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Hundreds evacuated in Greece as fire rages through countryside in Corinth region

Posted on May 22, 2021May 22, 2021By Editor

Greek authorities have evacuated around 300 people from their homes as a fire, which broke out on Wednesday night near a seaside resort on the Peloponnese peninsula, spread to surrounding villages. … Read More >Hundreds evacuated in Greece as fire rages through countryside in Corinth region

WATCH: Huge BLAZE at Israeli oil pipeline reportedly hit by rocket strike from Gaza

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021By Editor

An energy pipeline between the Israeli cities of Eilat and Ashkelon has been hit by a rocket fired from Gaza, setting a large oil tank on fire for several hours, according to the Channel 12 TV broadcaster. … Read More >WATCH: Huge BLAZE at Israeli oil pipeline reportedly hit by rocket strike from Gaza

At least 2 killed and several others wounded as rockets from Gaza rain down on Israel (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 14, 2021May 14, 2021By Editor

Two women have been killed and several other people have sustained injuries as rockets fired from the Gaza Strip continue to land in nearby Israeli communities. … Read More >At least 2 killed and several others wounded as rockets from Gaza rain down on Israel (VIDEOS)

FIRE erupts outside Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem amid clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 13, 2021May 13, 2021By Editor

Smoke rose above Jerusalem’s Temple Mount as a tree outside Al Aqsa Mosque went up in flames on Monday. Meanwhile, Israeli police used flash-bangs to disperse a crowd of Palestinian worshippers on a major night of Ramadan. … Read More >FIRE erupts outside Al Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem amid clashes between Palestinian protesters and Israeli police (VIDEOS)

Fire at Kuwait’s largest oilfield is latest in series of blazes at oil sites across Middle East, but ‘no impact on production’

Posted on May 12, 2021May 12, 2021By Editor

Kuwait’s national oil company has said it is battling a blaze at one of its operational sites in the Burgan oilfield, the second largest in the world. The company says there has been no impact on oil production. … Read More >Fire at Kuwait’s largest oilfield is latest in series of blazes at oil sites across Middle East, but ‘no impact on production’

Fire breaks out at Iran chemical factory hours after media reports of massive blaze near Bushehr’s nuclear power plant (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021By Editor

A large fire has erupted at a chemical plant in the Iranian city of Qazvin, with local media reporting an explosion. The incident follows an overnight blaze in the port city of Bushehr, home to Iran’s only nuclear power plant. … Read More >Fire breaks out at Iran chemical factory hours after media reports of massive blaze near Bushehr’s nuclear power plant (VIDEOS)

Iraq’s health minister resigns in wake of devastating hospital fire caused by exploding oxygen tank

Posted on May 6, 2021May 6, 2021By Editor

Iraqi health minister Hassan al-Tamimi has formally resigned from the government over a deadly fire that took the lives of 82 people after an oxygen tank exploded at a Baghdad hospital that was treating Covid patients. … Read More >Iraq’s health minister resigns in wake of devastating hospital fire caused by exploding oxygen tank

Skies above Kabul turn red as gas station catches fire outside Afghan capital (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

A major fire broke out at a gas station north of the Afghan capital on Saturday, engulfing several fuel trucks and causing power outages in some parts of the city. The incident happened amid the rise of violence in the country. … Read More >Skies above Kabul turn red as gas station catches fire outside Afghan capital (PHOTOS, VIDEOS)

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Streets set on fire as police and May Day protesters battle in Berlin (VIDEOS)

Posted on May 2, 2021May 2, 2021By Editor

Dozens of separate protests took place in Berlin, drawing demonstrators from across the political spectrum. Police had their hands full, as some of these groups started fires and smashed cars. … Read More >Streets set on fire as police and May Day protesters battle in Berlin (VIDEOS)

‘We don’t know who did it, but Israel will be taught a lesson,’ Iranian army chief warns after oil tanker attack

Posted on April 25, 2021By Editor

Iran’s Armed Forces chief, Mohammad Bagheri, stopped short of directly blaming Israel for Saturday’s attack on an Iranian oil tanker off Syria, but has threatened the Jewish state with an unspecified response. … Read More >‘We don’t know who did it, but Israel will be taught a lesson,’ Iranian army chief warns after oil tanker attack