Syria
Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year
Home Fossil Energy Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year July 17, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Odfjell Drilling, a 53-year-old offshore drilling player, has won a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Iran says it targeted U.S. base in Syria as strikes expand
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday said its forces struck the al-Tanf air base in southeastern Syria, in the first attack of its kind since the start of the U.S.-Iran war. The IRGC wrote in a statement carried by state-affiliated media that the strike targeted a U.S. command and control center at al-Tanf and
8 Google Maps features you’re not using, and you’re missing out
Published Jul 17, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT From PlayStations to MacBooks, consumer tech has always been a part of Danny's life. Having started writing for MUO in December 2020, his main tech-related interest focuses on Apple products and creative software like Adobe Lightroom. Danny's writing credentials are wide and varied, including a poem he had published
Questions about Syria and potential for an ISIS resurgence loom for Trump
At a news conference this month, President-elect Donald Trump bragged, “We defeated ISIS.” It has been a point of pride for him, and it is true. In the first year of Trump’s first term, U.S. forces, working with Syrian Kurdish allies, defeated the Islamic State’s self-proclaimed “caliphate” and liberated its capital. But the fall of the Assad regime has
Syria intelligence says thwarted ISIS attempt to bomb Shia shrine
Listen to article Syrian authorities foiled an attempt by the militant Islamic State group (ISIS) to blow up a revered Shia shrine in a Damascus suburb, a source within Syria’s intelligence agency told state news agency SANA on Saturday. Intelligence and security forces “succeeded in thwarting an attempt by ISIS to carry out a bombing inside the
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Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year
Home Fossil Energy Odfjell Drilling’s rig remaining with Norwegian oil & gas operator for another year July 17, 2026, by Melisa Cavcic Odfjell Drilling, a 53-year-old offshore drilling player, has won a contract extension with Norway’s oil and gas player Aker BP for a 2019-built semi-submersible rig, which is working on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Syria
Iran says it targeted U.S. base in Syria as strikes expand
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps on Friday said its forces struck the al-Tanf air base in southeastern Syria, in the first attack of its kind since the start of the U.S.-Iran war. The IRGC wrote in a statement carried by state-affiliated media that the strike targeted a U.S. command and control center at al-Tanf and
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8 Google Maps features you’re not using, and you’re missing out
Published Jul 17, 2026, 9:15 AM EDT From PlayStations to MacBooks, consumer tech has always been a part of Danny's life. Having started writing for MUO in December 2020, his main tech-related interest focuses on Apple products and creative software like Adobe Lightroom. Danny's writing credentials are wide and varied, including a poem he had published
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Lettuce at Taco Bell in 5 states confirmed as source of a diarrhea-causing parasite outbreak
Skip to Main Content Health CDC, FDA and public health officials in several states have been investigating a multistate outbreak of cyclospora infections. A Taco Bell fast food restaurant is shown Tuesday, July 14, 2026, in Taylor, Mich. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya) AP Photo/Paul Sancya By BILL BARROW, Associated Press July 17, 2026 2 minutes to read Share
Aberdeen
New Aberdeen Tunnel bus interchange opens Jul 26
A new bus-bus interchange (BBI) at the Wong Chuk Hang portal of the Aberdeen Tunnel will be commissioned on July 26. The Transport Department said a total of 37 bus routes, including a new one, will be available at the stop – named Aberdeen Tunnel Bus-Bus Interchange. “This covers almost half of the bus routes