U.S. forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, capital of the United Arab Emirates, intercepted missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which UAE is a part, ramps up its military campaign against the rebel group. U.S. forces stationed at al-Dhafra […]
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – The director of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s office resigned on Monday. Citing “fundamental differences,” Nadia Okasha said on Facebook that she had tendered her resignation. She gave no further details about the reasons for her stepping down. There was no comment from Tunisian authorities on the news. On July 25...
WASHINGTON (AA) – US forces stationed at a base near Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), used multiple Patriot missile batteries to intercept missiles fired by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, the military confirmed on Monday. The Houthi attack was the second in a week as a Saudi-led coalition, of which the UAE [&hellip...
The Washington Post confirmed that Israeli military dragged an American Palestinian from his vehicle, blindfolded, gagged, and handcuffed him as he died in their detention on Jan. 12. Citing a Hebrew-language report, the Post said that Israeli soldiers did not provide medical assistance to 78-year-old Omar Assad, despite the presence of an ar...
Iraqi security forces on Sunday launched a large-scale military operation against ISIS in the eastern Diyala province. The operation aims to hunt down terrorists in al-Adhaim district, Iraqi police officer Shalan al-Kameli told Anadolu Agency. He said the pro-government Hashd al-Shaabi militia and Iraqi air forces are taking part in the offens...
Syrian-French citizen Salah Habib is charged with supporting Syrian President Bashar al-Assad’s regime and the country’s chemical weapons program. Le Monde reported Habib is accused of “conspiracy to commit crimes against humanity, and complicity in war crimes” in a French court Sunday. Habib is married to a French woman and owns a house in Fr...
Israel’s national intelligence agency Mossad is suspected of detonating bombs and issuing threats to German and Swiss companies in the 1980s for aiding Pakistan in its nascent nuclear weapons program. Swiss daily Neue Zürcher Zeitung first reported on the findings Saturday. The newspaper wrote that Israel felt the prospect of an Islamic state...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The UN General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a non-binding resolution Thursday that condemns the denial of the Holocaust and calls for greater international efforts to combat anti-Semitism worldwide. The resolution that was introduced by Israel and Germany and approved by consensus, condemns the denial of the mass mur...
ANKARA (AA) – Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu on Thursday spoke with his Israeli counterpart Yair Lapid over phone, according to information obtained from the Turkish Foreign Ministry. No detail was given on the content of the call. On Tuesday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that he was engaging in talks with his ...
The Israeli army on Thursday detained seven Palestinians, including a disabled man. According to the Palestinian Prisoner Society the arrests took place in the West Bank city of Jenin and Jerusalem. Eyewitnesses told Anadolu Agency that the Israeli army detained Abdul-Kader Khuzaymah, who is in his 60s and disabled. The Israeli army often arbi...
