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Khalid bin Salman: Iraq is Strategically Important to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
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Khalid bin Salman: Iraq is Strategically Important to Saudi Arabia

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)
Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman. (SPA)

Saudi Deputy Defense Minister Prince Khalid bin Salman said on Monday that Iraq is strategically important to Saudi Arabia.

In a tweet, he said Saudi Arabia and Iraq were both strategically important to each other.

“It was therefore, natural for Riyadh to be the first stop in (Iraqi Prime Minister) Mustafa al-Kadhimi’s foreign visits,” he added.

He said the Kingdom saw fit to postpone the visit after Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman had entered hospital for medical tests in order to give the trip the importance it deserves.

Kadhimi was scheduled to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Monday on an official visit and at the invitation of Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defense.

He was to head a delegation of top ministers and officials in order to discuss strategic bilateral relations.

The visit will be rescheduled after King Salman is discharged from hospital, announced Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan earlier on Monday.

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6 Injured after Debris Falls from Attack on Residential Area in Kuwait

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
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6 Injured after Debris Falls from Attack on Residential Area in Kuwait

Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Smoke rises from an area of Kuwait's international airport after a reported drone strike on April 1, 2026. (Photo by AFP)

An Iranian attack on a residential area in northern Kuwait injured six people on Monday, the Gulf country's health ministry said.

It followed a post on X by Kuwait's army earlier in the day saying the nation's air defenses were working to intercept incoming missiles and drones.

"Falling projectiles and debris in a residential area in the north of the country after an Iranian aggression," the ministry said.

"The total number of injuries rose to six, with varying degrees of wounds."

Overnight from Sunday to Monday, Kuwait had also said it was responding to similar attacks.

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Saudi Arabia Intercepts and Destroys Two Drones

Saudi defenses downed two drones in recent hours. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Saudi defenses downed two drones in recent hours. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
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Saudi Arabia Intercepts and Destroys Two Drones

Saudi defenses downed two drones in recent hours. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)
Saudi defenses downed two drones in recent hours. (Saudi Ministry of Defense)

Saudi defenses intercepted two drones, said Defense Ministry spokesman Turki al-Malki on Monday.

He said the interception and destruction operations were carried out successfully, reported the Saudi Press Agency.

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UAE: Falling Debris Injures One after Attack Intercepted

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
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UAE: Falling Debris Injures One after Attack Intercepted

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo
FILE PHOTO: General view of the Abu Dhabi city is seen from observation deck of Emirates Towers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, December 23, 2018. REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed/File Photo

Falling debris from an intercepted attack injured one person in an industrial area of Abu Dhabi, authorities in the United Arab Emirates said Monday.

"Abu Dhabi authorities have responded to an incident of falling debris on the Raneen Systems company in ICAD (Industrial City of Abu Dhabi) in the Musaffah area, following a successful interception by air defense systems," the Abu Dhabi government's media office posted on X.

"The incident resulted in moderate injuries to a Ghanaian national."

The injury comes a day after authorities in the Emirati city of Sharjah said they were "dealing with an incident that targeted Khor Fakkan.”