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Yemen: Explosion Rocks Aden Refineries

A general view of the southern port city of Aden, Yemen January 22, 2018. (Reuters)
A general view of the southern port city of Aden, Yemen January 22, 2018. (Reuters)
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Yemen: Explosion Rocks Aden Refineries

A general view of the southern port city of Aden, Yemen January 22, 2018. (Reuters)
A general view of the southern port city of Aden, Yemen January 22, 2018. (Reuters)

A violent explosion shook the refineries at the Yemeni port city of Aden on Friday, reported Al-Arabiya television.

A huge fire has since broken out in the area.

The reason for the blast remained unclear.

President Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi and his government were following up on the situation.

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Egypt FM Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Iran-Israel War

Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
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Egypt FM Urges Immediate Ceasefire in Iran-Israel War

Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)
Egyptian Foreign Badr Abdelatty speaks during a press conference with his German counterpart Johann Wadephul, at Tahrir Palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, June 13, 2025. (AP)

Egypt's Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty urged an immediate ceasefire on Tuesday in the war between Iran and Israel during two separate phone calls with US Middle East envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi.

Abdelatty stressed during the phone calls the importance of a return to negotiations as the only way to reach a sustainable agreement on Iran's nuclear program, according to a statement by the Egyptian foreign ministry.