Aaj TV English News - World https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:56:46 +0500 Tue, 07 Apr 2026 05:56:46 +0500 60 Australia says defence personnel safe after drone attack near Dubai air base https://english.aaj.tv/news/330453348/australia-says-defence-personnel-safe-after-drone-attack-near-dubai-air-base <p><strong>Australia said on Tuesday that ​all of its defence ‌personnel stationed at the Al Minhad Air Base ​near Dubai were ​safe following a drone attack ⁠at the site ​over the weekend.</strong></p> <p>“All the ​Australians who are there are safe and accounted for. There ​were no injuries ​to Australians,” Defence Minister Richard ‌Marles ⁠told reporters in Canberra.</p> <p>“We’ve got more than 100 personnel, actually, across ​the Middle ​East. ⁠Most of them are in ​the UAE, where we’ve ​had ⁠an operational headquarters at Al Minhad for ⁠many, ​many years ​now.”</p> Australia said on Tuesday that ​all of its defence ‌personnel stationed at the Al Minhad Air Base ​near Dubai were ​safe following a drone attack ⁠at the site ​over the weekend.

“All the ​Australians who are there are safe and accounted for. There ​were no injuries ​to Australians,” Defence Minister Richard ‌Marles ⁠told reporters in Canberra.

“We’ve got more than 100 personnel, actually, across ​the Middle ​East. ⁠Most of them are in ​the UAE, where we’ve ​had ⁠an operational headquarters at Al Minhad for ⁠many, ​many years ​now.”

]]> World https://english.aaj.tv/news/330453348 Tue, 03 Mar 2026 09:45:48 +0500 none@none.com (Reuters) Australia’s Defence Minister Richard Marles speaks during a press conference with Japan’s Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi (not pictured) at the Ministry of Defence in Tokyo