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Migrant workers face predicament in Persian Gulf countries amid pandemic
Apr 15, 2020 03:00Arab countries in the Persian Gulf region have locked down over-crowded labor camps and areas with large populations of low-wage workers in an attempt to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, leaving migrant workers stranded and jobless.
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Oman’s Sultan grants amnesty to 599 prisoners, including 336 foreigners
Apr 09, 2020 02:18The Sultan of Oman, Haitham bin Tariq Al Said, has granted pardon to 599 prisoners convicted of various offenses, including 336 foreigners.
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Iran used home-made Fat’h 14 radar system to intercept intruding F-18, media speculate
Mar 25, 2020 02:02Footage has been released of how the Iranian Army’s air defenses locked in on an intruding F-18 fighter jet approaching the country’s southern waters and decisively warned it off, prompting military experts and media to speculate about which Iranian radar system was used to intercept the warplane.
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Iran shoos away intruding F-18 fighter jet
Mar 24, 2020 02:11The Islamic Republic of Iran’s Air Defense has shooed away an intruding F-18 fighter jet over the Persian Gulf, IRIB reported.
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Another gas rig comes on line at Iranian offshore reserve in Persian Gulf
Mar 21, 2020 03:31Iran has started pumping natural gas from a new offshore drilling rig in the Persian Gulf while a local contractor finishes installation for a separate platform in the region as development efforts continue in Iran’s giant energy sector despite a series of tough sanctions imposed by the United States.
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US commander vows to keep two aircraft carriers in Persian Gulf
Mar 15, 2020 04:54The US military plans to keep two aircraft carriers in the Persian Gulf region, the commander of US Central Command (CENTCOM) has announced, claiming the move is aimed at deterring Iran from taking retaliatory action for what he claimed as “defensive” air strikes against Iraqi installations days ago.
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Iran's offshore installation proves how sanctions are not bad news
Feb 26, 2020 10:03Iranian companies have installed a 2,500-tonne offshore platform at phase 13 of the world’s largest gas field in the Persian Gulf, in a further testimony to their burgeoning ability to carry out tasks which until recently were an exclusive prerogative of international energy giants.
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Aviation body allows resumption of US flights south of Iran
Feb 16, 2020 04:58US authorities have allowed airlines in the country to resume flying through the airspace south of Iran now that tensions between the two countries have subsided.
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Iran to respond in kind to any US provocation in Persian Gulf: Judiciary chief
Feb 07, 2020 10:38The Iranian Judiciary Chief has said that the country’s armed forces will respond in kind to any US provocation in the Persian Gulf.
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Iran FM, top EU diplomat discuss JCPOA, de-escalation in Persian Gulf
Feb 03, 2020 13:29European Union Foreign Policy Chief, Josep Borrell, and Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif have discussed latest developments surrounding a landmark 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran and the 5+1group as well as ways to de-escalate tensions in the Persian Gulf.