Arab and International

The mushrooming of fiber optic cable networks in the Middle East has provided a tool to Western intelligence agencies to make inroads into the region’s sensitive data and communications traffic. The Five Eyes, a signals intelligence…

The number of new coronavirus cases has risen in Europe after six weeks of decline, the World Health Organization said on Thursday. “Last week, new cases of COVID-19 in Europe rose nine percent to just above one million. This brought a…

The Russian Deputy Representative to the United Nations, Dmitry Poliansky, stated that the United States and its allies seek to transform the OPCW into a tool to achieve their interests. “Every day, assurances multiply of the efforts…

The number of people infected with Coronavirus in the United States has increased in the last 24 hours by 64,000, while more than 2.3 thousand people have died. Johns Hopkins University, which collects information from federal and…

Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh said that what is happening in Yemen is the result of the aggression of Saudi Arabia and its allies. “The blockade imposed on Yemen makes the national salvation government obliged to…

The governor of Dhamar, Mohammed al-Bukhaiti, explained that what makes America most disturbed is the development of missile capabilities, which calls for mobilization and spending to support the military industries. Al-Bukhaiti pointed…

The International Criminal Court has opened a formal probe into alleged war crimes committed in Israeli-occupied Palestinian territories, Fatou Bensouda, the ICC’s chief prosecutor, said in a statement Wednesday. “Today, I confirm the…

The Australian government is planning to formally ban the UK-based far-right extremist group the Sonnenkrieg Division (SKD). Based on a recommendation from the Australian Security Intelligence Organization (ASIO), Home Affairs…

The World Health Organization (WHO) has detected an increase in weekly reported COVID-19 cases for the first time in seven weeks, WHO Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said during Monday’s briefing. “In the past week, the…

The United States is focused on “future conduct” of Saudi Arabia and will expect Riyadh to improve its human rights record, a U.S. spokesman said on Monday, after Washington imposed sanctions on some Saudis for the killing of journalist…

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres said the outcome of  pledging conference for Yemen is disappointing. Pledges announced a total of about 1.7 billion US dollars – less than last year’s pledges and 1 billion dollars less…

Former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said “many” people in Saudi Arabia want normalized relations with the Zionist entity, voicing hope the kingdom will join the so-called Abraham Accords agreed during former President Donald Trump’s…

An official in the Ministry of Yemeni Foreign Affairs strongly condemned on Monday the Israeli aggression against Syria. In a statement, it confirmed Syria has the legitimate right to respond, to self-defense, its sovereignty, unity…

The U.S. Air Force’s top officer wants the service to develop an affordable, lightweight fighter to replace hundreds of Cold War-vintage F-16s and complement a small fleet of sophisticated—but costly and unreliable—stealth fighters. The…

The Syrian military says the country’s air defenses have intercepted Israeli missiles coming from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights. Syria’s official news agency SANA quoted a military source as saying that the Israeli missiles…

A UN humanitarian agency has warned that more than 16 million people in Yemen would go hungry this year as Saudi war and siege continue to take heavy toll on the impoverished nation. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian…

The U.N. human rights expert who led a U.N. investigation into the 2018 death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi on Friday called on the United States to take the lead in ensuring justice is served for his murder. Agnes Callamard, U.N.…

Foreign Minister, Hisham Sharaf, met on Sunday with William David Gressly on the occasion of his accreditation as the United Nations Representative and Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen,according to YPA. The meeting touched on the final…

US President Joe Biden confirmed that an announcement will be made on Monday regarding Saudi Arabia, following the CIA’s report on Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. In response to a question about imposing sanctions on the Saudi…

The United Nations Security Council on Friday called on all parties to armed conflicts around the world to immediately engage in a “firm, comprehensive and enduring humanitarian armistice” to allow the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines in…

Damascus has censured the US air raid against positions of Iraqi counter-terrorism forces on the Iraqi-Syrian border, which killed one and wounded four others, describing it as a “bad sign” from the administration of new US President Joe…

Quoted from Yemen Press Agency that the head of the National Committee for Prisoners Affairs, Abdul Qadir Al-Mortada, revealed the Saudi-led coalition has obstructed a large prisoner exchange deal among two warring parties. Al-Mortada…

Dozens of Democratic Congress members press US President Joe Biden to further clarify his position on Saudi Arabia’s now-six-year-old war of aggression against Yemen. Forty-one lawmakers made the demand from Biden in a letter released…

No less than 45 organizations from around the world are calling on seven-time Formula 1 World Champion Lewis Hamilton to speak out against Saudi Arabia’s human rights abuses and boycott the Grand Prix that will be held in Jeddah.…

Commander of the US European Command said despite sanctions imposed on Moscow, Russia remains an existential threat to the US and its European allies. At the Air Force Association’s Aerospace Warfare Symposium, Air Force General Tod D.…

The global corona virus death toll has exceeded 2,500,000, as the US recorded the highest number of deaths. The Corona virus deaths globally exceed 2.5 million while US scientists expressed concern about a new corona strain that may be…

Clashes broke out between Palestinian youths and the Zionist enemy forces on Wednesday evening, which stormed the towns of Issawiya and Al-Tur in occupied Al-Quds. Wafa reported that the enemy forces stormed the two towns and attacked…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said a number of Western countries continue to ignore the harmful effects of unilateral restrictions on the observance of human rights amid the pandemic and keep using it for pressure on the…

President of the Supreme Political Council, Mahdi Al-Mashat, sent on Wednesday a cable of congratulations to the Emir of the State of Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, accordung to Saba. In the cable, President Al-Mashat…

The Venezuelan parliament on Tuesday called on the country’s government to expel the European Union ambassador, Isabel Brielhant Pedrosa, in response to new sanctions imposed by Brussels on 19 Venezuelan officials. The Venezuelan…