The Pentagon said Tuesday about 140 US service members have been wounded in the conflict with Iran giving the first insight into the broader toll of injuries sustained by US troops after a barrage of retaliatory rocket and drone strikes from Iran that also killed seven soldiers in Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.
A number of houses in the Sitra area of Bahrain were damaged as a result of Iranian drone attack late last night which left many injured, according to the kingdom's Ministry of Interior. Earlier in the day, a water desalination plant and a university building were targeted.
Israeli forces expanded their bombardment of Iran overnight, striking fuel depots near Tehran as fighting escalated on day nine of the Middle East conflict, while Iranian officials moved closer to naming a new supreme leader despite Israeli threat to kill any replacement for Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, said a report.
A water desalination plant and a university building were targeted in a Iranian drone attack this morning, according to the Bahrain's Ministry of Interior. Material damage was inflicted on the university building and three people got injured in the attack.
The Bahrain Defence Force General Command has announced that its air defence systems have successfully intercepted and destroyed 92 missiles and 151 unmanned aerial vehicles from Iran targeting the kingdom since the onset of this aggression on February 28.
Saudi Arabia’s air defences today (March 7) stopped a new wave of airstrikes, this time targeting Aramco’s Shaybah field, one of the kingdom's most vital 'super-giant' fields, said a report, citing the kingdom's ministry of defence.
The Endowments and Minors’ Funds Authority – Awqaf Abu Dhabi - has signed a memorandum of understanding with LuLu Group International to develop a portfolio of commercial projects valued at AED100 million ($27.23 million) on Awqaf Abu Dhabi endowment land, with returns supporting long-term care and improved quality of life for orphans in the UAE.
The foreign ministers of the Gulf countries and the European Union (EU) strongly condemned the unjustified Iranian attacks targeting GCC states, considering them a direct threat to regional and global security. In a joint statement issued after an extraordinary meeting, the ministers called on Iran to immediately halt its attacks.
An emergency GCC-EU Ministerial Meeting will be held tomorrow (March 5), reported SPA citing Secretary-General of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Jasem Albudaiwi. The meeting will bring together, the foreign ministers of the GCC states and the European Union (EU) member states.
Radio Bahrain 96.5 FM has launched “Voices of Reassurance”, a special series of daily interviews designed to support the community during the current regional circumstances and developments.
