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Yemen: Saudis, allies violated truce 1,647 times

The Yemeni Army says the Saudi-led coalition has violated a military ceasefire called in Yemen on humanitarian grounds 1,647 times so far.

Iran FM to UAE counterpart: Zionist regime threat to all regional nations

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian has told his Emirati counterpart that the Zionists have been and are still the root-cause of insecurity in the region.

Israeli forces shoot dead Palestinian man in refugee camp

Israeli troops have killed a young Palestinian in the West Bank refugee camp of Jenin who they blame for the recent killing of Israeli soldiers in Tel Aviv, Palestinian authorities announced Saturday.

Khatibzadeh: Israel racism and repression root causes of tensions

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said racism, repression, carnage, incarceration, massive deprivation and daily humiliation of the oppressed Palestinian people and also the naked terror by the apartheid Zionist regime are the root-causes of all tensions in the occupied territories.

Kuwait says ready for legal talks with Iran over common gas field

The Kuwaiti foreign minister has voiced Kuwait’s readiness for the resumption of legal talks with Iran over the common gas fields in the Persian Gulf.

Yemen’s Houthis: New ‘leadership council’ comprises Saudi mercenaries

A member of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council in Sana’a says the so-called “leadership council” recently formed following the stepping down of self-proclaimed president Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, is only comprised of mercenaries serving Saudi Arabia.

Report: Ain al-Asad base in Iraq comes under attack

Reports coming out of Iraq say the Ain al-Asad base that hosts US forces has come under a missile and drone attack. The base is in Iraq’s western province of al-Anbar.

Turkish court halts Jamal Khashoggi trial, transfers it to Saudi Arabia

A Turkish court has ruled to suspend the trial in absentia of 26 Saudis accused in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi and for the case to be transferred to Riyadh.

Yemen’s president-in-exile “cedes power” to deputy

has officially stepped down in exile, announcing the formation of a presidential council and transfer of his powers to the body.

Al-Qaeda chief reappears in new video

Rumors of Al-Qaeda leader Ayman Al-Zawahiri’s death were quashed this week when the notorious terrorist group published footage of their “General Emir” reciting a poem.

Report: 78 children killed by Israel in 2021

78 children under 18 were killed by Israeli army gunfire last year, the Palestinian Central Bureau of Statistics (PCBS) reported.

Iraqi official says steps resumed to kick start Tehran-Riyadh talks

An Iraqi foreign ministry official reportedly says the country’s prime ministerial office has resumed its efforts to kick start stalled negotiations between Tehran and Riyadh.

Saudi-led coalition frees Yemen-bound fuel tanker as truce takes effect

Sana’a says the Saudi-led coalition has released a tanker carrying much-needed fuel for Yemen, allowing it to reach the blockaded port city of Hudaydah, after a UN-brokered ceasefire agreement came into force.

President Raisi: Iran supports stability in Iraq

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi has told his Iraqi counterpart Barham Saleh that the Islamic Republic of Iran believes the slightest insecurity in Iraq will be harmful to the whole region.

UN chief to Iran FM: Yemen truce victory for all parties

United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres, in a phone call with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian, said the establishment of ceasefire in Yemen is a common success and victory achieved through the efforts of all sides.

Report: Saudi-led attacks kills 3 Yemeni civilians despite ceasefire

Despite a UN-mediated ceasefire, Saudi Arabia reportedly launched artillery and rocket attacks on the Yemeni province of Sa’ada, killing three civilians.

Islamic Jihad says to fulfill pledge to liberate al-Quds

The secretary-general of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement says the group remains committed to its pledge to liberate al-Quds.

UN adopts three resolutions in favor of Palestine

The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted three resolutions in favor of Palestine, including the one condemning the actions of Israeli settlers in occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights.

Rights groups call on Turkey not to abandon Khashoggi case

Rights groups have urged Ankara not to transfer the trial of 26 Saudi nationals charged in the killing of Jamal Khashoggi to Saudi Arabia. They stressed it would be a "cynical abdication" of a promise to seek justice for the murder that happened on Turkish soil.

Israel troops kill three Palestinians in West Bank

Israeli forces have shot dead three Palestinians, said to be members of the Islamic Jihad movement, in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin amid the escalation of Israeli violence in the Palestinian territories.

Ansraullah welcomes 2-month truce in Yemen

A spokesman for Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has welcomed a UN-mediated 2-month ceasefire between Yemeni forces and the Saud-led coalition.

Iran welcomes UN initiative over Yemen

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh has welcomed an initiative put forth by the UN chief’s special envoy for Yemen to stop military operations for two months and to allow ships carrying food and fuel and to partially reopen the Sanaa airport.

Three Palestinians killed by Israel troops in WB

At least three young Palestinian men have been shot dead and several others wounded during confrontations with the Israeli military forces at the Jenin refugee camp in the northern part of the occupied West Bank.

Yemenis say “no peace without removal of blockade” as ceasefire deadline expires

Yemen’s Supreme Political Council and the country’s army spokesman say there will be no peace with Saudi Arabia unless the blockade on Yemen is removed.

Yemen’s Ansarullah: Military operations to continue until siege removed

A member of the political bureau of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement has said the Yemeni forces will continue their military operations against the Saudi-led coalition until the siege of Yemen is completely removed.

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