Middle East

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.

Iraqi parliament fails to elect president for third time

Iraqi lawmakers have failed for a third time on Wednesday to select a head of state, further deepening a political crisis spurred by infighting following general elections five months ago.

Hezbollah leader meets Islamic Jihad secretary general in Lebanon

The leader of Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah has met with Secretary General of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad Movement Zyad al-Nukhaleh in Lebanon.

Yemen: 8th year of war to be full of surprises for Saudi-led aggressors

The head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council has delivered a stern warning to the Saudi-led coalition waging war on the country, saying the eighth year of the aggression against Yemen will be “full of surprises” if the enemies fail to behave wisely.

Saudi-led coalition calls truce in Yemen

The Saudi-led coalition announces a cessation of attacks on Yemen from Wednesday.

Yemeni forces shoot down US-made drone

The spokesman for the Yemeni army says Yemeni forces have shot down a US-made spy drone while doing hostile oeprations over the region of al-Wadi.

Senior advisor to Iran FM: Time ripe to end Yemen war

Top Advisor to the Iranian Foreign Minister Ali Asghar Khaji, on Tuesday, held talks with the UN Secretary Generals Special Envoy on Yemen’s Affairs Hans Grundberg, on the latest developments in Yemen and how to resolve the human catastrophe in the country.

Ansarullah leader: Enemies have no way but to stop Yemen aggression

The leader of Yemen’s Ansarullah movement, Abdul Malik al-Houthi, says Yemeni forces will do all they can to confront the aggressors and end the siege of Yemen.

Saudi Arabia keeps violating ceasefire in Yemen

Saudi Arabia is doubling down on its military aggression against Yemen, violating a ceasefire agreement 115 times in the Western Yemeni province of Al Hudaydah over the past 24 hours.

Iran welcomes Yemen’s peace initiative

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman has welcomed a peace initiative put forward by the head of the Yemeni Supreme Political Council.

Hezbollah says Haifa attack sent a strong message

Lebanon’s resistance movement Hezbollah has hailed Sunday’s martyrdom-seeking attack in Haif’s Al Khuzayrah area in occupied Palestine.

Nasrallah describes parliamentary vote as Lebanon’s most important election

The leader of Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah, Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, has urged all candidates of the group to do their utmost to win the majority of seats in Lebanon’s parliamentary election. 

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