IDLIB, Syria (AA) – Three children were killed on Monday in an attack by the Bashar al-Assad regime and Iran-affiliated terror groups, in violation of a truce in Syria’s northwestern Idlib de-escalation zone, according to civil defense forces. Regime forces and allied Iranian militias shelled the village of Maarat Naasan in northwestern Idlib ...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The United States has urged Yemen’s warring rivals to fully abide by a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations. “The United States welcomes the UN’s announcement of a two-month truce in the Yemen conflict and the parties’ acceptance of its terms,” US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – The Palestinian Authority (PA) has condemned Israel’s killing of three Palestinians in the West Bank, warning it would lead to an explosion. “The dangerous Israeli escalation, which coincided today with the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan, is strongly rejected and condemned, and it would explode th...
ISTANBUL (AA) – A cease-fire began on Saturday between Yemen’s warring parties following a UN-brokered agreement on a “long overdue” two-month truce. According to local sources, Yemenis welcomed the cease-fire, which came into effect at 7 p.m. local time (1600GMT) as calm prevailed on the fronts in the last remaining ho...
JERUSALEM – Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Jenin, said Israel’s domestic intelligence service Shin Bet. Shin Bet said that four Israeli soldiers were also injured in what was an operation to arrest the Palestinians. The Palestinians targeted for arrest opened fire, to which Israeli forces responded,...
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has welcomed the two-month truce brokered by the United Nations between Yemen’s warring sides, hoping for a permanent end to the protracted conflict. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh hailed the announcement of the ceasefire, starting with the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. He said the truce “could be a p...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations in war-torn Yemen. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it supports the truce announcement by the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, which will see “all forms of military operations inside Yemen and […]...
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted three resolutions in favor of Palestine. One of these has condemned the actions of Jewish settlers in occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Thirty-five resolutions were accepted on the final day of the Council’s 49th session from February...
IDLIB, Syria – Syrian refugees displaced by Bashar al Assad’s attacks taking shelter in camps in the Idlib province will once again be observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan away from their homes. Syrian refugees are entering the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, with financial difficulties as a result of their displacement from home [&...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed on a “long overdue” two-month truce that will halt all offensive military air, ground and maritime operations, the UN’s special envoy for the war-torn nation said on Friday. The pact, which takes effect on Saturday at 7 pm local time, is renewable, Hans Grundbe...
