BAGHDAD: French President Emmanuel Macron discussed energy cooperation with Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi and working together on a nuclear project that could solve Iraq’s chronic electricity shortages, Kadhimi said on Wednesday.
“We talked about a future project, using nuclear energy to produce electricity and peaceful projects, which will be under the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency ... which will create jobs and address electricity shortages,” Kadhimi said in a Baghdad news conference.
Macron said they also discussed military cooperation in the face of Daesh militants and French support for building a metro railway in Baghdad.
Any military cooperation with Iraq should be respectful of its sovereignty and France supports Kadhimi’s efforts to safeguard it, as well as to “normalize” all armed forces, Macron said, referring to mostly Iran-backed Shiite militia groups.
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Dubai building hit by debris from attack: media office
- UAE’S air defenses have intercepted more than 1,500 Iranian drones and nearly 300 missiles
DUBAI: A building in central Dubai was hit by debris from an intercepted attack, the government media office said on Friday, after blasts shook the Middle East financial hub.
An AFP correspondent described hearing a huge double blast that rattled buildings and left a large cloud of black smoke hanging over a central district.
Dubai’s media office confirmed a building had been struck. The United Arab Emirates’ air defenses have intercepted more than 1,500 Iranian drones and nearly 300 missiles during the Middle East war.
“Authorities confirmed that debris from a successful interception caused a minor incident on the facade of a building in central Dubai,” the media office posted on X, adding that no injuries were reported.
The latest incident comes after a drone fell near Dubai’s financial district on Thursday. Iran had threatened to hit economic institutions, prompting some companies to evacuate staff from the area.
The oil-rich UAE and other countries in the wealthy Gulf have come under constant Iranian fire since the war started on February 28.
Dubai’s airport, one of the world’s biggest, has been repeatedly targeted as well as its port and luxury real estate including the Palm Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab hotel.
An AFP correspondent described hearing a huge double blast that rattled buildings and left a large cloud of black smoke hanging over a central district.
Dubai’s media office confirmed a building had been struck. The United Arab Emirates’ air defenses have intercepted more than 1,500 Iranian drones and nearly 300 missiles during the Middle East war.
“Authorities confirmed that debris from a successful interception caused a minor incident on the facade of a building in central Dubai,” the media office posted on X, adding that no injuries were reported.
The latest incident comes after a drone fell near Dubai’s financial district on Thursday. Iran had threatened to hit economic institutions, prompting some companies to evacuate staff from the area.
The oil-rich UAE and other countries in the wealthy Gulf have come under constant Iranian fire since the war started on February 28.
Dubai’s airport, one of the world’s biggest, has been repeatedly targeted as well as its port and luxury real estate including the Palm Jumeirah and Burj Al Arab hotel.
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