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Saudi Crown Prince, French President Discuss Ties over Phone

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands ahead of a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands ahead of a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
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Saudi Crown Prince, French President Discuss Ties over Phone

French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands ahead of a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier
French President Emmanuel Macron and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman shake hands ahead of a working dinner at the Elysee Palace in Paris, France, July 28, 2022. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud and President of the French Republic Emmanuel Macron held a phone call on Wednesday.
During the call, the two sides exchanged congratulations on the agreement signed between Saudia and Airbus to purchase 105 aircraft.
They also reviewed relations and ways to develop existing cooperation in a number of fields, and discussed a number of issues of common interest.
The two sides exchanged views on a number of regional and international issues, foremost of which the latest development in the situation in Gaza, and the need to intensify efforts and international communications to end the war and all forms of escalation, and to work to deliver sufficient humanitarian aid.

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Fallen Debris in Dubai after Drone Interception

Workers inspect the damage at the Address Creek Harbour hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Workers inspect the damage at the Address Creek Harbour hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
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Fallen Debris in Dubai after Drone Interception

Workers inspect the damage at the Address Creek Harbour hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)
Workers inspect the damage at the Address Creek Harbour hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Thursday, March 12, 2026. (AP Photo/Fatima Shbair)

Dubai reported an attempted drone attack and fallen debris in two locations on Thursday.

The Dubai government's media office reported "a minor incident caused by debris from a successful interception that fell onto the facade of a building on Sheikh Zayed Road.”

Earlier, the media office reported "a minor drone incident in the Al Bada'a area.”

Both incidents caused no casualties, it said in the statements on X.

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Kuwait Reports Material Damage after Drone Attack on Airport

A man fishes in the Gulf waters off Kuwait City on March 10, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
A man fishes in the Gulf waters off Kuwait City on March 10, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
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Kuwait Reports Material Damage after Drone Attack on Airport

A man fishes in the Gulf waters off Kuwait City on March 10, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)
A man fishes in the Gulf waters off Kuwait City on March 10, 2026. (Photo by YASSER AL-ZAYYAT / AFP)

Drone strikes caused damage at Kuwait's international airport, authorities said Thursday, after the facility came under fire again during Iran's attacks against the Gulf.

"The civil aviation announces that Kuwait International Airport was targeted by several drones, resulting only in material damage," authorities said in a statement, adding that there were no casualties.

Also Thursday, Kuwait's electricity ministry said that six power transmission lines ⁠went out of service ⁠after debris from ⁠intercepted drones fell on them.

The ministry added that the electricity and ⁠water situation is ⁠under control.

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Saudi Arabia Intercepts Drones Headed to Shaybah Oil Field

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Saudi Arabia Intercepts Drones Headed to Shaybah Oil Field

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Saudi Arabia intercepted drones headed towards the Shaybah oil field on Thursday, marking ⁠the third such incident reported on the same day.

Spokesperson for the Ministry of Defense Major General Turki Al-Maliki also stated Wednesday that a hostile drone was shot down while attempting to approach the Diplomatic Quarter.

Al-Maliki further stated that drones were intercepted and destroyed in the Eastern Region.