeting of the Council of heads of security and special service agencies of the CIS countries.
Before the meeting began, the heads of delegations from the CIS member states were received by Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon.
The main focus of the discussions was the importance of a united effort against international terrorism, transnational organized crime, cybercrime, religious extremism, radicalism, and illicit drug trafficking within the CIS. Participants emphasized the need for effective information exchange between security agencies to promptly neutralize external threats to the region.
It was stressed that to meet the challenges of the modern era, all resources should be mobilized, and agencies must use their forces and means efficiently to prevent situations that threaten regional security.
The meeting included a broad exchange of views on future cooperation strategies and the tasks ahead for the special services of the CIS countries.
Follow the latest developments and global reaction after the U.S. and Israel launched “major combat operations” in Iran, prompting retaliation from Tehran.
Saudi Arabia’s state oil giant Saudi Aramco closed its Ras Tanura refinery on Monday following an Iranian drone strike, an industry source told Reuters as Tehran retaliated across the Gulf after a U.S.-Israeli attack on Iranian targets over the weekend.
The Kremlin is utilising the recent United States and Israeli military strikes on Iran to validate its ongoing war in Ukraine. Russian officials are pointing to the escalation in the Middle East as evidence that Western nations do not adhere to international rules.
The Middle East crisis intensifies after the deadly attack on the compound of the Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei on Saturday that killed him, other family members and senior figures. Iran has launched retaliatory strikes on U.S. targets in the region.
Ayatollah Alireza Arafi has moved into a pivotal constitutional role following the death of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, becoming the clerical member of Iran’s temporary leadership council under Article 111 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
The U.S. embassy in Riyadh was hit by two drones resulting in a limited fire and some material damage, the kingdom's defence ministry said in a post on X on Tuesday, citing an initial assessment.
The Israeli military has begun a new wave of strikes on Tehran, it said late on Monday. The strikes came after it issued an evacuation warning for residents in Tehran, particularly those residing near state broadcaster IRIB's headquarters.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Monday that the U.S. and Israel's war against Iran may take "some time" but it will not take years.
The U.S. will take action to mitigate rising energy prices due to a spike in the price of oil caused by the Iran conflict, Secretary of State Rubio said on Monday.
Türkiye and Iran have suspended day-trip passenger crossings at their shared border, Türkiye's trade minister said Monday, as a U.S.-Israeli military campaign against Iran entered its third day.
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