At least 36 Houthi rebels killed in Yemen clashes
At least 36 Houthi rebels were killed and 50 others injured in the clashes between Yemeni government forces and Houthi rebels on Sunday. The clashes…
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Israel downs Syrian fighter jet with patriot missiles
Israel’s military shot down a Syrian fighter jet that entered the northern part of the country on Tuesday afternoon. The Syrian Sukhoi-22 fighter jet was…
NGOs criticize UAE over human rights abuses
Human rights NGOs gathered on Wednesday at the UN headquarters in Geneva called for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to comply with international standards with…
Rouhani tells Macron, Merkel Europe’s package does not meet Iranian demands
Europe’s package of economic measures to offset the US pullout from the nuclear deal does not go far enough, President Hassan Rouhani told French President…
UN warns Gaza on the brink of war
The latest escalation of fighting between Israel and Palestinian Hamas has pushed Gaza to the brink of war, the UN envoy for the Middle East…
Yemen’s new foreign minister: Houthis accept UN-backed peace process
In his first interview following his appointment as Yemen’s foreign minister, Khalid Hussein al-Yamani told Al Arabiya that the Houthi militias are in a difficult…
Saudi air defenses intercept Houthi ballistic missile targeting Jazan
Saudi Arabia’s air defense forces intercepted a Houthi ballistic missile fired from Yemen targeting the city of Jazan. Colonel Turki al-Maliki, the official spokesman for…
UN: Gaza killings by Israel amount to ‘war crime’
The use of force against Palestinian protesters by Israel amounts to a “war crime” under the Statute of Rome, said the UN rapporteur on Palestine…
Israeli diplomats said scrambling to nix UN rights probe into Gaza deaths
Israeli official reportedly fear the top UN human rights body will order a probe into violence on the Gaza border Friday, with diplomats making a…
Turkey recalls envoys to US, Israel over embassy move
Turkey is recalling its ambassadors to the US and Israel in an official protest of the Trump administration’s decision to move the US embassy from…