AMMAN, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Three missiles launched from Iranian territory landed at several locations inside Jordan early Sunday, causing minor material damage but no casualties, a military source said.The source at the General Command of the Jordan Armed Forces said Royal Engineering Corps teams were immediately dispatched to the sites to secure the areas and deal with the missile remnants in accordance with approved technical procedures, while relevant authorities continued to monitor the situation on the ground.The source stressed that the Jordan Armed Forces will not allow the kingdom's airspace or territory to be used as an arena for conflict that threatens its security and stability.The military will respond firmly to any threat to the country's sovereignty, territorial integrity and the safety of its citizens, the source said, adding that all military formations and units remain at the highest level of readiness to confront any potential threat.The incident came amid heightened tensions as the United States carried out a fresh round of strikes on Iranian military targets on Sunday, while Iran retaliated against U.S. bases and facilities across the Gulf, marking a sharp escalation despite a memorandum of understanding signed in June.Missile alerts sounded in Bahrain, while attacks were also reported in the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Iranian media said the strikes targeted U.S. military facilities in Kuwait, Bahrain and Qatar. Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps said it also struck support and refueling facilities for U.S. naval vessels at Oman's Port of Duqm.

An army officer has been killed in overnight US attacks, Iranian state media reported Sunday.

Iran's Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) said it targeted U.S. bases in Jordan, Qatar and Oman on Sunday in retaliation for U.S. attacks against southern Iranian provinces earlier in the day.

In the laboratory at Tianjin University's School of Architecture, located in north China, Asma Bibi is intently refining her "climate-mental health-community" tri-resilience model. Via a practical, evidence-based framework, she hopes to help communities in Pakistan stricken by climate disasters

Personnel of counter-narcotics police have arrested 22 drug traffickers in eastern Afghanistan's Khost province over the past two weeks, said a statement of the Ministry of Interior Affairs on Sunday. The alleged drug smugglers, after illegally taking the contraband into the province, distributed it

DOHA, July 12 (Xinhua) -- Qatar's Father Amir and former amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani died on Sunday at the age of 74, the Amiri Diwan announced.The Amiri Diwan mourns the passing of the nation's esteemed leader, the late Father Amir Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the administrative office of the Qatari amir said in a statement.Sheikh Hamad ruled Qatar from 1995 until 2013, when he transferred power to his son, the current Amir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.

Three people were injured from shrapnel falling after alleged Iranian attacks, Qatar's ministry of interior said Sunday.