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Dubai’s Averda International considering potential IPO – sources

The potential IPO could value one of the largest waste management firms in the Middle East and North Africa at $700m

Abu Dhabi’s TAQA exceeds one million barrels per month in Iraqi Kurdistan oil field

Since beginning production in 2017, Atrush has extracted about 17 million barrels of oil from the field

Australia to join US-led coalition in the Strait of Hormuz

Australia will send a P-8A Poseidon surveillance plane before the end of 2019, while an Australian frigate will be deployed in January 2020

Revealed: The Middle East’s most popular brands

Emirates leads the way in the UAE for the third year in a row

Saudi-led coalition in Yemen attacks military targets in Sanaa

The coalition advised civilians to stay away from the targeted areas

Houthi drone attack on Saudi oilfield causes gas fire, output unaffected

Saudi energy minister Falih called the latest attack a “terror and sabotage act”

Certain MacBook Pro laptops banned from US flights

The ban applies to 15-inch MacBook Pros sold between September 2015 and February 2017 due to concerns about batteries overheating

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Saudi-led coalition says Houthi drone “fell” inside Yemen

A spokesman for the Saudi-led coalition, Colonel Turki al-Maliki, denied that Abha had come under attack

Saudi King meets Yemen’s President Hadi in Mina

The two leaders discussed the latest developments in Yemen

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Saudi intercepts another Houthi drone fired towards kingdom

Last week, Saudi forces intercepted drones heading towards “civilian airports” in the kingdom

Pictures: Eid Al Adha celebrations across the world

Eid Al Adha marks the end of the annual Hajj pilgrimage that Muslims undertake

UAE urges for calm in Yemen’s Aden

Clashes have broken out between the Southern Transitional Council (STC) and forces loyal to the Yemeni President in Aden

War with Iran is the ‘mother of all wars’ – President Rouhani

If the US wants to have negotiations with Iran then it must lift all sanctions, Rouhani said

UAE, Saudi condemn attack in Cairo which killed 20 people

An explosives-laden car intended for a militant attack blew up outside a cancer hospital in the Egyptian capital

Iran says it will further breach nuclear deal in one month unless Europeans act

Fears of a Middle East war with global repercussions have risen since Trump withdrew in May 2018 from the nuclear deal

Saudi intercepts drones fired at ‘civilian airports’

Saudi has seen a rise in Houthi drone attacks in the past few months

Iran says it seizes foreign oil tanker for ‘smuggling fuel’

Seven sailors onboard the tanker, who are from different nationalities, have been detained

Iran to further reduce commitments to nuclear deal – foreign minister

Iran has repeatedly said it will reduce its commitment to the nuclear accord in stages and may even withdrew from the pact altogether

Houthi attack on military parade in Yemen kills more than 30

A military camp in Aden was hit by an explosion on Thursday

Saudi forces destroy Houthi drone targeting civilian areas in Asir

The Houthis have stepped up their attacks against targets in Saudi Arabia in the past few months

Ships urged to alert navies before sailing through Strait of Hormuz

Shipping companies are already deploying more unarmed security guards as an extra safeguard

US dismisses Iran’s announcement that it captured 17 CIA spies

Iran claimed the alleged spies had been arrested in the 12 months to March 2019

Oman urges Iran to release seized tanker

Oman also called on all parties to exercise restraint and resolve differences diplomatically

All 23 crew of British-operated tanker seized by Iran are safe

Stena Bulk, the vessel’s owners, said they were preparing a formal request to visit the crew, who are from India, Latvia, the Philippines and Russia

Britain calls ship seizure ‘hostile act’ as Iran releases video of capture

The move follows threats from Tehran to retaliate for Britain’s July 4 seizure of the Iranian tanker Grace 1

From Iraq to Yemen, drones raise US alarm over Iranian plans

Tehran and the forces it backs are increasingly relying on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), say officials

Iran says it has seized foreign tanker as Gulf tensions deepen

Iran said the impounded ship was smuggling one million litres of fuel

US officials to brief diplomats on maritime security initiative for Gulf

One fifth of the world’s oil supply transits through the Strait of Hormuz

Saudi forces intercept another drone headed toward Jizan

On Tuesday, the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted and downed three Houthi drones targeting two airports

Saudi forces intercept Houthi drones targeting two airports

The drones targeted civilians and civilian airports in Abha, Jizan and Najran, officials said