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The United States and the United Kingdom are “obstructing the settlement efforts led by the UN envoy to Yemen,” First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the United Nations, Dmitry Polyanskiy, said on Thursday. “The United States only knows Gunboat diplomacy,” Polyanskiy said when referring to the US ongoing Naval aggression on Yemeni territories. He said that Washington and London are fueling the fire in Yemen instead of working toward de-escalation in the region. The Russian diplomat warned against the consequences of militarizing the Red Sea, saying that such actions “will not lead to de-escalation but [have the] opposites [effects].” War on…

During a meeting dubbed Iran-Venezuela Cultural Relations, Iranian and Venezuelan academics and intellects strongly condemned Meta’s removal of the Instagram and Facebook accounts of Iranian leader Sayyed Ali Khamenei A joint statement described Meta’s decision as “proof of the absurdity of the West’s claim regarding freedom of expression.” This comes after Meta Platforms, Inc. removed Ayatollah Khamenei’s Persian- and English-language accounts on Instagram. In the inaugural ceremony at the Bolivarian University of Venezuela in the capital Caracas, messages from the ministers of culture of both nations were read to denounce the decision. Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Mohammad Mehdi Esmaili…

The secretary-general of the Arab League and Spain’s foreign minister on Thursday discussed plans for an international peace conference to stop the war in the Gaza Strip.During a meeting in Cairo, Ahmed Aboul Gheit and Jose Manuel Albares explored the possibility of organizing talks aimed at ending the conflict.Aboul Gheit’s spokesperson, Jamal Rushdi, said the league’s leader had lauded Spain’s ongoing support for the rights of Palestinians, which he pointed out reflected the country’s commitment to principles, shared human values, and justice.The rising death toll as a result of Israeli attacks on the Strip were “directly stemming from the tacit…

The Palestinian Presidency has rejected statements made by the hard-right Israeli Finance Minister, Bezalel Smotrich, regarding his refusal to renew the signature on a document that provides Israeli banks, involved in dealings with Palestinian banks, protection against lawsuits. “This move contradicts signed agreements, including the Paris Protocol that regulates these financial relations,” said the Presidency in a press statement on Thursday evening. Additionally, the Presidency called on the U.S. administration “to take necessary measures to halt these reckless actions, especially amidst the all-out war waged against the Palestinian people. This includes the deduction and piracy of Palestinian tax funds under…

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent says that American and British fighter jets targeted with four separate airstrikes the al-Jah district in Beit al-Faqi in the Hodeidah governorate. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Yemen reported on Thursday an aerial aggression carried out jointly between the United States and Britain targeting the coastal province of Hodeidah on the Red Sea, west of Yemen. American and British fighter jets targeted with four separate airstrikes the al-Jah district in Beit al-Faqi Directorate, south of the Governorate, he added. The attack comes one day after the two countries targeted with four waves of strikes the Hodeidah International Airport. Earlier…

Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for Foreign Affairs and Climate Affairs Envoy Adel Al-Jubeir on Thursday met Swedish ambassadors to the Middle East and North Africa region. The meeting, which was held at the foreign ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh, was headed by the Swedish Ambassador to the Kingdom Petra Menander, the ministry said in a statement. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance and develop joint cooperation between the two kingdoms, and reviewed Saudi Arabia’s efforts to maintain regional security and stability. The envoys also discussed developments in the situation in Gaza and its surrounding areas, and supporting all…

Nigeria lifts all economic sanctions on Niger, directing the reopening of borders, the resumption of commercial flights, and the provision of electricity, following 8 months of political transition and a military takeover. Nigeria President Buhari Tinubu announced the lifting of all economic sanctions imposed on Niger, along with a request for the immediate reopening of borders, resumption of commercial flights, and the provision of electricity to Niger. This comes after 8 months of political transition in the country, marked by the military council assuming power and the expulsion of French troops. In a tweet on the platform, the Nigerian presidency stated:…

President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a presidential decree asking Dr. Mohammad Mustafa to form the nineteenth Palestinian government. This presidential decree asks Dr. Mustafa to form the new government within the stipulated timeframe outlined in the amended Basic Law of 2003 and its subsequent amendments. Mustafa is a seasoned Palestinian economist, Chairman of the Board of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), senior economic advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization. *** Following is the text of the presidential decree: “In my powers as the President of the State of Palestine…

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev believes Baku is closer to peace with Yerevan now than ever. “Now we are closer to peace with Armenia than ever before,” the president said at the opening of the 11th Global Baku Forum on the theme “Restoring a fragmented world.” Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan is ready to continue negotiations on peace with Armenia, because, according to him, the time has come to put an end to instability in the region. The Global Baku Forum, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, has been held since 2013. One of the initiators of the creation of…

“The Israeli army today is tired and exhausted on all fronts,” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address on Wednesday, adding, “The enemy’s senior experts acknowledge the strategic losses.” Israel launched the war against Gaza on October 7 after Al-Aqsa Storm, a surprise operation by the coastal sliver’s resistance groups against the occupied territories that was staged in retaliation for the intensification of Tel Aviv’s decades-long crimes against Palestinians. The regime has so far during the war killed more than 31,300 Gazans, most of them women, children, and adolescents. “Gaza, which resists, fights, and endures in a scene close…