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The Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the overnight US air strikes on Iraq and Syria as a violation of the two Arab states’ sovereignty and of the UN Charter. In a statement on Saturday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said the US has brazenly violated the United Nations Charter, international law, and the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Iraq and Syria by attacking the two countries. The US on Friday night launched air strikes against more than 85 targets in Syria and Iraq on what it alleged were establishments linked to Iran. Decrying Washington’s unwavering support for the relentless Israeli attacks…

Russia says the attacks are an incident that needs to be taken up by the UN Security Council, according to Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman. “It is obvious that the air strikes are deliberately designed to further inflame the conflict. By attacking, almost without pause, the facilities of allegedly pro-Iranian groups in Iraq and Syria, the United States are purposefully trying to drive the largest countries in the region into conflict,” said in a statement. Russia foreign ministry also said the US was “sowing chaos and destruction” in the Middle East. Source: alJazeera

Qatari PM Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed Bin Abdulrahman Al Thani has met with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, a read-out by the Qatari foreign ministry has said, where they discussed, among other topics, the situation in the occupied Palestinian territories. The Qatari PM “stressed the importance of UNRWA’s role in helping millions in Gaza, the West Bank, Jordan, Syria and Lebanon, warning that defunding it would have catastrophic consequences”. He also said, “It is important to differentiate between the agency as a global entity with sold values and traditions, and the allegations against a number of its staff who are under…

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell called on all sides to avoid further escalation in the Middle East after US strikes on Iran-linked groups in Syria and Iraq. “Everybody should try to avoid that the situation becomes explosive,” he said. Borrell did not address the US strikes directly, but repeated a warning the Middle East “is a boiler that can explode”. He pointed to the war in Gaza, violence along the Lebanese border, bombings in Iraq and Syria, and attacks on shipping in the Red Sea. “That’s why we call everybody to try to avoid an escalation.” Source: alJazeera

Reports from Yemeni media indicate a recent American-British aggression involving warplanes targeting the northern city of Saada. Warplanes conducted three airstrikes on the eastern part of the city of Saada in northern Yemen at dawn on Saturday, marking a new American-British aggression against Yemen. The Russian Sputnik news agency cited a source in the local authority of Saada Governorate stating that American and British fighter jets carried out three airstrikes on the Kahlan camp, located east of the city of Saada. The source added that drones were seen hovering in the city’s sky before the aggression raids were launched. The American-British aggression against…

The poll indicated that “The 38% of voters who say Biden deserves a second term is slightly lower than the 41% of Americans who approve of the job he is doing in the same survey.” A Gallup survey released on Friday found that fewer than 40% of American voters feel US President Joe Biden deserves to be reelected. His public favor rating has been below 50% since August 2021, raising concerns among his fellow Democrats as he prepares for a rematch with Republican former President Donald Trump in November. The poll indicated that “The 38% of voters who say Biden deserves a…

Syria condemned on Saturday the US new attack on the eastern region Saturday dawn, saying it categorically rejects all lies promoted by the US administration to justify this attack. “It is not surprising that the American attack targets the eastern region of Syria, where our Syrian forces are fighting against the remnants of Daesh terrorist organization, while the United States is working to revive ISIS terrorist activity,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement Saturday. The statement added that today’s attack on Syrian territory adds to the US record of violations against Syria’s sovereignty, territorial integrity, and the safety…

BEIRUT: Hamas officials said Friday that the group is studying a proposed ceasefire deal that would include prolonged pauses in fighting in Gaza and swaps of Israeli hostages for Palestinian prisoners, but at the same time appeared to rule out some of its key components.

WASHINGTON DC: The US military launched an air assault on dozens of sites in Iraq and Syria used by Iranian-backed militias and the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Quds force Friday, in the opening salvo of retaliation for the drone strike that killed three US troops in Jordan last weekend, officials told The Associated Press.

Israeli restrictions prevented thousands of Palestinians from holding Friday prayers at Al-Aqsa Mosque, with officials saying only 13,000 of the faithful could enter the mosque’s compound.