July 16th, 2026 - 04:36 GMT
ALBAWABA- Authorities in Dubai denied reports of blasts in the city on Thursday evening, after initial information allegedly said explosion sounds were heard due to missile interceptions, Euronews revealed. Dubai Media Office issued a statement denying false news by saying, "The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) confirms that the Reuters report regarding explosions in Downtown Dubai is false. GDMO urges the public and media to rely only on official ...
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![Israeli honour guards carry the coffin of former prime minister Ariel Sharon in to the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) in Jerusalem at the end of the day on January 12, 2014 as Israelis came to pay their respects. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/000_Nic6284271.jpg?itok=68f6LenP "Israeli honour guards carry the coffin of former prime minister Ariel Sharon in to the Knesset (the Israeli Parliament) in Jerusalem at the end of the day on January 12, 2014 as Israelis came to pay their respects. [AFP]")
![A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad next to Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun and Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi attending prayers on the eve of the anniversary of the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed at the al-Hamad mosque in Damascus. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/000_Nic6284371.jpg?itok=e8uU_RYf "A handout picture released by the official Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) shows Syrian President Bashar al-Assad next to Syrian Grand Mufti Ahmed Hassun and Syrian Prime Minister Wael al-Halaqi attending prayers on the eve of the anniversary of the birth of Islam's Prophet Mohammed at the al-Hamad mosque in Damascus. [AFP]")
![This combination of two recent pictures made on January 9, 2014 shows (at L) Iranian president Hassan Rouhani in Tehran in a picture released by the Iranian Presidency and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/000_Par7758484.jpg?itok=NeoeWgIf "This combination of two recent pictures made on January 9, 2014 shows (at L) Iranian president Hassan Rouhani in Tehran in a picture released by the Iranian Presidency and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. [AFP]")
![The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday resumed its hearings for the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/hosni-mubarak.jpg?itok=WzkcWl4x "The Cairo Criminal Court on Sunday resumed its hearings for the retrial of ousted president Hosni Mubarak. [AFP]")
![Youth from the Palestinian refugee camp of al-Jalazoun, clash with Palestinian police as they block the main road leading to the West Bank city of Ramallah and Bir Zeit as they protest against the reduction of aid to refugees given by United Nation's UNRWA on January 12, 2014. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/misc/000_TS-TS-Nic6284141.jpg?itok=xDM46yhQ "Youth from the Palestinian refugee camp of al-Jalazoun, clash with Palestinian police as they block the main road leading to the West Bank city of Ramallah and Bir Zeit as they protest against the reduction of aid to refugees given by United Nation's UNRWA on January 12, 2014. [AFP]")
