Foreign Ministry Condemns Attacks on Ships in UAE Waters
The Lebanese Foreign Ministry condemned in a statement the sabotage attacks on four commercial civilian ships in the UAE's territorial waters.
The Ministry voiced calls on the United Nations and the international community to seek to maintain the security, safety and freedom of global maritime navigation.
Saudi Arabia said Monday two of its oil tankers were damaged in mysterious "sabotage attacks" in the Gulf as tensions soared in a region already shaken by a standoff between the United States and Iran.
Tehran called for an investigation into the "alarming" attacks and warned of "adventurism" by foreign players to disrupt maritime security.
The UAE said on Sunday that four commercial vessels of various nationalities had been targeted by acts of sabotage off the emirate of Fujairah.
Neither Saudi Arabia nor the UAE gave details on the nature of the attacks.
The UAE minister of state for foreign affairs, Anwar Gargash, said the Emirates will probe the "deliberate sabotage" of the ships.
Source: Naharnet
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