Dubai, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Casualties reported after ship hit in Red Sea: maritime agency

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2026-08-11

An "unknown projectile" struck a cargo vessel near the strategic Bab al-Mandeb Strait off the coast of Yemen, causing an unspecified number of casualties, a British maritime agency reported Tuesday. "It has been reported that a cargo vessel in the southern Red Sea has been hit by an unknown projectile resulting in casualties," the United Kingdom Maritime Trade Operations (UKMTO) said. The statement came as a Yemeni coastguard source in the southe......

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Damascus, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Syria slams Colombia's recognition of Israeli claim over Golan

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Juba, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Attackers kill 60 people in S.Sudan cattle raid: local official

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Tripoli, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Car bomb kills Haftar intel chief in eastern Libya

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Tell, Palestinian Territories, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Israel demolishes home of slain Palestinian involved in deadly West Bank clash

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Beirut, Lebanon, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Lebanon formally abolishes death penalty in Mideast first

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Dubai, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Strike on ship in Red Sea off Yemen coast kills two: security company

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Monrovia, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Liberia names new drug enforcement chief following cocaine busts

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Khartoum, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Sudan paramilitary launches fresh attack near Ethiopian border

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Beirut, Lebanon, Aug 11, 2026 (AFP) - Lebanon formally abolishes death penalty in Mideast first

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