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Haniyeh met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Tuesday afternoon to discuss the latest developments in Gaza. “Examining the latest situation of the war in Gaza and the ongoing aggression of the Zionist regime against the people of the Gaza Strip and the West Bank are among the most important agendas of the trip and the talks between the officials of the two sides,” official news agency IRNA reported. Since the beginning of Israel’s military aggression and genocide against the Palestinians, Iran has used its diplomatic power to try to stop the war and provide immediate humanitarian aid to…

The Arab League and the Arab Parliament have welcomed the UN Security Council’s Monday resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza and called for its implementation. The resolution demanded an immediate ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militants Hamas, as well as the release of hostages. The US abstained from the vote, angering ally Israel, which had wanted Washington to veto it. The remaining 14 council members voted in favor. Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said that the decision came after a significant delay, following over “five months of barbaric and brutal Israeli aggression against…

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Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani, has welcomed the UN Security Council’s resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza as a positive but insufficient step. Kanaani said in a short statement on Monday midnight that after six months of failure to adopt a deterring resolution on Israel’s “war crimes and genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Security Council vote was “a positive but insufficient step”. “A more important step than adopting this resolution is [an] effective action to implement it,” Kannani said. He also called for the complete and long-term cessation of Zionist regime’s aggression against Gaza and the southwestern…

At least 20 people, including women and children, were injured in the attack, but no further details were provided. The United States justifies these airstrikes as part of its counterterrorism efforts. Syria has consistently criticized these actions, urging the United Nations to intervene and halt US military activities in the country. Since the onset of foreign-sponsored militancy in 2011, Syria has accused Israel, along with its Western and regional allies, of supporting terrorist groups. The US military has stationed troops in northeastern Syria under the guise of preventing oilfields from falling into Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) hands. Damascus alleges this…

30 Palestinians citizens have Tuesday been killed following an Israeli bombing of a house owned by Abu Hasira family in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, west of Gaza City, medical sources confirmed. As the Israeli brutal aggression against Gaza enters its 172nd day, the occupation forces continue sieging and targeting hospitals in the Strip, putting Al-Amal Hospital out of service, while continuing its military operations in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its surroundings for the ninth day in a row. The sources reported that nine people were killed after drowning in the Gaza Sea, while 5 others were missing while trying to obtain aid…

A four-lane bridge in the US state of Maryland has collapsed after being hit by a ship. A large section of the 1.6-mile (2.6 km) long Francis Scott Key Bridge fell into the Patapsco River, state authorities have confirmed. The incident happened at around 1:30 am, according to AP. Clips posted on X (formerly Twitter) show several sections of the bridge going down, with multiple vehicles cascading some 55 metres into the water. The Maryland Transportation Authority said that all lanes in both directions were closed and traffic is being detoured. Up 20 people could have fallen into the water as a result…

Saudi Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs Ambassador Ali Al-Yousef on Monday received Algeria’s newly appointed ambassador to the Kingdom, Sherif Walid, in Riyadh. Al-Yousef welcomed the envoy and wished him success in his new role, the ministry reported on X. On Sunday, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir met his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan. The pair discussed relations between the two countries and ways to develop them. source: Arab News

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that an assassination attempt against him was foiled at a rally in the country’s capital of Caracas on Monday. The Venezuelan leader addressed a major rally in downtown Caracas after his name had been put on the ballot for the 2024 presidential election. “Today, two armed men were ready to carry out an assassination attempt against me here,” Maduro told the Venezolana de Television broadcaster. They were detained and confessed to being members of the already non-existent far-right Vente Venezuela party, the president added. Earlier, the Caracas authorities reported the detention of three men who had…