Yemeni Forces Fire 2 Zilzal-1 Missiles on Saudi Positions in Asir
The missile units of the Yemeni army on Thursday targeted gathering positions of Saudi- backed forces with two missiles in Asir border province. According to a Yemeni military official the Zilzal-1 missiles hit the positions of Saudi-backed forces off Aleeb crossing and led to killing and injuring of dozens of the militias, Saba News reported. […]
Syrian Forces Enter Key Area of Manbij, Raise Syria Flag
The Syrian army entered the key northern city of Manbij for the first time in six years Friday, media reports said. The announcement came moments after Syria’s Kurdish militia, left exposed by a US pledge to pull out its own troops. Meantime, Reuters reported that Syrian Troops have raised Syrian flag in Manbij. Earlier, the […]
Trump’s Unexpected Visit Draws Criticism in Iraq
US President Donald Trump’s unscheduled trip to Iraq met with harsh criticism from the Arab country’s political figures and parties, with some denouncing the move as a violation of Iraq’s sovereignty. For the first time since he became US president almost two years ago, Trump paid a surprise visit to American troops in Iraq on […]
Syria, Lebanon Slam Israeli Missile Strike near Damascus
Syria denounced Israel’s recent missile strike near the capital Damascus as a blatant violation of a United Nations resolution, adding that Tel Aviv would not have been able to carry out such attacks without support from the United States. In two separate letters addressed to the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and the head of […]
Palestine to Apply for Full UN Membership in January
Palestinian Foreign Minister Riyad al-Malki declared on Wednesday that Palestine would “initiate an application to gain full state membership at the United Nations” in January. Al-Malki told the official radio station Voice of Palestine that he would file the application to upgrade Palestine’s status from an observer state to a full-member state to the UN […]
New Iranian amb. submits credentials to South Korean president
New Iranian ambassador to Seoul Saeed Badamchi Shabestari presented his letter of credentials to South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday. In an official ceremony held at Cheong Wa Dae, known as the Blue House, the Iranian ambassador along with five other new envoys from Brazil, Canada, Fiji, Sudan, and Croatia handed their letters of […]
Trump ‘accepts Erdogan’s invitation’ to visit Turkey in 2019
U.S. President Donald Trump has accepted an invitation by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to visit the country, according to a spokesperson for Turkey’s leader. Speaking to reporters after a cabinet meeting on Monday in the Turkish capital, Ankara, Ibrahim Kalin said Trump wants to make the trip in 2019 but a date has not […]
Turkey warns France over presence in Syria to protect YPG
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says France’s presence in Syria to protect the YPG would help neither France nor the YPG. Cavusoglu stressed that Turkey has the power to single-handedly neutralize the ISIL terrorist group (Daesh) in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has signaled that a cross-border operation against the terrorist PYD/YPG in Syria […]
Russian Defense Ministry delegation arrives in Iran
A delegation from the Russian Defense Ministry has arrived in Iran for a session of the bilateral group for military cooperation, the Russian ministry press service said on Monday. “On December 24, a delegation of the Russian Defense Ministry led by the deputy chief of the Russian Army General Staff, Vice-Admiral Igor Osipov, arrived in […]
Iraqi PM agrees to open new border crossing with Iran
The provincial governor of Iraqi Wasit province said Mon. that Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi has agreed to open a new border crossing with Iran in the province. Iraqi governor Mohammad Jamil al-Mayahi, the governor of Wasit, announced on Monday that the Prime Minister Adil Abdul-Mahdi had given his approval to opening the Al-Shahabi-Jankalah border […]