July 16th, 2026 - 04:36 GMT
ALBAWABA- Authorities in Dubai denied reports of blasts in the city on Thursday evening, after initial information allegedly said explosion sounds were heard due to missile interceptions, Euronews revealed. Dubai Media Office issued a statement denying false news by saying, "The Government of Dubai Media Office (GDMO) confirms that the Reuters report regarding explosions in Downtown Dubai is false. GDMO urges the public and media to rely only on official ...
![Borge Brende said Norway would dispatch a civilian cargo ship and a Navy frigate to Syrian ports to pick up the stockpiles and carry them elsewhere for destruction. [Reuters]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/nor.jpg?itok=3p6Bnx7d "Borge Brende said Norway would dispatch a civilian cargo ship and a Navy frigate to Syrian ports to pick up the stockpiles and carry them elsewhere for destruction. [Reuters]")
![Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi ( and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hold talks with Egyptian counterparts on weapons sales and political relations during an official visit. [AFP]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187964695.jpg?itok=laQUcx4f "Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi ( and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu hold talks with Egyptian counterparts on weapons sales and political relations during an official visit. [AFP]")
![Signs at the seats where Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian representative Saeb Erekat were to sit in a meeting with the Middle East Quartet during the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly September 27, 2013 at UN headquarters in New York. [Stan Honda/Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/182028604.jpg?itok=27fXLe1U "Signs at the seats where Israeli Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni and Palestinian representative Saeb Erekat were to sit in a meeting with the Middle East Quartet during the 68th Session of the United Nations General Assembly September 27, 2013 at UN headquarters in New York. [Stan Honda/Getty Images]")
![White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice at the New America Foundations September 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/180133415.jpg?itok=Qk_JTVIX "White House National Security Advisor Susan Rice at the New America Foundations September 9, 2013 in Washington, DC. [Getty Images]")
![Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press following his meeting with US Secretary of State at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on November 8, 2013. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/187353363_1.jpg?itok=wBJQqiA_ "Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks to the press following his meeting with US Secretary of State at Ben Gurion airport near Tel Aviv on November 8, 2013. [Getty Images]")
![Lebanon foreign affairs minister Adnan Mansour reads during a meeting of the Arab League with Arab countries Foreign ministers on Syria on September 1, 2013 at the body's Cairo headquarters. [Getty Images]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/179201503.jpg?itok=ZSMUfoWV "Lebanon foreign affairs minister Adnan Mansour reads during a meeting of the Arab League with Arab countries Foreign ministers on Syria on September 1, 2013 at the body's Cairo headquarters. [Getty Images]")
![Morsi is alleged to have encouraged the murder of protesters demonstrating outside Cairo's presidential palace last December. [guim]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/Mohamed-Morsi-arrives-in--015.jpg?itok=Fq9cZ4Eo "Morsi is alleged to have encouraged the murder of protesters demonstrating outside Cairo's presidential palace last December. [guim]")
![U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives on Capitol Hill before he briefs members of the Senate Banking Committee behind closed doors about Iran and his recent negotiations in Europe, November 13, 2013. [REUTERS]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/ker.jpg?itok=cWg20gow "U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry arrives on Capitol Hill before he briefs members of the Senate Banking Committee behind closed doors about Iran and his recent negotiations in Europe, November 13, 2013. [REUTERS]")
![The traditions of Ashura, a holy day Shi'ite Muslims will observe Sunday, started in the Middle East and spread to Iran and South Asia, where they have been practiced for centuries. [atlasshrugs]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iraq/ashura.jpg?itok=twpgvhlW "The traditions of Ashura, a holy day Shi'ite Muslims will observe Sunday, started in the Middle East and spread to Iran and South Asia, where they have been practiced for centuries. [atlasshrugs]")
![Iran's president Hassan Rouhani at a press conference, in Tehran in early 2013. [timesofisrael]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/iran/APTOPIX-Mideast-Iran_Horo-e1379687164617.jpg?itok=mWU36YnJ "Iran's president Hassan Rouhani at a press conference, in Tehran in early 2013. [timesofisrael]")
![Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. [bbcimg]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Egypt/russia_egypt.jpg?itok=9cYPzkpV "Egyptian Foreign Minister Nabil Fahmi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov give a press conference on November 14, 2013 in the Egyptian capital, Cairo. [bbcimg]")
![An Israeli F-16 warplane [presstv.ir]](/sites/default/files/styles/d08_traditional/public/im/Syria2/fff.jpg?itok=7fLWn0aS "An Israeli F-16 warplane [presstv.ir]")
