The Saudi-led coalition waging war against Yemen has banned a new ship carrying fuel from docking at Yemen’s Red Sea Port of Hudaydah. Essam al-Mutawakel, a Spokesman for the Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC), said in a tweet on Wednesday that the Saudi-led coalition seized a ship named SEA LION carrying …
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Hamas rules out any compromise with Israel, says occupying regime will pay price for its crimes
The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has stressed that the issue of Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood can’t be compromised, warning Israel that it will pay the price for its “crimes” in the occupied city of al-Quds. Haron Nasser al-Din, a member of the political bureau of Hamas, made the remarks in a …
Read More »Israeli settlements engine of occupation, trample on human rights law: UN experts
UN experts have condemned Israeli settlements in the West Bank and East Al-Quds as “the engine of the occupation,” saying the Tel Aviv regime’s illegal construction activities “trample”on human rights law. In a statement issued on Wednesday, Michael Lynk and Balakrishnan Rajagopal, the UN Special Rapporteurs on the Situation of Human Rights in the Occupied Palestinian Territory …
Read More »Russia: Setting date for new talks opens way for lifting of US bans, JCPOA revival
A senior Russian diplomat says the recent decision made collectively by Iran and other parties to the 2015 nuclear agreement to resume talks later this month will pave the way for the lifting of the sanctions that the US imposed on Iran after leaving the deal and Tehran’s return to …
Read More »Pentagon review concludes no misconduct in US drone attack that killed 10 civilians in Kabul
A Pentagon investigation claims that the US drone strike that killed 10 civilians, including seven children, in Afghanistan’s capital city of Kabul in late August did not violate any laws, including the laws of war, and was not caused by misconduct or negligence. Lieutenant General Sami Said, the Inspector General …
Read More »EU delegation calls for ‘high-level’ exchanges with Chinese Taipei
A European Parliament delegation that is on an official visit to Chinese Taipei has called for more “high-level concrete steps” to strengthen relations between the European Union and the Chinese territory, defying Beijing’s warnings against direct ties with the self-ruled island. French member of the European Parliament Raphael Glucksmann, who is …
Read More »New Jersey governor narrowly wins re-election as Biden says ‘people are upset’
US Democratic New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has narrowly won re-election after voting ended in an unexpected nail-biter for the incumbent. Murphy became the first Democratic governor in four decades to win re-election in the densely populated northeastern coastal US state, even though registered Democratic voters outnumber Republicans by more …
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