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Abu Dhabi says fallen debris from an interception sparked a fire at its Hapshan gas facility on Friday, forcing the suspension of operations at what is one of the world's largest gas processing plants.
The UAE says Iran has launched more than 2,000 drones and more than 470 missiles at it since the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran began five weeks ago.
Meanwhile, the Gulf Arab State of Bahrain has proposed a resolution to the U.N.
Security Council that would authorize countries to take, quote, defensive measures to secure the passage of ships through the Strait of Hormuz.
UNRWA Commissioner General Felipe Lazzarini says never in the U.N.
's history has an aid agency come under such attack.
He pointed to more than 390 UNRWA employees killed in Gaza by Israeli forces in the war, the bombing of UNRWA schools, and Israeli legislation that's closed its clinics and headquarters in Jerusalem.
Israel says 12 UNRWA staff, out of some 13,000 in Gaza, took part in the deadly Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023.
Lazzarini says Israel's attacks on UNRWA are aimed at weakening Palestinian refugee rights.
He steps down from the agency as it also faces shortfalls from U.S.
Aya Batraoui, NPR News, Dubai.
The World Food Program says there is a whole disruption in the global supply chain, with carriers not able to use the Strait of Hormuz and choosing not to use the Suez Canal through Egypt out of concerns of attacks on the Red Sea, too.
The agency says this is adding a month to shipping time and costing more because of spikes in fuel prices from the war.
The World Food Program says as people around the world pay more for fuel, more families will no longer be able to put food on the table.
The agency says some 45 million additional people will fall into acute hunger around the world if current conditions continue through June, reaching 363 million globally.
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Desalination plants are vital for water-scarce Gulf Arab countries, drawing seawater and removing salts and minerals so the water can be used for drinking and basic needs.
The attack on Kuwait's power and water facility comes as Iranian media report power outages in parts of Tehran and another city from shrapnel that hit part of an electricity grid in Iran following U.S.-Israeli attack.