Eurasia

US says Houthis need to stop attacks, start talks

‘Attacks like these are not the actions of a group that is serious about peace,’ says State Dept spokesman Ned Price The US called on Yemen’s Houthi rebels Monday to “stop attacking, and start negotiating” after a series of weekends attacks on Saudi Arabia’s oil infrastructure. State Department spokesman Ned …

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At least eight dead in fire at Yemeni migrant center, UN says

More than 170 people are injured after a fire erupted at a facility holding migrants in Yemen’s Houthi-held capital of Sanaa. At least eight people are dead after a fire ripped through a detention facility for migrants in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, the United Nations migration agency said Sunday. More than …

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Is Turkey challenging Egyptian influence in Guinea-Bissau?

Amid regional warnings of Turkey’s growing role in West Africa, including Guinea-Bissau, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received a call from Umaro Sissoco Embalo, president of Guinea-Bissau, to discuss ways to develop cooperation in the economic and security fields. Despite the fact that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s one-year term …

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Intel: US sends B-52 bombers back to Middle East amid attacks by Iran-linked proxies

Following drone and missile strikes on Saudi Arabia this weekend, it is not clear that the Pentagon’s deterrence tactic is paying off. The United States sent a pair of nuclear-capable B-52 bombers across the Middle East on Sunday, renewing a show of force as attacks by Iran-linked groups in the …

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UAE FM: Syria’s Return to Arab Fold is Inevitable

The UAE Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan stated at a joint news conference in Abu Dhabi, with his Russian counterpart Sergei Lavrov, that the return of Syria to the Arab League is in the interest of Syria and other countries of the region. He added, however, that the Caesar …

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Military Security Arrests 4th Division Officer, South of Damascus

Earlier this week, patrols belonging to the Military Security Branch arrested one of the officers of the 4th Division, who lives in the south of the capital, Damascus, and who was performing his service there. Exclusive sources told Sowt Al-Asima that joint patrols between the two branches and Patrol 216, …

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Two major figures in Arab world visit Israel as the Middle East changes

Jerusalem hosts two historic visitors bearing the fruits of peace. Over the past two weeks, Jerusalem has hosted two significant first-time visitors: the Egyptian Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Tarak Al-Mulla and the newly minted Ambassador of the United Arab Emirates to Israel Mohamed Al Khaja. It might be assumed …

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Yemen’s Houthis fire missiles, drones at Saudi oil facilities

Saudi state media earlier said the Saudi-led military coalition battling the Houthis had intercepted 12 armed drones aimed at “civilian targets” without specifying a location. Yemen’s Houthi forces fired drones and missiles at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry on Sunday, attacking a Saudi Aramco facility at Ras Tanura …

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Iran-backed Shi’ite cell behind bombing near Israeli Embassy in India

More than a month after an explosion rattled the streets of Delhi, Indian authorities believe they now know who carried out the attack. India’s central counterterrorism agencies have concluded that a local Shi’ite terrorist cell backed by Iran’s IRGC Quds Force was behind the attack that targeted the Israeli Embassy …

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BDS groups from US and Europe team up with Iran and Hamas against Israel

Over 60 organizations took part in the Gaza event, organized by The Global Campaign to Return to Palestine, a broad network including many BDS groups. BDS groups in Europe and North America took part in an event with the Iranian regime, leaders of Hamas and Islamic Jihad, and other terrorist …

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