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Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
Middle East
July 14, 2021
Death toll rises to 92 in blaze at coronavirus ward in Iraq
NASIRIYAH, Iraq (AP) — The death toll from a fire that swept through a hospital coronavirus ward climbed to 92…
Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
Middle East
July 13, 2021
Iraqi health officials: 58 dead in fire at coronavirus ward
BAGHDAD (AP) — The death toll from a catastrophic blaze that erupted at a coronavirus hospital ward in southern Iraq…
Photos: Fire breaks out at Sohag trade show, no injuries reported
Egypt
July 11, 2021
Photos: Fire breaks out at Sohag trade show, no injuries reported
Sohag’s Civil Protection Department on Sunday put out a massive fire that started in two trade show rooms in Tahta…
Dubai extinguishes fire on ship in Jebel Ali Port
Middle East
July 8, 2021
Dubai extinguishes fire on ship in Jebel Ali Port
DUBAI, July 7 (Reuters) – A fire aboard a ship in Dubai’s Jebel Ali Port was extinguished on Thursday after…
Four Egyptians die in massive Cyprus fire
Egypt
July 4, 2021
Four Egyptians die in massive Cyprus fire
The Egyptian Foreign Ministry announced Sunday that four Egyptian citizens working in Cyprus died in a massive fire that broke…
Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman
Middle East
June 2, 2021
Iran’s largest warship catches fire, sinks in Gulf of Oman
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — The largest warship in the Iranian navy caught fire and later sank Wednesday in the Gulf…
Hurghada Prosecution investigates fire, sinking of a tourist yacht
Egypt
May 31, 2021
Hurghada Prosecution investigates fire, sinking of a tourist yacht
The Hurghada Prosecution office in the Red Sea Governorate is investigating the burning and sinking of a tourist yacht belonging…
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
Middle East
May 10, 2021
Fire at Syrian oil refinery extinguished after leakage
DAMASCUS, Syria (AP) — Firefighters extinguished a blaze Sunday in a distillation unit at one of Syria’s two oil refineries,…
Iraq’s health minister resigns over Baghdad hospital fire
Middle East
May 5, 2021
Iraq’s health minister resigns over Baghdad hospital fire
BAGHDAD (AP) — Iraq’s health minister resigned Tuesday over a week after a deadly blaze killed dozens of people in…
Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital
Middle East
May 2, 2021
Roaring tanker fire kills 7, injures 14 in Afghan capital
KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A searing blaze that roared through dozens of fuel tankers on the northern edge of the…