West Asia

Second tanker ship carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon arrives in Syria’s Baniyas Port: Hezbollah

Sep 24, 2021 09:17

The Lebanese Hezbollah resistance movement has announced the arrival of a second Iranian tanker ship loaded with diesel in Syria in order to help ease crippling fuel shortages in crisis-stricken Lebanon amid a dire economic crisis.
Mandela’s grandson slams AU status for ‘apartheid Israel’ as ‘fatally flawed’

Sep 24, 2021 09:07

The grandson of South African anti-apartheid revolutionary and philanthropist Nelson Mandela has joined a growing chorus of opposition to a recent decision by the African Union Commission to grant “apartheid Israel” observer status at the continental body, slamming the movie as "fatally flawed".
‘Dehumanization of Palestinians’: US $1bn funding of Israel’s Iron Dome draws flak

Sep 24, 2021 09:03

The controversial decision to approve $1 billion for Israel’s Iron Dome missile system has drawn flak from a cross-section of people, from politicians to activists to journalists in the US.
Yemeni armed troops, allies wrest complete control over Bayda province: Army spox

Sep 23, 2021 19:20

The spokesman for Yemen's Armed Forces, Brigadier General Yahya Saree, says the country’s army troops and fighters from Popular Committees have managed to seize full control over the strategic central province of al-Bayda, inflicting heavy blows to the Saudi-led military coalition and its allied Daesh and al-Qaeda Takfiri terrorists.
Sheikh Qassim calls for free referendum in Bahrain to assess opposition’s weight

Sep 23, 2021 17:46

Bahrain's most prominent religious scholar Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassim has reacted to claims of the ruling minority regime of Aal-e Khalifa that Manama relies on dialogue and speech freedom, calling on the regime to hold a free referendum in the country to determine the weight and influence of the opposition.
Millions ‘a step away from starvation’ in Yemen, females disproportionately affected, warns UN official

Sep 23, 2021 13:14

Women and girls are more likely to be hungry, sick or exposed to gender-based violence as a result of the crisis in Yemen, says the UN Humanitarian Affairs chief, warning that millions of Yemenis are “a step away from starvation.”
Syria urges immediate withdrawal of Turkish troops from northern regions

Sep 23, 2021 10:05

Foreign Minister Faisal Mikdad has reiterated Syria’s calls for Turkey to immediately withdraw its forces from the northern regions of the West Asian country.
Saudi shelling, shooting attacks claim 5 civilian lives across Yemen

Sep 22, 2021 08:58

At least five civilians have been martyred in separate shelling and shooting attacks by Saudi military forces across Yemen.
Saudi Arabia prevents IAEA supervision, verification of its nuclear work: Iran diplomat

Sep 21, 2021 17:57

An Iranian diplomat has censured Saudi Arabia for refusing to subject its nuclear activities to “supervision and verification” processes of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) after the Saudi energy minister accused Iran of not fully cooperating with the UN nuclear watchdog.
Yemenis rally on Sept. 21 revolution anniversary, condemn foreign aggression

Sep 21, 2021 14:55

Thousands of people took to the streets in Yemen’s northwestern Saada province on Tuesday to mark the seventh anniversary of the September 21 revolution against a Saudi-backed regime in Sana’a.