Raed Arafat
Syrian-born Romanian intensive care physician
Photo: © European Union, 2026, CC BY 4.0 (Wikimedia Commons, cropped)
- Sep 13
Romania Commemorates 178th Firefighters Day with Focus on Drone Tech and Civil Resilience
President Nicușor Dan and Interior Minister Cătălin Predoiu addressed modern security challenges during ceremonies in Bucharest on Sunday, focusing on drone threats, climate risks, and civil protection integration.
- Aug 22
Bucharest hospital fire prompts evacuation of 37 patients at Fundeni Clinical Institute
Emergency responders and hospital staff evacuated 37 patients from the third-floor surgical ward at Bucharest's Fundeni Clinical Institute on Saturday morning after a mattress caught fire, leaving no injuries.
- Jul 26
Raed Arafat accuses military prosecutor of fabricating case in DSU fictitious hiring investigation
Head of Romania's Emergency Department says prosecutor attracted jurisdiction with a fabricated fact, then surveilled him for five months via GPS, photos, and ambient recordings before seizing phones of 13 people after a court blocked home searches.
- Jul 19
Cloudburst in Bucegi sends torrent through Bușteni: 12 rescued, DN1 flooded, woman injured
A cloudburst in the Bucegi mountains sent a torrent of water, logs and stones through the resort town of Bușteni on Sunday, flooding the main DN1 road and trapping residents in cars and homes.
- Jun 5
Ukrainian sea drone explodes near Romanian port after Russian jamming; EU leaders warn of escalating spillover
A Ukrainian naval drone lost control under Russian electronic warfare and self-destructed near the Romanian port of Constanța on Friday, triggering an emergency response and sharp warnings from European leaders about the war's expanding footprint.
- Jun 5
Maritime drone self-detonates in Romania's Constanta port, exposing Black Sea security gaps
A Ukrainian maritime drone lost to Russian jamming self-detonated near an oil terminal in Romania's largest Black Sea port on Friday, the second spillover incident in a week.
- May 29
Russian Drone Strikes Residential Building in Galați, Romania: Two Injured, 70 Evacuated in Most Serious Cross-Border Incident Yet
A Russian drone carrying an explosive payload crashed into a residential building in Galați, Romania, early Friday morning, triggering an explosion and fire that injured two people and forced the evacuation of around 70 residents.
