{ "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/7/iranian-drones-strike-a-sabic-petrochemical-complex-in-jubail-saudi-arabia-causing-a-fire", "keywords" : [ { "name" : "Iranian drones", "index" : 2, "slug" : "/wiki/unmanned%20aerial%20vehicles%20in%20the%20iranian%20military" }, { "name" : "Jubail", "index" : 71, "slug" : "/wiki/jubail" }, { "index" : 1, "slug" : "/wiki/middle%20eastern%20crisis", "name" : "Middle Eastern crisis" }, { "name" : "SABIC", "index" : 14, "slug" : "/wiki/sabic" }, { "index" : 116, "slug" : "/wiki/saudi%20arabia", "name" : "Saudi Arabia" }, { "name" : "petrochemical", "slug" : "/wiki/petrochemical", "index" : 37 } ], "text" : "Iranian drones strike a SABIC petrochemical complex in Jubail, Saudi Arabia, causing a fire. ", "keywords_list" : [ "Iranian drones", "Jubail", "Middle Eastern crisis", "SABIC", "Saudi Arabia", "petrochemical" ], "keywords_main" : "Middle Eastern crisis", "index" : 14, "date" : "2026-04-7", "images" : {}, "hash" : "b9b40074278348071a5414f7aaaed29dec98d7b5", "related" : [ { "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/4/five-people-are-killed-and-170-others-are-injured-in-an-israeli-missile-strike-on-a-petrochemical-complex-in-bandar-e-ma", "keywords" : [ "Middle Eastern crisis", "petrochemical" ], "text" : "Five people are killed and 170 others are injured in an Israeli missile strike on a petrochemical complex in Bandar-e Mahshahr, Khuzestan province, Iran. ", "changes" : [ { "timestamp" : 1775590430, "date" : "2026-04-4", "hash" : "cb5486415a05a5eb66aa0b536c2104b5eb8d1e56", "slug" : "/feed/2026/04/4/five-people-are-killed-and-19-others-are-injured-in-a-russian-drone-strike-on-a-market-in-nikopol-dnipropetrovsk-oblast", "text" : "Five people are killed and 19 others are injured in a Russian drone strike on a market in Nikopol, Dnipropetrovsk Oblast, Ukraine. " } ], "date" : "2026-04-4", "index" : 17, "hash" : "5edece15f7ccf6f0dad19f00e2fb49056f5a0807", "score" : 2 }, { "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen", "keywords" : [ "Middle Eastern crisis", "Saudi Arabia" ], "text" : "Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. [https:--today.lorientlejour.com-article-1501346-bahrain-announces-curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html (AFP via \"L'Orient Today\")]***Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. [https:--saudigazette.com.sa-article-660088-world-10-kuwaiti-soldiers-injured-in-missile-and-drone-attacks (\"Saudi Gazette\")]*The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their \"full support\" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. [https:--www.france24.com-en-live-news-20260329-pakistan-hosts-saudi-turkey-egypt-for-talks-on-mideast-war (AFP via France 24)]*United States president Donald Trump tells \"Financial Times\" that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and \"take the oil\" in Iran, although \"a deal could be made fairly quickly\". [https:--www.ft.com-content-3bd9fb6c-2985-4d24-b86b-23b7884031f5 (\"Financial Times\")] [https:--english.news.cn-northamerica-20260330-e0958790470e42ccaf54eff1aaa783f8-c.html (Xinhua)]*An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by \"The New York Times\" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html (\"The New York Times\")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. [https:--www.timesofisrael.com-indonesian-peacekeeper-killed-in-lebanon-explosion-2nd-critically-injured- (\"Times of Israel\")]2026 Iranian strikes on Arab countries", "index" : 2, "date" : "2026-03-29", "hash" : "7d169f32fd832c2960713d1b8870e6b988404ddc", "score" : 2, "changes" : [] }, { "slug" : "/feed/2026/03/29/bahrain-imposes-a-nighttime-maritime-curfew-from-6-00-nbsp-pm-to-4-00-nbsp-am-to-restrict-sea-traffic-and-strengthen", "keywords" : [ "Middle Eastern crisis", "Saudi Arabia" ], "text" : "Bahrain imposes a nighttime maritime curfew from 6:00{{nbsp}}pm to 4:00{{nbsp}}am to restrict sea traffic and strengthen coastal security following reported attacks attributed to Iran. [https:--today.lorientlejour.com-article-1501346-bahrain-announces-curfew-for-maritime-traffic-ministry.html (AFP via \"L'Orient Today\")]***Ten Kuwaiti soldiers are injured in a new wave of missile and drone attacks on Kuwait. [https:--saudigazette.com.sa-article-660088-world-10-kuwaiti-soldiers-injured-in-missile-and-drone-attacks (\"Saudi Gazette\")]*The foreign ministers of Egypt, Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia, meet in Islamabad to express their \"full support\" for potential Iran–United States talks hosted by Pakistan. [https:--www.france24.com-en-live-news-20260329-pakistan-hosts-saudi-turkey-egypt-for-talks-on-mideast-war (AFP via France 24)]*United States president Donald Trump tells \"Financial Times\" that the U.S. could seize Kharg Island and \"take the oil\" in Iran, although \"a deal could be made fairly quickly\". [https:--www.ft.com-content-3bd9fb6c-2985-4d24-b86b-23b7884031f5 (\"Financial Times\")] [https:--english.news.cn-northamerica-20260330-e0958790470e42ccaf54eff1aaa783f8-c.html (Xinhua)]*An Iranian missile hits the Makhteshim chemical plant in southern Israel. A warning for the leakage of hazardous materials is issued for the immediate vicinity of the site. [https:--www.reuters.com-world-middle-east-adama-chemicals-plant-southern-israel-hit-by-iranian-missile-or-debris-2026-03-29- (Reuters)]*A visual evidence released by \"The New York Times\" shows that a sports hall in Lamerd in the Fars province of Iran was hit by a untested short-range Precision Strike Missile during the first day of the war on February 28, 2026. [https:--www.nytimes.com-2026-03-29-world-middleeast-us-precision-strike-missile-iran-lamerd.html (\"The New York Times\")]An Indonesian peacekeeper of the UNIFIL mission is killed and a second one is critically injured when a projectile explodes at their position near Aadshit al-Qusayr, Nabatieh Governorate. 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