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Middle East news coverage by Yemen Herald News.

Drone Attacks Set Fires at Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah Refineries Editorial illustration of two coastal refineries labelled Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah with fires and smoke rising from process units, inbound drones and the Kuwaiti flag

Editorial illustration of two coastal refineries labelled Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah with fires and smoke rising from process units, inbound drones and the Kuwaiti flag

Drone Attacks Set Fires at Kuwait’s Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah Refineries

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

Kuwait Petroleum Corporation said drones struck the Mina Al-Ahmadi and Mina Abdullah refineries on 19 March 2026,...

UAE Central Bank Approves Bank Resilience Package Backed by Reserves Above AED 1 Trillion Editorial illustration: a city skyline with stacked gold bullion bars labelled reserves above one trillion dirhams, a rising line chart, a protective shield and a badge reading 119 per cent monetary base cover, beside the flag of the United Arab Emirates

Editorial illustration: a city skyline with stacked gold bullion bars labelled reserves above one trillion dirhams, a rising line chart, a protective shield and a badge reading 119 per cent monetary base cover, beside the flag of the United Arab Emirates

UAE Central Bank Approves Bank Resilience Package Backed by Reserves Above AED 1 Trillion

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

The CBUAE board, chaired by Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, approved a Financial Institution Resilience Package in March...

Qatar Says Ras Laffan Fires Contained After Missile Strikes on LNG Facilities Editorial illustration of the Ras Laffan LNG complex with storage tanks, liquefaction trains, a flare stack and an LNG carrier at a jetty, with residual smoke and a missile trail overhead beside the Qatari flag

Editorial illustration of the Ras Laffan LNG complex with storage tanks, liquefaction trains, a flare stack and an LNG carrier at a jetty, with residual smoke and a missile trail overhead beside the Qatari flag

Qatar Says Ras Laffan Fires Contained After Missile Strikes on LNG Facilities

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

Qatar's interior ministry said fires in the Ras Laffan industrial area were fully contained with no injuries,...

UAE Says Air Defences Downed Seven Ballistic Missiles and 15 Drones Launched from Iran Illustration of an air defence battery with radar arcs tracking incoming red missile trajectories and blue interceptors, beside the flag of the United Arab Emirates

Illustration of an air defence battery with radar arcs tracking incoming red missile trajectories and blue interceptors, beside the flag of the United Arab Emirates

UAE Says Air Defences Downed Seven Ballistic Missiles and 15 Drones Launched from Iran

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

The UAE Ministry of Defence said its air defences intercepted seven ballistic missiles and 15 drones from...

The UAE Floating Hospital at Al Arish Keeps Treating Patients Evacuated From Gaza Illustration of a white hospital ship marked with a red cross and red crescent docked at a quay with patients boarding by gangway at Al Arish

Illustration of a white hospital ship marked with a red cross and red crescent docked at a quay with patients boarding by gangway at Al Arish

The UAE Floating Hospital at Al Arish Keeps Treating Patients Evacuated From Gaza

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

Docked at Al Arish in Egypt since February 2024, the Emirati floating hospital has performed thousands of...

UAE Air Defences Intercept Three Ballistic Missiles and Eight Drones Launched From Iran Editorial illustration: an air-defence launcher beside a Gulf city skyline, three ballistic missile tracks destroyed by interceptors and eight drone silhouettes approaching, with the UAE flag

Editorial illustration: an air-defence launcher beside a Gulf city skyline, three ballistic missile tracks destroyed by interceptors and eight drone silhouettes approaching, with the UAE flag

UAE Air Defences Intercept Three Ballistic Missiles and Eight Drones Launched From Iran

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

The UAE defence ministry said air defences downed three ballistic missiles and eight drones launched from Iran...

Jordan Condemns Alleged Plot Against the UAE and Backs Abu Dhabi’s Response Editorial illustration showing the flags of Jordan and the United Arab Emirates linked by an official statement document

Editorial illustration showing the flags of Jordan and the United Arab Emirates linked by an official statement document

Jordan Condemns Alleged Plot Against the UAE and Backs Abu Dhabi’s Response

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

Jordan's foreign ministry condemned an alleged plot against the UAE after Emirati state security said it had...

Bahrain Joins 20-Nation Pledge to Help Secure Navigation Through the Strait of Hormuz Illustration of an oil tanker escorted through the Strait of Hormuz beside a ring of twenty dots and the flag of Bahrain

Illustration of an oil tanker escorted through the Strait of Hormuz beside a ring of twenty dots and the flag of Bahrain

Bahrain Joins 20-Nation Pledge to Help Secure Navigation Through the Strait of Hormuz

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

Twenty governments condemned Iranian attacks on commercial shipping and the de facto closure of the Strait of...

Saudi Air Defences Down Iranian Drones as Riyadh Warns Tehran Over Gulf Attacks Editorial illustration: an air-defence shield intercepting incoming drones above Saudi oil facilities in the Eastern Province, beside the Saudi flag

Editorial illustration: an air-defence shield intercepting incoming drones above Saudi oil facilities in the Eastern Province, beside the Saudi flag

Saudi Air Defences Down Iranian Drones as Riyadh Warns Tehran Over Gulf Attacks

Yemen Herald News March 21, 2026

Saudi Arabia reported intercepting waves of Iranian drones over its Eastern Province in March 2026, expelled Iran’s...

Drone Strike Damages Radar System at Kuwait International Airport Editorial illustration of an airport control tower and terminal beside a radar mast whose dish is struck by an explosion, with two drones approaching

Editorial illustration of an airport control tower and terminal beside a radar mast whose dish is struck by an explosion, with two drones approaching

Drone Strike Damages Radar System at Kuwait International Airport

Yemen Herald News March 15, 2026

Kuwait's Directorate General of Civil Aviation said several drones damaged the radar system at Kuwait International Airport,...