SANAA, Yemen – UN special envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg has called on the country’s warring parties to take steps to reduce violence and to alleviate the suffering of the Yemeni people. In a statement on Twitter, Grundberg also urged all parties involved in the war in Yemen “to engage constructively and in good faith [&hellip...
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Israeli forces rounded up 29 Palestinians, including two female students, in overnight raids across the occupied West Bank. The state news agency Wafa said 12 people were detained in raids in the town of Abu Dis, east of Jerusalem, nine in Tulkarm, four in Nablus and three in Jenin. Two female students […]
RAMALLAH, Palestine – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has called for halting Israel’s looting of Palestinian water resources. “How long will the world remain silent about the fate and life of our Palestinian people being held hostage by the [Israeli] occupier through its racist practices and its control over our resources and o...
Cairo, Egypt – AFP Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi hosted talks Tuesday with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett and the UAE’s de facto ruler, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed, his office said. The meeting, which took place in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, included discussions on “energy, market s...
On Sunday, Iraqi authorities said they have unearthed the remains of 85 ISIS fighters and their relatives from a mass grave in the northern city of Mosul. The remains of 35 people, killed between 2016 and 2017, were dug up Saturday and 50 more bodies were found Sunday. The work to exhume the remains is […]
United Nations special envoy Hans Grundberg said Sunday he is seeking a truce in Yemen during Ramadan, which is expected to start April 2. Grundberg met Saturday with Houthi chief negotiator Mohammed Abdulsalam and Omani officials. Oman maintains good relations with the Houthi rebels and the Yemeni government. The group discussed “ongoing U.N...
On the dawn of July 24, 2018, Israeli soldiers stormed the house of Palestinian journalist Lama Khater in the city of Hebron. Khater, a strong critic of Israel and the Palestinian Authority, was arrested in the presence of her youngest son, Yahia, who was less than 3 years old at the time. She was transferred […]
The United States said it is disappointed and troubled by attempts to provide legitimacy to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. US State Department spokesperson Ned Price made the statement after Assad’s visit to the United Arab Emirates last Friday. It was Assad’s first visit to an Arab country since the outbreak of the Syrian conflict in [&hel...
GENEVA (AA) – A new round of talks involving the Constitutional Committee seeking a solution to the ongoing 11-year war in Syria started in Geneva on Monday as the opposition group presented details on the “basics of governance.” The five days in the seventh round of talks are scheduled to end Friday and involve both [&hellip...
DOHA, Qatar – The Doha International Maritime Defense Exhibition and Conference (DIMDEX 2022) opened on Monday with a ceremony at the Qatar National Convention Centre. Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and Defense Minister Khalid bin Mohammad Al Attiyah attended the opening ceremony of the three-day event, with several official...
