Author: Steven Sahiounie

South Africa has stripped David Teeger of his duties as captain for the upcoming Cricket World Cup following his comments in support of Israel.

Iran strongly denounces the US’s earlier attacks on Yemen, which came in response to the Arab Peninsula nation’s strikes in support of the Gaza Strip that has come under a genocidal and Washington-backed Israeli war.

The US military say it has conducted a new missile strike on Yemen, targeting a radar site in the capital Sana’a in response to Yemenis’ pro-Palestinian strikes.

Iran’s permanent mission to the United Nations office in Geneva has slammed decades of Israel’s crimes against the Palestinians, urging the international community to raise voices for justice.

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Fidan, British counterpart Cameron hold phone call, diplomatic sources say Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, in a phone call with his British counterpart David Cameron on Friday, urged the need to reduce tension in the Gulf of Aden, emphasizing that region is already facing many challenges, Turkish diplomatic sources said. Fidan expressed Türkiye’s readiness to meet its obligations on this matter, the sources said, adding that the situation in Gaza was also deliberated. The Turkish minister stressed the need for an immediate end to the war in Gaza, highlighting that the escalation poses a serious risk to…

Pat Ryder has said that the US is prepared for potential retaliation from the Houthis but does not seek further escalation in the region. Speaking with Al Jazeera, Ryder said that attacks by the US and the UK targeted “military targets inside Houthi-controlled territory in Yemen that included missile storage facilities, UAV storage facilities, coastal radar, all targets intended to degrade and destruct their ability to conduct these kinds of reckless attacks in the future”. “We haven’t seen any retaliation at this stage from the Houthis, something we’ll continue to closely monitor and be prepared to respond to as appropriate,”…

Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has called on all sides “not to escalate” following attacks on the Houthis in Yemen by the US and the UK. “The secretary-general further calls on all parties involved not to escalate even more the situation in the interest of peace and stability in the Red Sea and the wider region,” Guterres ’s spokesperson Stephane Dujarric said on Friday. Read More: US, UK using disproportionate force in Yemen, Erdogan says Source: AlJazeera

Following the US-UK attack on Yemen, Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf recalls parliament to discuss the UK’s misstep. Scotland’s first minister Humza Yousaf summoned parliament to discuss the UK’s attack on Yemen, saying it was “pretty frustrating” that such a detrimental move was not brushed by him before being executed. Yousaf reaffirmed the Scottish National Party’s alignment with the UNSC resolution demanding the cessation of Yemen’s operations in the Red Sea but coined the UK’s military intervention in the Middle East “a wrong call.” “The correct and appropriate thing to have done would have been to have recalled parliament to have given…

‘Israel is also using disproportionate force in Palestine,’ Recep Tayyip Erdogan says The US and UK have used disproportionate force in Yemen, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday. Speaking to reporters after performing Friday prayers in Istanbul, Erdogan addressed the attacks on Yemen by the US and UK, as he said “all of these actions involve the use of disproportionate force. Israel is also using disproportionate force in Palestine.” “We receive information from various sources that the Houthis have made very successful defenses, provided successful responses against both the US and the UK,” he said. “Of course, at…

The decision is attributed to Italy ‘s inclination for a “calming” approach in the Red Sea. Italy opted not to participate in the recent US-UK strikes on alleged Ansar Allah targets in Yemen, an anonymous government source revealed, citing the preference for a “calming” approach in the Red Sea as the reason for Italy’s decision. The source further noted that the government would have required parliamentary approval to engage in any military action, rendering swift authorization unattainable. Meanwhile, according to US officials, logistical and intelligence assistance for the strikes was offered by the Netherlands, Australia, Canada, and Bahrain. Later, Italian…