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A drone attack on the Khor Mor gas field in Iraq's Kurdistan Region late on Sunday 8 November 2026 started a fire and halted gas production, removing about 2,800 megawatts of power generation, regional officials said. No group has claimed responsibility, and Iraq's prime minister has ordered a joint investigation.
Two passenger trains collided at al-Ayyat in Egypt's Giza governorate on Sunday 8 November 2026, killing at least seven people, including a train driver, and injuring more than 100, according to Egyptian authorities. Prosecutors have opened an investigation and the cause has not yet been officially determined.
Israeli President Isaac Herzog on Sunday, 8 November 2026, gave Yashar party leader Gadi Eisenkot 28 days to form a government after 67 lawmakers recommended him, against 46 for Benjamin Netanyahu. Neither bloc holds a 61-seat majority, so Eisenkot must find extra partners.
Saudi Arabia's energy ministry said falling debris caused limited damage to an Aramco administrative building in Riyadh on Sunday, with no casualties reported, after the Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted missiles fired by Yemen's Houthis.