Thursday, January 15, 2026

Middle East

Iraq boosts security on Syrian border after Daesh jailbreak

Iraq has tightened security measures on the borderline with neighboring Syria after a jailbreak by militants of the Daesh terror group in a Kurdish-controlled prison in Hasakah Province.

“Saudi-led coalition seeks to cut off Yemen’s access to internet, world”

The deputy foreign minister of Yemen’s National Salvation Government has warned against cutting off the country’s access to the internet by the Saudi-led coalition.

Dozens killed in fighting between Daesh, Kurds in Syria

Fighting raged on Saturday between Daesh and Kurdish forces in northern Syria after attackers stormed a prison housing members of the armed group. At least 70 people have been killed so far.

Corbyn: UK complicit in Saudi Yemen crimes

The British government is facing renewed criticism over UK arms sales to Saudi Arabia, with Jeremy Corbyn former leader of the Labor Party, saying London is an accomplice in Riyadh’s crimes against Yemen.

Iraq PMF to support army in wake of deadly attack on Diyala barracks

Iraq's Popular Mobilization Forces say they are prepared to support the army in the wake of a bloody attack on an army barracks in Diyala Province which left 11 soldiers dead.

Hezbollah condemns Saudi-led deadly air raids on Yemen

Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah has categorically condemned recent deadly airstrikes on Yemeni civilians by a coalition of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

UN chief condemns Saudi coalition deadly attacks on Yemen

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has condemned Friday air raids by Saudi-led coalition on Yemen that reportedly killed and wounded scores of people.

Yemen military urges foreign firms to leave UAE

Yemen’s military has called on foreign companies to leave the United Arab Emirates (UAE), saying the UAE will be an unsafe country as long as it continues its acts of aggression against Yemen.

US imposes sanctions on Lebanese individuals for Hezbollah ties

The US Department of Treasury has targeted three Lebanese nationals along with 10 entities under the so-called global terrorism related sanctions.

Yemenis hold angry protests to slam Saudi-led bloodshed in Sa’ada

The Yemeni people have taken to the streets en masse across the country to condemn the Saudi-led war coalition’s latest bloody airstrikes in northern Sana’a Province, which claimed dozens of civilian lives.

Scores killed, injured in Saudi coalition raids on Yemen

Saudi-led coalition’s fighter jets have bombed homes in Yemen's western city of Hudaydah and a prison in northwestern Sa'ada, with initial reports putting casualties above 150 people.

US mulling to re-designate Houthis as terror group

US President Joe Biden says Washington is considering re-designating Yemen’s Houthis as a “terror organization.” Biden stopped short of referring to the crimes of the Saudi-UAE coalition on Yemeni civilians.

Armenia seeking to resolve border dispute with Azerbaijan Republic

Armenia has tabled a set of proposals to the Azerbaijan Republic to resolve border issues between them following last year’s Nogorno-Karabakh conflict.

Yemeni Army says hit positions of ‘UAE mercenaries’

A top Yemeni commander says the country’s military has pounded the positions of Emirati mercenaries in southern Yemen with missiles.

EU seeking Iran role to end Yemen war

A top European diplomat has called on Iran to play a role in ending the Yemen crisis which has killed and wounded hundreds of thousands of civilians, and turned the poor country into the scene of the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.

Erdogan: US supporting terrorists in Syria

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has once again criticized the United States’ support for ‘terrorist organizations’ in Syria.

WSJ: Yemeni forces can strike targets lying 1,000 miles away

The recent attack by Yemeni forces on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) proves the military advances they have made in recent years, according to a report by The Wall Street Journal. The American newspaper writes Yemenis could hit targets lying “1,000 miles away from their mountain strongholds.”

Iran says ready to help end Yemen war

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has announced Tehran’s readiness to participate in any initiative that would end the 7-year war in Yemen.

Two Israeli soldiers injured in training explosion

The Israel army has confirmed two soldiers from the elite Duvdevan Unit were injured in an explosion in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday.

Yemeni army says winged, ballistic missiles used to hit UAE targets

The Yemeni army’s spokesman says they used winged missiles and a ballistic projectile in their operation inside the United Arab Emirates on Monday.

Death toll from Saudi attack on Yemen rises to 23

The death toll from the Saudi-led coalition’s airstrike on Yemeni capital Sana’a has risen to 23, with some of the victims being women and children, the Al-Mayadeen TV reported on Tuesday.

‘Jordanian, Bahraini activists phones hacked by Israeli spyware’

Reports say, the cell phones of two prominent women’s rights campaigners in Bahrain and Jordan have been hacked by Pegasus spyware developed by the Israeli offensive cyber firm NSO Group.

UAE condemns Yemeni attacks on Abu Dhabi

The foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates has condemned missile and drone attacks by the Yemeni forces against the Persian Gulf sheikhdom.

Report: Iran’s Quds Force cmdr. meets Iraqi cleric Muqtada al-Sadr

An informed political source has provided details of the meeting between Brigadier General Ismail Qaani, commander of the Quds Force of the Islamic Revolution’s Guards Corps, and Muqtada al-Sadr, the leader of Iraq’s Sadr faction in the Iraqi city of Najaf.

Iconic Palestinian activist dies after being run over by Israeli police

A 75-year-old Palestinian has succumbed to his wounds sustained in a deliberate car accident involving Israeli forces. According to the Palestinian Ministry of Health, Suleiman Hathalin was run over by the Israeli police earlier this month.

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