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Massive Rally gathered in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa, and other cities on Friday in a demonstration of solidarity with Palestinians. Al-Masirah television said that two million Yemenis participated in the “Blood of the Free People…on the Road to Victory” march. Live footage from the Al-Sabeen Square in Sanaa showed an endless sea of demonstrators, many carrying Palestinian flags. Houthi officials addressed the crowds. A rally statement said the Yemenis are ready to fight the US and commemorated their 10 fighters killed by the US last week, condemned al-Arouri’s assassination in Lebanon, and urged an Arab boycott of Israeli and US goods…

Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian stressed the need for the international community to join hands in the fight against terrorism . In a telephone conversation with Amirabdollahian on Friday, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Sri Lanka Ali Sabry strongly condemned the terrorist attack that claimed 89 lives in Iran’s southern city of Kerman on January 3. Expressing sympathy with the Iranian people and government over the tragic incident, Sabry said Sri Lanka stands by Iran. For his part, Amirabdollahian appreciated Sri Lanka for the expression of sympathy. He said the international community needs to act seriously in the fight…

Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani has condemned a US attack that killed a militia commander in Baghdad yesterday, calling the strike a violation of Iraqi sovereignty and reiterating calls for US forces to leave the country. “Attacks targeting our security forces go beyond the spirit and letter of the mandate that created the international coalition,” al-Sudani said, noting that the US had bypassed the Iraqi government to carry out the strike. The US said that the target, a senior commander with the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) named Hajj Mushtaq Talib al-Saidi, was actively involved in planning attacks on US…

In a video message posted to Hamas’s Telegram channel, the head of the group’s political bureau had this to say to US Secretary of State Antony Blinken as he begins his latest Middle East trip: Source: AlJazeera

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, Antony Blinken likely to discuss Gaza conflict on Saturday in Istanbul US Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Istanbul on Friday to meet with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan as part of a weeklong regional tour. The plane carrying Blinken and his delegation landed at Istanbul Airport at 19:10 local time. At the airport, Blinken was welcomed by Turkish and US diplomats. Fidan and his American counterpart are expected to discuss Israeli attacks on Gaza, regional issues, and bilateral relations in their talks scheduled for tomorrow . Blinken will also visit Greece, Jordan, Qatar,…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock will travel to Israel Sunday for her fourth visit since the outbreak of the war in Gaza, a ministry spokesman said.Baerbock will hold talks with Israel’s new Foreign Minister Israel Katz, as well as President Isaac Herzog, foreign ministry spokesman Sebastian Fischer told a regular press conference on Friday.German minister will also meet with Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas and Palestinian foreign minister Riyad Al-Maliki.Baerbock will subsequently travel to Egypt to meet with her counterpart Sameh Shoukry and also planned to visit Lebanon.The talks would focus on the “dramatic humanitarian situation in Gaza, the situation in…

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati has spoken with Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Affairs Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani during phone call to discuss the situation in Lebanon and the occupied Palestinian territories. During the call, Mikati emphasised “the need for the international community to act immediately to stop Israeli violations of international law” and expressed concern over efforts to “drag Lebanon into a regional war”, days after an Israeli targeted assassination of a Hamas leader in Beirut. Mikati warned that widening the current war between Israel and Hamas would have “serious consequences” for Lebanon and…

LONDON: Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim held a phone call with Prime Minister of the Caretaker Government of Lebanon Najib Mikati, the state-run QNA news agency reported on Friday.

The South African government has accused Israel of breaching its obligations under the Genocide Convention

Kingdom leads widespread outrage at proposals by far-right extremist ministers in Israeli government