Author: Steven Sahiounie

The spokesman for the coalition forces in Yemen, Colonel Turki Al-Maliki, announced that the Ansarallah (Houthis) forces fired two ballistic missiles from Sana’a on Tuesday morning. Al-Maliki stated that the first missile fell after a distance of 121 km in the Amran Governorate, and the second missile fell after a distance of 148 km in the Saada Governorate. Houthi continue the violation of international humanitarian law by launching ballistic missiles and their indiscriminate missiles fell on civilians as well as population gatherings, which threatens the lives of hundreds of civilians,” he said. “These hostilities and launches using ballistic missiles represent…

A new video has been released showing the destruction of two Turkish-supplied bulldozers in the eastern countryside of the Idlib Governorate. The bulldozers, which were likely operated by the Turkish-backed militants, are used to dig trenches along the front-lines with the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). In the video shared on social media and YouTube, the viewer can see the bulldozers inflamed after the Syrian Arab Army destroyed the equipment near the city of Saraqib in eastern Idlib. The Syrian Arab Army has become increasingly aggressive in the Idlib Governorate, as they have warned the militant forces that they will be…

“Israel” will be leasing reconnaissance drones to Greece for the protection of borders under a three-year agreement signed on Wednesday by the two countries’ respective ministries of defence, the Israeli Defence Ministry said in a press release. This agreement is the first one ever signed between the defence ministries of Israel and Greece. Due to the coronavirus-related restrictions, it was signed electronically. “Under the agreement, the Israeli Ministry of Defense will provide Greece with an IAI Heron unmanned aerial vehicle system in its offshore configuration for three years with the possibility of purchasing the system after the completion of the…

Tensions have been running high between one militant faction and the Turkish Armed Forces in northern Syria, especially after the group refused to send any more fighters to Libya. A source close to the Ahrar al-Sharqiyah organization confirmed to Sputnik Arabic that it had taken place because of the differences that broke out against the background of their refusal to send their fighters to Libya, in addition to the internal clashes between them on a regional and ethnic basis. Collective Defection The Sputnik correspondent in the Al-Hasakah Governorate said that several military brigades belonging to the Turkish-backed Sultan Murad group…

In May 2019, the US Commerce Department blacklisted Huawei, restricting sales of US goods and technology to the Chinese company. The US Department of Commerce appears poised to sign on to a new rule which, if adopted, would essentially allow US companies to work with Chinese tech giant Huawei on working out standards for the next-generation 5G networks. This move comes about a year after the Commerce Department blacklisted Huawei, placing it on their “entity list”, restricting sales of US goods and technology to the latter and leading engineers in some US tech companies to stop working with the Chinese…

After Prime Minister Boris Johnson allowed Huawei to build “non-core” parts of the UK’s 5G networks, the US has ramped up pressure on the country to reconsider, claiming the Chinese firm posed a security hazard, with Donald Trump previously suggesting that future intelligence-sharing with America’s “Five Eyes” allies could be at risk. US Republican senators are seeking to use legislation to block the stationing of two squadrons of F-35A Lightning II aircraft in the UK, scheduled for next year, over its decision to grant China’s Huawei access to the country’s 5G network, according to The Telegraph. The move, which is being led…

According to the Iraqi army, the attack has caused no casualties. It follows a series of rocket attacks on oil sites in Iraq, one belonging to a Chinese oil company and another to an American company. Three Katyusha rockets fell near Baghdad International Airport on Wednesday morning, the Iraqi military said in a statement. The rockets were reportedly launched toward the military part of the airport, causing no casualties but damaging the prison guards’ cafeteria and a water tank. The military published photos of the rocket launcher with a timer system it said was found in Baghdad’s al-Bakriya neighborhood, located north-east…

In late April, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered an address to the nation via a video conference on the situation around the outbreak of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) in the country, stressing that self-isolation measures should be extended until at least 11 May. In a live video, Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding an online meeting with the government on the implementation of previously-adopted novel coronavirus (COVID-19) response measures and is set to discuss recommendations on the easing of the self-isolation regime. Russia’s overall number of coronavirus cases has topped 155,000, while the death toll is over 1,450. More than…

Tehran has waged a low-intensity counterterrorism campaign against militants in the country’s northwest for several decades, accusing the United States, Israel and Saudi Arabia of providing support to local separatists, and accusing officials in Iraqi Kurdistan of helping to arm and train the guerillas. Three Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) troops were killed a clash outside the town of Divandarreh, western Iran on Tuesday, Tasnim News has reported. An unknown number of terrorist gunmen were also said to have been killed in the fighting outside the Iranian Kurdistan Province town. An IRGC spokesperson did not clarify which militant group was involved…

The United States wants to maintain its space partnership with Russia, but will seek a “balanced” relationship, NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine said on Tuesday. “The partnership we desire is they launch on our rockets and we launch on their rockets,” Bridenstine said. “[From] 2011 to today, we put ourselves in a position where we were dependent on them launching our astronauts on their rockets.” Bridenstine stressed the importance of maintaining a good partnership between NASA and Roskosmos, the Russian space agency. However, the United States must not let itself fall again into a condition of dependency on Moscow, he added.…