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Hakan Fidan, Sergey Lavrov meet on sidelines of G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Thursday met with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in Brazil to discuss bilateral ties and regional issues, including the war in Ukraine. On the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Fidan told Lavrov that Türkiye hopes for a diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian war with the participation of all parties. Fidan also said Türkiye supports all initiatives aimed at preserving regional stability and prosperity, according to the Turkish diplomatic sources. During the…

A senior Hamas official says the Operation al-Aqsa Storm launched by Gaza-based resistance groups against Israel has stopped the US plan to shape the region and its future. Osama Hamdan, who is Hamas representative in Lebanon and also a member of the group’s politburo, made the remarks during an interview with Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network on Wednesday. “The American administration has never been a mediator or neutral, but has always been a partner of Israel, and one of the most important outcomes of the al-Aqsa flood (operation) is that it stopped the US administration’s plans to shape the region and its future according to the…

Anatoly Antonov stressed that “Washington and its satellites should be concerned about providing effective assistance to partners” The administration of US President Joe Biden is engaged in dragging neutral states of the Global South into the Ukrainian conflict, Russian Ambassador to the United States Anatoly Antonov told reporters. “Instead of adding ‘fuel to the fire’ of the Ukrainian conflict and dragging neutral states of the Global South into it, Washington and its satellites should be concerned about providing effective assistance to partners. These are the types of topics that should be discussed at the OAS (Organization of American States – TASS),”…

Top Turkish Hakan Fidan, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud hold closed-door meeting on sidelines of G20 meeting in Brazil Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Saudi Arabian counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip on Thursday, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.  The ministers exchanged views on steps that regional countries could take for an emergency cease-fire in Gaza and a two-state solution between Israel and Palestine, according to Turkish diplomatic sources. Fidan conveyed that the Gaza panel to be held at the upcoming Antalya Diplomacy Forum will constitute an “important opportunity.”…

Yemeni armed forces say they have carried out three military operations, targeting Israeli port of Eilat, a British ship in the Gulf of Aden and a US destroyer in the Red Sea with a number of ballistic missiles and drones. A statement issued on Thursday said the operations were launched “in support of the oppressed Palestinian people, and as part of the response to the American-British aggression on our country”. “During the first operation, the missile force and the drone air force of the Yemeni Armed Forces launched a number of ballistic missiles and drones at various targets of the…

Al Jazeera has obtained exclusive video of dozens of Palestinians who attempted to flee south from Gaza City this morning and said they were attacked by the Israeli army. The families made their way on al-Rasheed Street, a corridor the Israeli army has in the past designated for the safe travel of the displaced. They were shelled by Israeli army vehicles, which they said killed and wounded a number of them. They then fled back to Gaza City, where fighting has been raging for a number of days, particularly in the Zeitoun neighbourhood. The families carried white flags in an…

The United Nations Security Council convened today to discuss the situation in the Middle East, with a focus on the Palestinian issue. During the meeting, members listened to a briefing from the UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland. Wennesland shared insights from his recent visit to the Gaza Strip earlier this week, witnessing the unfolding tragedy and meeting with UN teams working on the ground amid significant challenges in providing life-saving assistance to Palestinians in the besieged enclave. He described what he witnessed as “shocking and unsustainable.” The UN envoy reiterated the urgent need for…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met on Wednesday with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on the sidelines of the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro. The pair discussed developments in Gaza and efforts aimed at resolving the crisis. Earlier, Prince Faisal said in his remarks during Foreign Minister s’ Meeting that the G20 countries bear the responsibility to act decisively to end the disaster in the Gaza Strip, which poses urgent threats to regional peace and prosperity as well as global economic stability. source: arab News

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan said that the G20 countries bear the responsibility to act decisively to end the disaster in the Gaza Strip, which poses urgent threats to regional peace and prosperity as well as global economic stability. In his remarks at the G20 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Rio de Janeiro, Prince Faisal reiterated the importance of condemning the atrocities committed in the Gaza Strip. He called on the G20 countries to press for meaningful measures to end the war in Gaza, and to support a reliable and irreversible path towards a two-state solution. Prince Faisal stressed…

The Iranian leader Khamenei urges all Muslims to pressure their governments into taking a stronger stance against “Israel” and in support of Gaza. The leader of the Islamic Revolution Sayyed Ali Khamenei criticized Muslim heads of state for not cutting their relations with the Israeli occupation. At the 40th International Qur’an Competition in Tehran, the Iranian leader called on Muslim countries to publicly oppose “Israel”, cut all ties with it, and halt all kinds of support. Sayyed Khamenei emphasized that the Resistance forces in Gaza are acting by the Holy Qur’an and defending their land and people against the enemy, however, he expressed…