ISTANBUL (AA) – A cease-fire began on Saturday between Yemen’s warring parties following a UN-brokered agreement on a “long overdue” two-month truce. According to local sources, Yemenis welcomed the cease-fire, which came into effect at 7 p.m. local time (1600GMT) as calm prevailed on the fronts in the last remaining ho...
JERUSALEM – Three Palestinians were killed by Israeli forces near the West Bank city of Jenin, said Israel’s domestic intelligence service Shin Bet. Shin Bet said that four Israeli soldiers were also injured in what was an operation to arrest the Palestinians. The Palestinians targeted for arrest opened fire, to which Israeli forces responded,...
TEHRAN, Iran – Iran has welcomed the two-month truce brokered by the United Nations between Yemen’s warring sides, hoping for a permanent end to the protracted conflict. Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh hailed the announcement of the ceasefire, starting with the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. He said the truce “could be a p...
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AA) – Saudi Arabia on Saturday welcomed a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations in war-torn Yemen. In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said it supports the truce announcement by the UN special envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, which will see “all forms of military operations inside Yemen and […]...
GENEVA – The United Nations Human Rights Council adopted three resolutions in favor of Palestine. One of these has condemned the actions of Jewish settlers in occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem and the Golan Heights. Thirty-five resolutions were accepted on the final day of the Council’s 49th session from February...
IDLIB, Syria – Syrian refugees displaced by Bashar al Assad’s attacks taking shelter in camps in the Idlib province will once again be observing the Muslim holy month of Ramadan away from their homes. Syrian refugees are entering the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, with financial difficulties as a result of their displacement from home [&...
WASHINGTON (AA) – Yemen’s warring parties have agreed on a “long overdue” two-month truce that will halt all offensive military air, ground and maritime operations, the UN’s special envoy for the war-torn nation said on Friday. The pact, which takes effect on Saturday at 7 pm local time, is renewable, Hans Grundbe...
RAMALLAH, Palestine (AA) – A Palestinian man succumbed to his injuries that he suffered in clashes that erupted in Hebron city with Israeli forces, the Palestinian Health Ministry said on Friday. The Health Ministry said the 29-year-old Palestinian was hit in the head by the Israeli forces in clashes in the southern part of the […...
WASHINGTON (AA) – President Joe Biden has said that the US “stands firmly” with Israel following terrorist attacks that killed 11 people in three Israeli cities. During a phone call with Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett, Biden offered his condolences over the “horrific terrorist attacks,” according to a White House statement....
JERUSALEM (AA) – Right-wing Israeli Knesset member Itamar Ben-Gvir forced his way on Thursday into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque in East Jerusalem under police protection, according to a Palestinian agency. Ben-Gvir stormed the site after Israeli police agreed Wednesday evening to allow him to tour the complex ahead of the Muslim fast...
