Author: Steven Sahiounie

Deadly clashes erupted on Monday between rival security units across various residential neighborhoods of the Yemeni oil-rich province of Shabwa, a government official told Xinhua. Security units loyal to the Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated Islah Party launched an attack against the rival security forces of the government in Ataq, the provincial capital, triggering intense street battles, the local government source said on condition of anonymity. The ongoing street clashes in Shabwa have left 18 people killed and more than 25 others injured, according to local medical sources. “The infighting occurred following the appointment of a new commander to lead the special security…

At least 7 people have been confirmed dead and more than 50 wounded after Nigerian Police Force and Army opened fire with live bullets on the peaceful Ashura procession in Zaria city of Kaduna State on Monday. Nigerian security forces opened fire at the peaceful, unarmed Ashura mourners in the Zaria City of Kaduna State in the Northwestern of the country. One of the martyrs is ‘Muhsin Badamasi Yaqub Zakzaky’, a son of the younger brother of Sheikh Ibrahim Zakzaky, the leader of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria, Maryam Gashua, head of the ‘Shuhada Foundation of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria,…

The priority is now to supply Kiev with ammunition so it can stay in the fight with Russia, the US undersecretary of defense says The US appears reluctant to supply further HIMARS multiple rocket launchers to Ukraine, judging by the latest statement from Undersecretary of Defense Colin Kahl, who said the focus is now on providing ammunition for previously delivered systems. “We sent 16 HIMARS systems, which is actually quite a lot,” Kahl said during a briefing on Monday, when asked whether the Pentagon has reached the limit of military hardware it can deliver to Kiev. He noted that the UK…

NSO Group’s iPhone malware capabilities are revealed through rare Pegasus screenshots. A new study has unearthed previously unseen screenshots of NSO Group’s Pegasus iPhone malware in action, displaying its user interface, capabilities, and more. The screenshots show a prototype version of Pegasus intended for use by Israeli cops. Reading WhatsApp messages, activating a phone’s microphone, and recording incoming or outgoing calls are all capabilities of the spyware. It’s unclear whether the version of Pegasus shown in the screenshots is the same as the one used by governments around the world to monitor activists, dissidents, and journalists. Following an investigation by…

Counterterrorism leaders were told that a refocusing on Beijing and its advanced technology is inevitable, Associated Press reported The CIA’s shift of focus to “great power competition” with China means that “money and resources would be increasingly shifted” away from counterterrorism (CT), the spy agency’s second-highest ranking officer reportedly told leaders of its CT branch. The meeting was held some weeks ago behind closed doors, the Associated Press reported on Monday, citing anonymous sources. Deputy Director David Cohen assured officials during the meeting that fighting terrorists would remain a priority for the agency to a significant degree, the report said. The entire US intelligence…

“White Helmets” terrorist organization and terrorist organizations are filming fake videos in Idleb to later accuse Russia’s forces and Syrian Arab Army of delivering strikes at civilians, deputy chief of the Russian Center for Reconciliation in Syria, Oleg Yegorov said. Tass quoted Yegorov as saying that according to reports received by the Center for Reconciliation, terrorists of the Jabhat al-Nusra jointly with the pseudo-humanitarian organization White Helmets are filming fake videos in Qatan area, Idleb countryside to later accuse the Russian forces and the Syrian Arab Army of delivering strikes at the civilians and civil infrastructure. the White Helmet organization…

Israel confirmed on Sunday it has agreed an Egyptian-brokered cease-fire with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) in the Gaza Strip, ending the deadly Israeli airstrikes and the barrage of Palestinian rockets for three days. Lior Hayat, head of Israel’s National Public Diplomacy Directorate, said in a statement that the cease-fire would take effect at 11:30 p.m. local time (2030 GMT). “If the cease-fire is violated, Israel reserves the right to respond forcefully,” Hayat added. Israel also thanked Egypt for mediating the cease-fire. Starting Friday, Israel unleashed a series of airstrikes targeting PIJ sites in Gaza, killing at least 43 people…

However, Dmitry Peskov noted that Moscow was not currently holding any negotiations with Kiev representatives A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky could be held only after the two countries’ negotiators complete their “homework,” with prerequisites for highest-level talks currently unavailable, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Monday. “As for a highest-level meeting between [Russian] President Putin and [his Ukrainian counterpart] Zelensky, it could take place only after the negotiators complete their homework. This element is currently unavailable, so there are no necessary prerequisites for [a meeting] mentioned by Mr. Erdogan yet,” Peskov said,…

Freedom of the Press is not so free when the Israeli occupation forces are involved. Al Mayadeen correspondent in occupied Al-Quds reported Sunday that the network’s crew was assualted by the Israeli occupation police while covering the settlers’ incursions into Al-Aqsa Mosque and their provocations inside the Old City. Our correspondent indicated that the Israeli occupation assaulted and arrested Al Mayadeen cameraman, Mohammad Asho, in an attempt to prevent him from performing his job, after settlers attacked him as well. Videos showed Israeli occupation police and settlers assaulting Al Mayadeen cameraman and dragging him on the ground for the mere reason of performing his job. In the…

The Islamic Jihad resistance movement and the Palestinian people made a great achievement in the face of Israel, the movement’s secretary general said, lauding the Palestinian nation’s resistance against the Zionist regime’s aggression on Gaza. “Fifty-eight Zionist-populated settlements were simultaneously brought under the al-Quds Brigades’ rocket fire,” Ziad al-Nakhala said during a press conference in Tehran on Sunday after the movement agreed to a truce with Israel following three days of strikes on the Gaza Strip by the Israeli regime forces. On Friday, the regime carried out a massacre against the Gaza City, killing dozens of people, including Taysir al-Jabari,…