Arab and International

A new maritime strategy released Thursday by top Navy, Marine Corps and Coast Guard brass says the US must counter China's skyrocketing military growth and aggressive behavior in the Pacific or risk giving up its place as the world's…

Israeli forces have fatally shot a young Palestinian near Bab Huta, one of the gates to al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds. Local sources say the Israeli forces opened fire at the Palestinian youth, killing him…

The Russian Foreign Ministry stressed the need for the United States to return unconditionally to the nuclear agreement concluded with Iran. According to the “TASS” agency, the ministry expressed Moscow’s confidence in “the need for the…

The Iraqi Hezbollah Brigades stated that bombing the US embassy in Iraq, at this time, is "not a disciplined behavior," adding that "the competent authorities must arrest the perpetrators." The brigades condemned the "indiscriminate…

The Palestinian movement Hamas said on Sunday that the UAE had lined up with Israel “against Palestinian rights.” “The remarks made during visits by some EMIRATI officials to the occupation have crossed line, they confirmed the UAE’s…

Five Katyusha rockets targeted the vicinity of the Green Zone in the center of the capital, Baghdad, while the air defense system of the US embassy responded to them, an Iraqi security source said on Sunday night. “Alsumaria News Agency”…

The claims of Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the United Nations that the Salvation Government’s armed forces had targeted vital interests in the Saudi depth, and threatened the trade sector therein were refuted on Sunday by…

UK Health Secretary Matt Hancock warned the new mutant strain of the coronavirus is “out of control” and suggested parts of England will be stuck in the new highest tier of restrictions until a vaccine is rolled out. More than 16…

US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo warned President-elect Joe Biden against returning to the nuclear deal with Iran, saying that circumstances have radically changed in the Middle East since the deal was struck in 2015. Pompeo…

Israeli occupation forces launched incursions and raids on various areas of the occupied West Bank, and settler attacks continued, particularly around Nablus and Hebron on Sunday morning, Palestinian media reported. According to the…

The International Monetary Fund said on Friday it had completed its first review of Egypt’s economic reform program, allowing the government to withdraw $ 1.67 billion. The fund said in a statement that the total money spent to Egypt…

United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on world countries to provide financial assistance to resolve the severe economic crisis in Yemen, which has been under incessant attacks by a Saudi-led coalition over the…

The Iranian nation’s fortitude will surely force the next US administration to give in, President Hassan Rouhani said. In comments after opening a number of projects carried out by the Interior Ministry on Thursday, Rouhani said he is…

Russian President Vladimir Putin says it was the United States that started a new arms race, forcing Russia to develop hypersonic weapons in response. Asked about the risk of a new arms race, the Russian leader said in his annual news…

China vowed on Friday to respond to a US move to blacklist Chinese largest chipmaker SMIC, as well as dozens of various Chinese companies. Reuters news agency quoted two US sources as saying that Washington considers the Chinese…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared that Moscow considers the US policy in the eastern Mediterranean to be unconstructive. Lavrov said Moscow was used to constant accusations by Western countries and the US. “That only…

US President Donald Trump, who is yet to acknowledge his loss in the US presidential elections, considered refusing to leave the White House on inauguration day in January next year, according to reports. Trump has reportedly told some…

The Palestinian Prisoners Club said the Israeli occupation authorities have arrested more than 3,300 Palestinian prisoners, since the outbreak of the Corona virus began last March. The “Prisoners Club” said in a statement, on Wednesday,…

French warplanes have carried out sorties in the Gulf of Aden, off of Yemen’s southern coast, Yemen News Portal reported. This coincides with a fierce conflict between several parties over the Balhaf LNG plant, which is owned by France’s…

According to news websites, an Iraqi security source confirmed on Wednesday that "an explosive device had exploded targeting a convoy of logistical support for the US-coalition forces, on the highway near Baghdad.

The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for all mercenaries and foreign fighters to leave Libya, in a unanimous statement that included Russia, which is accused of enabling a Russian contractor to send paramilitaries. Libya has been…

New leaks published by The Telegraph newspaper revealed Britain’s role in the terrorist war on Syria and its neo-colonial ambitions in the Middle East through secret interventions in several countries. The leaks were published by the…

Yemen’s Foreign Minister Hisham Sharaf Abdullah has commented on the press statement released on Sunday by some the UN Security Council. Minister Sharaf affirmed in a statement to the Yemeni News Agency (Saba) that the statements and…

The United Nations warned that 5 million people in war-torn Yemen “will likely be living just one step away from famine” in 2021, urging immediate support. The UN Food and Agriculture Organization on Sunday warned that 5 million…

Foreign Affairs Ministry condemned on Tuesday US policies and stances charged with hatred and hostility towards all free and independent states and peoples. The statement came upon the provocative and blatant sanctions decision…

A deportation center in Riyadh is holding hundreds of mostly Ethiopian migrant workers in conditions so degrading that they amount to ill-treatment, Human Rights Watch said today. Detainees alleged to Human Rights Watch that they are held…

US Attorney General William Barr has resigned shortly after the Electoral College confirmed President Donald Trump's defeat to Democratic President-elect Joe Biden. Barr will leave office within days, weeks after he angered Trump by…

The United States removed Sudan from its list of state sponsors of terrorism starting from Monday, December 14, the US embassy in Khartoum said. In a Facebook post, the embassy said that the 45-day window open for Congress to contest…

The United States adopted a “new official” map of Morocco that includes the disputed territory of Western Sahara, the ambassador to Rabat said. “This map is a tangible representation of President Trump’s bold proclamation two days ago…

Yemen Iran has reiterated its previous call for finding a political solution to the five-year war Saudi Arabia has waged on Yemen, with the Iranian foreign minister’s senior assistant on special political affairs saying that the country's…