TEHRAN -- Iran has rejected a U.S. proposal for a 48-hour ceasefire, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Friday.
The proposal was delivered to Iran through a "friendly" country on Thursday, Fars quoted an informed source as saying. (Iran-US ceasefire proposal-Response)
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TEHRAN -- The Iranian army confirmed that its air defense systems shot down a U.S. A-10 "Warthog" attack plane on Friday over Iran's southern waters near the Strait of Hormuz, with the aircraft crashing into the Persian Gulf.
The announcement, published on the army's website, came shortly after Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said that it had downed a U.S. F-35 fighter jet in central Iranian airspace earlier in the day. (Iran-US military plane-Downing)
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BEIRUT -- The U.S. Embassy in Lebanon warned on Friday that the security situation in Lebanon is "volatile and unpredictable" and urged its citizens to leave the country while commercial flights remain available.
In a statement, the embassy said airstrikes, drone operations, and rocket attacks continue across several parts of the country, particularly in southern Lebanon, the Bekaa region, and parts of Beirut. (Lebanon-Israeli attack-Warning)
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DUBAI -- Emirates Global Aluminium (EGA) said on Friday that its Al Taweelah site, one of the world's largest aluminium production complexes, sustained significant damage from recent Iranian missile and drone attacks, forcing the facility to halt operations.
The company said the site, located in the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), was affected by the attacks launched from Iran on March 28, with injuries reported. (UAE-EGA-Iranian Attack)
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CAIRO -- Egypt has brought four new natural gas wells online in the Mediterranean Sea and the Western Desert as part of efforts to boost domestic energy output and curb its growing reliance on imports.
The wells, located in the offshore West Burullus field in the Mediterranean and the Khalda fields in the Western Desert, are expected to produce a combined 120 million cubic feet of gas per day, the Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources said on Friday. (Egypt-Natural Gas wells-Production) ■
