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Iran Targets Gulf with 83% of Attacks, Leaving 17% for Israel: GCC Chief
Minister of Defense Shaikh Abdullah Ali Abdullah Al Salem Al Sabah inspects Kuwait International Airport following a drone attack targeting fuel storage facilities (KUNA) By Habib ToumiRIYADH: Since the outbreak of war on February 28, approximately 83% of Iran’s missiles and drones have been directed at Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC)…
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Saudi Arabia Denies Allegations of Encouraging U.S.-Iran War Escalation
HH Shaikha Sheema bint Nasser Al Khalifa, Head of Humanitarian Voluntary Initiatives at the Royal Humanitarian Foundation, checking on the condition of a child injured in Bahrain following the attacks that targeted residential areas and civilian infrastructure By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Saudi Arabia has denied claims that its leaderships has…
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Arab Voices Clash Over the U.S.-Israel-Iran War, Future of the Middle East
German Ambassador to Bahrain Ambassador Henning Simon offering his condolences to the family of Sara Dashti, the 29-year-old Bahrain killed in a drone attack while she was sitting with friends By Habib ToumiMANAMA: A lively debate has erupted across Arab social media over the implications of the U.S.–Israeli war on…
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Lives Cut Short: Migrant Workers Among Dead in Drone, Missile Attacks Across UAE
Alaa’s father being condoled on the death of his daughter By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Six foreign nationals — including three Pakistanis, one Palestinian, one Bangladeshi, and one Nepalese — have been killed in Iranian missile and drone attacks targeting the United Arab Emirates (UAE), highlighting the growing civilian toll of…
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Civilians Continue to Bear Brunt of Appalling Middle East War
Funeral prayers for Sara Dashti By Habib Toumi MANAMA: In the Qur’an, the holy book of Muslims, there are verses that stand as a timeless reminder that every human life carries inherent dignity and value, and that no act of oppression or injustice—especially against the most vulnerable—escapes divine scrutiny. Those…
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When Drones, Missiles Replace Late-Night Laughter recommended by Kim Hyung-gon
Kim Hyung-gon who died 20 years ago at the age of 45 in late years pictures(Photo: en.namu.wiki) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: “Late-night television should be comedy so that people can fall asleep smiling. Late-night television should be comedy so that people can fall asleep smiling. We should have a Day…
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War Came to Our Tower at 2:11 a.m
Flat burning after it was struck by a drone (Photo: Samira Danouni) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: My brush with death on the seventh day of the war in the Middle East came at 2:11 a.m. on Friday. An Iranian Shahed kamikaze drone struck a flat about six meters from ours…
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A Call to Prayer, a Siren and the Absurdity of War
Malls are gradually returning to normal in Bahrain (Photo: Al Ayam) By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Just before dawn, the call to prayer, the first of the regular five prayers a day for Muslims, began to rise from the neighborhood mosque in Manama. Within seconds it was swallowed by the piercing…
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When War Silences the Songs of Gulf Children
Drive-by Gargaoon Handing gifts to children in a car (Photo: Al Ayam) By Habib ToumiMANAMA: For children in Bahrain and across the Gulf, Gargaoon is the most eagerly awaited night of Ramadan, the sacred month Muslims associate with reflection, generosity, and blessings. It is a ritual stitched into childhood memory:…
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The First Casualty of War is People, Not Truth
People head to shelters as thick smoke billows from the area where an explosion occurred By Habib Toumi MANAMA: Arif is torn between anxiety, resignation and hope as he contemplates his options – very limited – on how to reach home on time for a short reunion with the family…
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