Richard Anderson Falk, professor emeritus of international law at Princeton University says “the opening of the port cities of Al Hudaydah and Sanaa, both covered by the Stockholm Agreement, handle up to 80% of humanitarian imports of food and medicine.” “At this point, according to the most reliable international sources, 17.8 million Yemenis out of […]

 Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has said that Saudi Arabia is a source of problems in the Middle East region, ISNA reported on Saturday. “Saudi Arabia is the problem of our region,” Zarif said in an interview with Le Point published on Thursday. Zarif said, “What has happened to the region is not a […]

Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has rejected the label of the world’s top sponsor of terrorism ascribed to Iran by Saudi Arabia and the U.S. In an interview with CNBC on Saturday at the Doha Forum in Qatar, Zarif accused Riyadh and the U.S. of fomenting “dangerous escalations” in the Middle East. “I think actions […]

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif highlighted the country’s major influence and power in the Middle East region and said what has made the Islamic Republic powerful is only its people. “Iran is a powerful and influential country, and we have always been influential geographically and historically and will remain so…,” Zarif said, addressing a […]

The chairman of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee said he planned to introduce this week a joint resolution condemning Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, which could force President Donald Trump’s hand on the issue. Republican Senator Bob Corker said he expected the measure to pass the […]

A Persian Gulf Arab summit called for regional unity as Bahrain and Qatar traded barbs over the Qatari emir’s decision not to attend the gathering in Saudi Arabia on Sunday in a sign that a row between Doha and its neighbors is still festering. Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the annual […]

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister ruled out the extradition of suspects in the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, after Istanbul’s chief prosecutor filed warrants for the arrest of two former senior Saudi officials. Turkish officials said last week that the prosecutor’s office had concluded there was “strong suspicion” that Saud al-Qahtani, a top aide to Crown […]

Nikki Haley, the outgoing US ambassador to the UN, has said the United States should not give Saudi Arabia a pass for the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Haley, who will leave her position at the end of the year, made her statements in an interview with US publication The Atlantic. “You have Saudi […]

Bahrain’s foreign minister, Sheikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa, criticized Qatar’s emir in a tweet on Sunday for not attending an annual (Persian) Gulf Arab summit being held in Saudi Arabia. Qatar sent its state minister for foreign affairs to the summit, which is taking place amid a bitter dispute between Doha and three Persian […]

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesman Bahram Qassemi said the country has announced its “full support” for the United Nations’ efforts for ending the protracted war on Yemen. “The Stockholm consultations are of Yemeni-Yemeni nature and the Islamic Republic of Iran has emphasized the need for Yemeni-Yemeni dialogue without the interference of foreigners since the beginning of […]