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Cargo Ship in Hormuz

May 3rd, 2026 - 09:03 GMT

Osama Ali

Small boats attack cargo ship near strait of Hormuz

ALBAWABA - According to the UK Maritime Trade Operations, several small boats attacked a cargo ship near the entrance to the Strait of Hormuz. This has raised new security worries in one of the world's busiest shipping lanes. About 11 nautical miles west of the Iranian port city of Sirik, where the event happened, the ship's captain said that several small boats were coming up behind them and aiming at ...

Soldiers wearing facemasks stand guard on road leading to a quarantine faciltity (R) for people returning from Iran via the Pakistan-Iran border town of Taftan to prevent the spread the COVID-19 coronavirus, in Sukkur in southern Sindh province on March 17, 2020. Shahid ALI / AFP

March 21st, 2020 - 10:13 GMT

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March 21st, 2020 - 09:01 GMT

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March 20th, 2020 - 06:32 GMT

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March 19th, 2020 - 02:00 GMT

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March 19th, 2020 - 01:55 GMT

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March 19th, 2020 - 01:45 GMT

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March 19th, 2020 - 11:56 GMT

For The First Time Since January China Reports no New Coronavirus Cases

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March 19th, 2020 - 11:48 GMT

Ramallah Warns Israeli Govt Not To Annex Land in The West Bank, Jordan Valley

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March 19th, 2020 - 11:39 GMT

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