{
   "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/5/two-power-plants-and-their-associated-desalination-facilities-are-severely-damaged-the-electricity-and-water-ministry-c",
   "text" : "Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The electricity and water ministry confirms the failure of two power generation units. ",
   "index" : 10,
   "related" : [
      {
         "date" : "2026-04-3",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "index" : 10,
         "score" : 1,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "text" : "A U.S. military helicopter is hit with small arms fire while conducting a search and rescue operation for the downed F-15E pilots. ",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/3/a-us-military-helicopter-is-hit-with-small-arms-fire-while-conducting-a-search-and-rescue-operation-for-the-downed-f-1",
               "timestamp" : 1775286483,
               "hash" : "4d9b09d51cb1cad990e8cfb14a7fb5e9a5c4d972",
               "date" : "2026-04-3"
            }
         ],
         "text" : "Two U.S. military helicopters are hit with small arms fire while conducting a search and rescue operation for the downed F-15E pilots. ",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/3/two-us-military-helicopters-are-hit-with-small-arms-fire-while-conducting-a-search-and-rescue-operation-for-the-downed",
         "hash" : "f0c452468fe35f2fed145bb09e698f9c24cd8f55"
      },
      {
         "score" : 3,
         "index" : 9,
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "desalination",
            "power plants"
         ],
         "date" : "2026-03-30",
         "hash" : "af20b58c8107107ab522a4a72741650b7fa8089b",
         "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant in Kuwait kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. ",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-in-kuwait-kills-an-indian-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the",
         "changes" : [
            {
               "date" : "2026-03-30",
               "timestamp" : 1774899088,
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-kills-an-indian-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the-site",
               "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. ",
               "hash" : "daa9754858f01f91ed2300b7eea3e9dbfd318f99"
            },
            {
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-kills-an-indian-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the-site-ht",
               "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian worker and damages a building at the site. [https:--www.aljazeera.com-news-2026-3-30-iranian-attack-damages-kuwait-power-and-desalination-plant-kills-worker (Al Jazeera)]*Spain closes its airspace to U.S. planes involved in attacks on Iran. [https:--www.bbc.com-news-articles-cwy368j1e3lo (BBC News)]Reactions to the 2026 Iran war",
               "timestamp" : 1774891879,
               "hash" : "2fb02b047123dd4e79b696021884cb058df9f4ba",
               "date" : "2026-03-30"
            },
            {
               "date" : "2026-03-30",
               "timestamp" : 1774884703,
               "text" : "An Iranian attack on a power and water desalination plant kills an Indian migrant worker and damages a building at the site. ",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/30/an-iranian-attack-on-a-power-and-water-desalination-plant-kills-an-indian-migrant-worker-and-damages-a-building-at-the-s",
               "hash" : "1017ed3081302167b3b3f2f024f7de4048b68daa"
            }
         ]
      },
      {
         "changes" : [
            {
               "text" : "U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering \"winding down\" military operations in Iran as \"we are getting very close to meeting our objectives\" and urges the countries that \"use\" Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. ",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/20/us-president-donald-trump-says-that-the-united-states-is-considering-winding-down-military-operations-in-iran-as-we",
               "timestamp" : 1774172199,
               "hash" : "5cd7aba22d0f45328cbaf5ed0b9126c59407d00b",
               "date" : "2026-03-20"
            },
            {
               "timestamp" : 1774092511,
               "text" : "U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering “winding down” military operations in Iran amidst the deployment of Marines to the Middle East. ",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/20/us-president-donald-trump-says-that-the-united-states-is-considering-winding-down-military-operations-in-iran-amidst",
               "hash" : "1320ebbd3989460c716dc3137fdfadafb5e0bc63",
               "date" : "2026-03-20"
            }
         ],
         "text" : "U.S. president Donald Trump says that the United States is considering \"winding down\" military operations in Iran as they \"are getting very close to meeting [their] objectives\" and urges the countries that \"use\" Hormuz to safeguard the Strait. ",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/20/us-president-donald-trump-says-that-the-united-states-is-considering-winding-down-military-operations-in-iran-as-the",
         "hash" : "94e7e8299c0e6b81aa256a8c9e61a2d00ef89f63",
         "date" : "2026-03-20",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "index" : 11,
         "score" : 1
      },
      {
         "index" : 9,
         "score" : 1,
         "date" : "2026-03-20",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "hash" : "56382b2eb1129f9016c2d46214de05b7f024c719",
         "changes" : [],
         "text" : "2026 United States military buildup in the Middle East",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/20/2026-united-states-military-buildup-in-the-middle-east"
      },
      {
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "date" : "2026-03-17",
         "score" : 1,
         "index" : 5,
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/17/an-oil-tanker-near-fujairah-united-arab-emirates-is-struck-by-an-unknown-projectile",
         "text" : "An oil tanker near Fujairah, United Arab Emirates, is struck by an unknown projectile. ",
         "changes" : [],
         "hash" : "7754a7165dd3a2eb4f2911bd5308ffa64bb00f19"
      },
      {
         "index" : 6,
         "score" : 1,
         "date" : "2026-03-14",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "hash" : "c1e20ed76a38a56ed2643e4b7d8f5309c0fb27bd",
         "changes" : [],
         "text" : "Fifteen people are killed in a reported Israeli and United States missile strike on an HVAC factory in Isfahan, Iran. ",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/14/fifteen-people-are-killed-in-a-reported-israeli-and-united-states-missile-strike-on-an-hvac-factory-in-isfahan-iran"
      },
      {
         "index" : 3,
         "score" : 2,
         "date" : "2026-03-8",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis",
            "desalination"
         ],
         "hash" : "79fe6db934c43995b5ef9c29480f9aada335b568",
         "changes" : [
            {
               "hash" : "64be4c807cf7cba875e70d9ee767439f960dd957",
               "timestamp" : 1772997945,
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/8/an-iranian-drone-hits-and-damages-a-desalination-plant-in-bahrain-in-addition-falling-missile-debris-injured-three-peop",
               "text" : "An Iranian drone hits and damages a desalination plant in Bahrain. In addition falling missile debris injured three people and damaged a university building in Manama. ",
               "date" : "2026-03-8"
            },
            {
               "hash" : "2f960326fd63e9cbd75f6d0d22a1a408d5254f5c",
               "timestamp" : 1772990729,
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/8/an-iranian-drone-hits-and-damages-a-desalination-plant-in-addition-falling-missile-debris-injured-three-people-and-dama",
               "text" : "An Iranian drone hits and damages a desalination plant. In addition falling missile debris injured three people and damaged a university building in Manama. ",
               "date" : "2026-03-8"
            },
            {
               "date" : "2026-03-8",
               "text" : "An Iranian drone hits and damages a desalination plant. Also, falling missile debris injured three people and damaged a university building in Manama. ",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/8/an-iranian-drone-hits-and-damages-a-desalination-plant-also-falling-missile-debris-injured-three-people-and-damaged-a",
               "timestamp" : 1772983545,
               "hash" : "b1e74664193f2b28f8d39e4db6a4993c17c6bc36"
            }
         ],
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/8/an-iranian-drone-hits-and-damages-a-desalination-plant-in-bahrain-in-addition-falling-missile-debris-injures-three-peo",
         "text" : "An Iranian drone hits and damages a desalination plant in Bahrain. In addition, falling missile debris injures three people and damages a university building in Manama. "
      },
      {
         "score" : 1,
         "index" : 12,
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "date" : "2026-03-6",
         "hash" : "b4722a276c904b5f1ab6a1873ece8e550ca30ddc",
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/6/azerbaijan-s-state-security-service-affirms-it-has-thwarted-a-terror-attack-plotted-by-iran-s-islamic-revolutionary-guar",
         "text" : "Azerbaijan's State Security Service affirms it has thwarted a terror attack plotted by Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, including possible strikes against the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline. ",
         "changes" : [
            {
               "text" : "Azerbaijan’s security service (DTX) affirms it has thwarted a terror attack plotted by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including possible strikes against the Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan pipeline (BTC). ",
               "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/6/azerbaijan-s-security-service-dtx-affirms-it-has-thwarted-a-terror-attack-plotted-by-iran-s-revolutionary-guard-corps",
               "timestamp" : 1772997942,
               "hash" : "b34c4ede9c8a6fe9de2e4dc6155e1875206d0b66",
               "date" : "2026-03-6"
            }
         ]
      },
      {
         "date" : "2025-09-25",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "index" : 3,
         "score" : 1,
         "changes" : [],
         "text" : "The Italian and Spanish navies deploy frigates to assist and protect the Global Sumud Flotilla on its way to attempt to break the Israeli blockade of the Gaza Strip after it was allegedly attacked by Israeli drones off the coast of Greece. ",
         "slug" : "/feed/2025/09/25/the-italian-and-spanish-navies-deploy-frigates-to-assist-and-protect-the-global-sumud-flotilla-on-its-way-to-attempt-to",
         "hash" : "4e785634ddedeb33998a64cb6eeb96bbd8d0605b"
      },
      {
         "date" : "2025-09-7",
         "keywords" : [
            "Middle Eastern crisis"
         ],
         "index" : 4,
         "score" : 1,
         "changes" : [
            {
               "date" : "2025-09-7",
               "timestamp" : 1757417569,
               "slug" : "/feed/2025/09/7/at-least-52-people-are-killed-and-several-others-are-injured-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-a-school-refugee-tents-and-house",
               "text" : "At least 52 people are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school, refugee tents, and houses in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip. ",
               "hash" : "4f2117b6f168924807d828f1c1fae480db05a8ef"
            },
            {
               "date" : "2025-09-7",
               "text" : "At least 52 people are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school, tents and houses in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, Palestine. ",
               "slug" : "/feed/2025/09/7/at-least-52-people-are-killed-and-several-others-are-injured-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-a-school-tents-and-houses-in-gaza",
               "timestamp" : 1757275944,
               "hash" : "220ef31b488e981235ad6a67ace191d0bbdbef9c"
            },
            {
               "date" : "2025-09-7",
               "timestamp" : 1757268735,
               "slug" : "/feed/2025/09/7/at-least-46-people-are-killed-and-several-others-are-injured-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-a-school-tents-and-houses-in-gaza",
               "text" : "At least 46 people are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school, tents and houses in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip, Palestine. ",
               "hash" : "3e480a11bba23192fda49cdb1ee99d89c08fcf7f"
            }
         ],
         "slug" : "/feed/2025/09/7/at-least-65-people-are-killed-and-several-others-are-injured-in-israeli-airstrikes-on-a-school-refugee-tents-and-house",
         "text" : "At least 65 people are killed and several others are injured in Israeli airstrikes on a school, refugee tents, and houses in Gaza City and the northern Gaza Strip. ",
         "hash" : "890f6d9b0a5bcbaa1cb45a59a2c7775411cf9043"
      }
   ],
   "date" : "2026-04-5",
   "keywords" : [
      {
         "slug" : "/wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis",
         "name" : "Middle Eastern crisis",
         "index" : 1
      },
      {
         "name" : "desalination",
         "slug" : "/wiki/desalination",
         "index" : 14
      },
      {
         "index" : 37,
         "slug" : "/wiki/ministry%20of%20electricity,%20water%20and%20renewable%20energy%20(kuwait)",
         "name" : "electricity and water ministry"
      },
      {
         "name" : "power plants",
         "slug" : "/wiki/energy%20in%20kuwait",
         "index" : 2
      }
   ],
   "keywords_list" : [
      "Middle Eastern crisis",
      "desalination",
      "electricity and water ministry",
      "power plants"
   ],
   "hash" : "da7c1328d780bdd753638dc4f8e8ad9812b1f79b",
   "keywords_main" : "Middle Eastern crisis",
   "changes" : [
      {
         "date" : "2026-04-5",
         "timestamp" : 1775388767,
         "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/5/two-power-plants-and-their-associated-desalination-facilities-are-severely-damaged-the-ministry-of-electricity-and-wate",
         "text" : "Two power plants and their associated desalination facilities are severely damaged. The Ministry of Electricity and Water confirms the failure of two power generation units. ",
         "hash" : "43f8dbd93137545f3c6ec1de6b4c85917294c4e9"
      }
   ],
   "sources" : [
      {
         "permalink" : "https://www.thequint.com/news/breaking-news/iranian-drone-strikes-kuwait-oil-infrastructure-damage#read-more",
         "hash" : "866a1cf172f01da356a9e0ab9e13ea5584de61a8",
         "day" : "5",
         "month" : 4,
         "name" : "The Quint",
         "year" : "2026"
      }
   ],
   "images" : {}
}
