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A Liberia-flagged tanker was struck by an unidentified projectile in the Red Sea causing minor damage, but no casualties, British maritime security agencies said on Thursday.

According to Tradewinds, the vessel is Greek-managed.

The incident occurred about 73 nautical miles (135 kilometers) southwest of the Yemeni port of Hodeidah, security firm Ambrey said.

Bulgaria and Saudi Arabia are moving forward with the signing of bilateral agreements aimed at enhancing cooperation in the economy and investment sectors. This consensus was reached during a meeting between Bulgarian President Rumen Radev and Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud in New York, coinciding with the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Turkey is set to export natural gas to Bulgaria under a new brand called "Turkish Blend", which will include a mixture of gas from various sources. This gas is also intended to pass through Bulgaria to reach Central European countries such as Hungary and Slovakia.

The vessel has a 25-member crew, all of whom are foreign nationals. Fortunately, there were no injuries from the attack.

Currently, the “Sounion” is anchored off the coast of Oman.

The tanker, owned by Delta Tankers, a company under the shipowner Diamantis Diamantidis, had loaded oil from the Persian Gulf and was en route to the refineries in Agioi Theodoroi, Greece.

Türkiye now has the infrastructure to receive natural gas beyond its domestic needs, positioning the country to emerge as a regional energy hub, Energy and Natural Resources Minister Alparslan Bayraktar has announced.

An Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City, which the Israeli military claimed was a “command center” for Hamas “terrorists,” resulted in nearly one hundred deaths and sparked intense reactions worldwide.

Last night, the Israeli military asserted that the strike eliminated “at least 19 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists,” releasing a list of names.

Hezbollah announced early Sunday morning that it launched about 50 rockets from southern Lebanon at Israel in solidarity with the Palestinians in Gaza and in retaliation for recent Israeli attacks in the southern part of the country.

According to initial reports, the rockets were intercepted in the sky by Israel’s air defense system, the Iron Dome.

In response to the escalating tension in the Middle East following the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh, the United States is undertaking the largest deployment of warships in the region since October 7. This move comes amidst growing concerns of Iranian retaliation against Israel, heightening regional instability.

The first round of negotiations for a free trade agreement (FTA) between Türkiye and the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) has been launched in Ankara, the Trade Ministry has announced.

In March, Trade Minister Ömer Bolat and GCC Secretary-General Jasem Mohamed al-Budaiwi signed a deal to start the FTA talks.

Tüpraş refinery has said that the oil previously purchased from Iraq's state oil company will be delivered in September.

The oil tanker St. Nikolas, carrying around 1 million barrels of crude oil purchased from the Iraqi state oil company SOMO, was seized by Iranian authorities in the waters of Oman on Jan. 11, the energy giant said in a statement.