Pakistan, Qatar call for urgent de-escalation amid widening regional attacks
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar held a telephone conversation on Saturday with Qatar’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mohammed bin Abdulaziz Al-Khulaifi to discuss the rapidly evolving security situation in the Middle East. According to diplomatic sources, the two leaders exchanged views on the ongoing regional escalation, expressing...
Iranian Shahed suicide drone strikes apartment building in Bahrain amid regional escalation
MANAMA, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): An Iranian-linked Shahed suicide drone struck a high-rise residential building in Bahrain’s capital, Manama, early Saturday amid a broader wave of regional hostilities following military operations involving the United States, Israel and Iran. Eyewitness social media footage showed the drone approaching at low altitude before impacting the structure in a densely populated area, with...
All flights suspended at Dubai Airports, thousands of passengers stranded amid regional airspace closures
DUBAI, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): Dubai International Airport (DXB) and Dubai World Central – Al Maktoum International Airport (DWC) have suspended all flight operations until further notice, leaving thousands of passengers stranded as regional airspace closures disrupt global aviation networks. The Dubai Media Office confirmed that both airports halted arrivals and departures on Saturday amid expanding hostilities in the...
Iran launches missiles, drones at Dubai, Gulf States in major regional escalation
DUBAI, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): Iran fired a barrage of missiles and unmanned aerial vehicles (drones) toward Gulf cities, including Dubai and Abu Dhabi, in a sharp escalation of regional hostilities following joint United States–Israeli strikes on Iranian territory earlier in the day. According to the UAE Ministry of Defence, Iranian missiles and drones were intercepted by air defence...
Drone strike at Kuwait International Airport causes injuries, limited damage amid regional escalation
KUWAIT CITY, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): Kuwait International Airport was struck by an Iranian-linked drone on Saturday as part of a series of retaliatory attacks across the Gulf following heightened regional hostilities, authorities said. The country’s Directorate General of Civil Aviation reported that a drone impacted the airport, resulting in minor injuries to several airport employees and limited material...
Trump announces ‘major combat operations’ in Iran, urges Iranians to ‘take over’ government
WASHINGTON, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): U.S. President Donald Trump on Saturday announced that American forces had launched “major combat operations in Iran,” declaring that the objective was to eliminate imminent threats from the Iranian regime and prevent it from acquiring nuclear weapons. In an eight-minute video address posted on his social media platform, Trump said the United States military...
UK deploys defensive assets as Starmer condemns Iran’s regional strikes, urges return to diplomacy
LONDON, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): British Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Saturday said the United Kingdom played no role in US and Israeli strikes on Iranian targets earlier in the day, while confirming that British forces were engaged in coordinated defensive operations across the Middle East following retaliatory attacks by Iran. In a national statement, Starmer said the situation...
Pakistan condemns attacks on Iran, urges immediate de-escalation through diplomacy
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday received a telephone call from Iran’s Foreign Minister Seyed Abbas Araghchi to discuss the evolving situation in Iran and the broader regional environment. During the conversation, the two leaders reviewed recent developments and exchanged views on the escalating tensions and their potential implications...
Pakistan, Saudi Arabia express deep concern over regional developments, agree to close coordination
ISLAMABAD, Saturday, February 28, 2026 (WNP): Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Saturday held a telephone conversation with Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud to discuss the rapidly evolving regional situation. According to official sources, the two leaders expressed deep concern over unfolding developments in the region and reviewed the broader security environment. Both sides...