Iraq’s National Security Advisor Qassem al-Araji has said talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia in Baghdad will result in the reopening of their embassies in Riyadh and Tehran.
US General Frank McKenzie arrived in the United Arab Emirates on Sunday for talks on efforts to bolster the Persian Gulf state's defenses after a series of missile and drone attacks launched by Yemeni troops.
European Union has eased its sanctions against Afghanistan to let humanitarian aid into the country. Afghanistan is going through a humanitarian crisis and over half of its population is starving.
The Saudi-led coalition has launched fresh airstrikes on the Yemeni capital Sana’a, pounding its al-Sabeen district nine times late Saturday and early Sunday.
Several US lawmakers have rejected Amnesty’s report accusing Israel of committing the crime of apartheid against Palestinians – with some accusing the group of fueling antisemitism.
Russia says US-based Bloomberg News Agency is publishing baseless stories regarding Moscow’s plans to invade Ukraine. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov added this makes it clear how dangerous West-triggered tensions are.
The leader of Yemen’s Houthi movement says the recent escalation of the military campaign by the Saudi-led coalition stems from its fear of looming defeat, stressing that Riyadh and its alliance will eventually emerge as a big loser on the battlefield.
The US State Department has approved sales of weapons and warplanes to Middle East allies, namely the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Saudi Arabia and Jordan.
Iran renews its call for an end to the war on Yemen.
Iranian foreign minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian in a telephone call with his Emirati counterpart, referred to the ongoing war on Yemen and said that the continuation of the war and the escalation of hostilities do not serve the interests of either side or the region.
Iraq’s Popular Mobilization Units have released a statement, saying they neutralized a Daesh terrorists’ plot to infiltrate the eastern province of Salaheddin.
The United States and the United Kingdom have announced they are readying sanctions on Russia over Ukraine. The Kremlin has warned any such move will bring about countermeasures from Moscow.
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov stated that UK's plans to target Russia with sanctions are not legitimate. He noted any such aggression will bring about countermeasures from Moscow.
A Yemeni military official has told Iran’s Tasnim news agency that the most important message Operation Storm Yemen has is “take warnings of the Yemeni armed forces seriously” and that “the Yemeni Army will go deep into Emirati soil to achieve its military goals”.
The United States has announced that its allied Kurdish forces in Syria have successfully retaken a prison following an attack by the Daesh that left dozens dead.
Several explosions rang out across Abu Dhabi's skies. It comes after Yemen's armed forces said they are about to announce a "large-scale" military operation against the United Arab Emirates.
A US citizen has been captured in Syria and transferred into the custody of the FBI. The woman, believed to be a former teacher, played an active role in helping Daesh terrorists train women and children as suicide bombers in the war-torn country.
Iraqi intelligence forces took into custody the perpetrator of a recent rocket attack on the Baghdad International Airport compound, who confessed to his affiliation with the United States.
Ali Asghar Khaji, senior advisor to the Iranian foreign minister, has demanded the UN and the international community to intervene in Yemen and end the Saudi-led war on the country and also the inhumane siege of the Yemeni people.
Thousands of doctors and nurses in Israel are either in isolation or sick with the coronavirus and other respiratory diseases, according to reprots. The Israel Association of Hospital Directors has been requesting that the government allocate more people and equipment to cope with the rising challenge but their demands have largely fallen on deaf ears.
The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) has called for a "transparent, independent and impartial" investigation into the recent airstrike by the Saudi-led coalition on a detention center in Yemen, which claimed scores of lives.
