Author: Steven Sahiounie

LONDON: Israel has failed to destroy Hamas’ tunnel system, leaving 80 percent of the network still intact, US and Israeli officials have told The Wall Street Journal.

Dozens of Yemeni activists, attorneys, and journalists appealed to Houthis to save well-known judge who is facing death due to “appalling circumstances” in prison

WASHINGTON: A drone attack on a base in Jordan killed three American troops on Sunday, with President Joe Biden blaming Iran-backed militants and vowing to hold the perpetrators to account.

The foreign ministers of Iran and Qatar held a phone call to discuss efforts to stop the war on Gaza as Doha-mediated multilateral talks to strike a deal between Israel and Hamas are reportedly progressing. The foreign ministries of both countries confirmed late Saturday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Qatari counterpart Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani spoke about ways to end the devastating conflict in a phone call. “The foreign ministers of both countries affirmed the majority of political actors emphasise stopping the war and seriously focusing on a political solution,” the Iranian Foreign Ministry…

Former US President Trump also said the Biden administration is “destroying our country” Former US President Donald Trump has said America lost its way and pointed to incumbent President Joe Biden’s policies as the reason. “We are a nation that has quite simply lost its way. But we are not going to allow this horror to continue,” said at a rally of supporters in Nevada. He also said the Biden administration is “destroying our country.” The former president called Biden a threat to democracy and incompetent. earlier he accused the Biden administration of hating its own country. Source: TASS

Interior Minister. Maj. Gen. Mohammad Khaled al-Rahmoun discussed Sunday with Iran’s Deputy Interior Minister for Security and Political Affairs Majid Mirahmadi bilateral cooperation between the two friendly countries, especially in the security field. Al-Rahmoun underlined the continued cooperation between Syria and Iran, especially in the field of terrorism. He thanked Iran’s leadership and people for supporting Syria in its war against terrorism and cybercrime. For his part, Mirahmadi affirmed the depth of the strategic relations binding the two countries and expressed his country’s support for Syria in all fields. Source: SANA

The Arab League began today its extraordinary session, presided over by Morocco in its capacity as the head of the 160th session of the Arab League. This session is being convened at the request of the State of Palestine and in coordination with Egypt and Jordan. The primary objective of the meeting is to formulate a unified Arab stance in response to the recent measures issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) against Israel. The ICJ ruled on provisional measures that Israel must implement and adhere to based on a case brought forth by the Republic of South Africa.…

Ayman Safadi, the kingdom’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister, has said that the potential participation of 12 UNRWA staff in the October 7 attacks does not justify measures to starve an entire nation. “UNRWA is the lifeline for over 2 million Palestinians facing starvation in Gaza,” he said in a post on X. “It should’t be collectively punished upon allegations against 12 persons out of its 13,000 staff. UNRWA acted responsibly and began an investigation. We urge countries that suspended funds to reverse decision.” Source: AlJazeera

In a statement on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani condemned the Israeli regime’s accusation that some of the employees of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) have been involved in the October 7 attacks as “another sinister move” in the litany of the regime’s anti-human measures against the Palestinian nation. The allegation has prompted at least 10 Western countries, including Germany, the UK, and the US, to withdraw or temporarily pause funding to the agency, a move the head of UNRWA has called “shocking”. The Iranian spokesman said the accusation of…

The head of the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) will attempt to seal a prisoner-captive exchange and temporary truce deal between Hamas and Israel. CIA Director William Burns will discuss the fine details of an emerging agreement when he meets in France on Sunday with David Barnea, head of Israel’s Mossad intelligence agency, Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani, and Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel for talks centred on negotiations for a prisoner-captive swap. Burns is in Paris for the high-level talks after White House senior adviser Brett McGurk spent much of the last week in the Middle…