The leader of Yemen’s popular Ansarullah resistance movement has lashed out at Washington’s efforts to normalize ties between Israel and Arab countries, saying US President Joe Biden demonstrated his loyalty to Zionists during a recent visit to the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Abdul-Malik Badreddin al-Houthi made the remarks in a televised …

At least five people, including a woman, have been killed in a Turkish drone strike in the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region of northern Iraq, as Ankara ramps up its cross-border offensives in the Arab country. According to Press TV, Iraqi security sources, speaking on condition of anonymity, said the victims lost …

The Hamas resistance movement has welcomed a report by a special United Nations commission tasked with investigating Israel’s practices in the Occupied Palestinian Territories, calling on the international community to recognize the regime officials as “war criminals”. In a statement on Sunday, the Gaza-based resistance movement said the report, like …

Pilgrims from all over Iraq as well as other countries, including Iran, have traveled to Najaf to be at the holy shrine on the auspicious occasion. The mausoleum has been decorated with flowers and lights as well as banners and placards. The Astan (custodianship) of the holy shrine has also …

Today, Saturday, Al-Ghadeer website publishes the text of the final statement of the Jeddah Security and Development Summit of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf, Jordan, Egypt, Iraq and the United States. Here is the text of the closing statement: 1- At the kind invitation of …

Iraqi prime minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi says the summit in Saudi Arabia will not feature discussions about normalization with the Israeli regime while asserting that his country will never become a base for threats against its neighbors. His remarks came on Friday, a day before the major regional conference kicks off …

The slain Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi’s shadow loomed large over US President Joe Biden’s maiden visit to Saudi Arabia on Friday and his much-anticipated meeting with Khashoggi’s killer – the kingdom’s de-facto ruler and crown prince Mohammad Bin Salman. Biden, who defended his visit to the Arab kingdom despite blistering criticism …

Yemen’s popular Anasrullah resistance movement has strongly denounced US President Joe Biden’s trip to West Asia, stating the visit aimed to push for further normalization of diplomatic ties between Israel and Arab countries. “We strongly condemn the American president’s visit of to the Israeli-occupied territories and Saudi Arabia. The purpose …

China warns the United States and its Western allies against interfering in West Asia’s affairs. The warning coincides with US President Joe Biden’s controversial tour of the region. Speaking with Syria’s Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad via video link on Friday, China’s State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi said Washington …

US banking regulators have Bank of America fined $225 million over “botched” handling of jobless benefits during the coronavirus pandemic. The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) and the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) said on Thursday the bank had a faulty fraud detection program that improperly froze …

Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic has accused the West of fighting a world war against Russia by means of Ukrainians. In a TV interview, Vucic said the Ukraine conflict is a global one as the entire western world is fighting against Russia via Ukrainians. “The entire Western world is fighting against …

The US Secret Service erased text messages from January 5 and 6, 2021, after an oversight agency requested them, according to a letter given by the Department of Homeland Security to the House and Senate committees. In a letter to the House of Representatives and Senate Homeland Security Committees investigating …

The resignation of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, the fugitive president of crisis-hit Sri Lanka, was accepted by the country’s parliament on Friday, days after he fled the island amid mass protests over an unprecedented economic crisis. Mahinda Yapa Abeywardana, the speaker of Sri Lanka’s parliament, told reporters on Friday that he had accepted Rajapaksa’s …

An Emirati official has dismissed the idea of forming a NATO-like military alliance in the region, saying the United Arab Emirates does not intend to form a regional coalition against any country, in particular Iran. Speaking to reporters on Friday, the UAE president’s diplomatic adviser said a Middle East NATO …

A 25-year-old Black man who was shot and killed by police in Akron, Ohio, while fleeing a traffic stop, had 46 gunshot wounds, the medical examiner’s office said Friday. A summary of the autopsy findings on Jayland Walker was released by Summit County medical examiner Lisa Kohler, the Akron Beacon …

Sri Lanka’s parliament convened on Saturday to begin the process of electing a new president, as a shipment of fuel arrived to provide some relief to the crisis-stricken country. This comes after former president Gotabaya Rajapaksa’s resignation was accepted by parliament on Friday. Rajapaksa had fled to Singapore via the Maldives …

The US navy says one of its destroyers has sailed near the disputed Spratly Islands in the South China Sea, the second such provocative move in the strategic waterway in a week. “On July 16, USS Benfold (DDG 65) asserted navigational rights and freedoms in the South China Sea near …

Fourteen people were killed when a military helicopter crashed on Friday in northwestern Mexico, the navy said. “A Black Hawk helicopter was involved in an accident, the cause of which is unknown at this time,” a statement said, AFP reported. It said the aircraft was carrying 15 people and the …

Russian President Vladimir Putin has accused the West of decades of aggression towards Moscow, warning that any attempt to beat Russia on the battlefield would bring tragedy for Ukraine. In televised remarks to parliamentary leaders on Thursday, Putin said that “the West wants to fight us until the last Ukrainian. …

A bipartisan pair of US war hawks, Republican Senator Lindsey Graham and Democrat Senator Richard Blumenthal, on Thursday met with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky, who implored the lawmakers for more weapons. Blumenthal and Graham have been two of the most ardently anti-Russia voices in the US Congress. The Ukrainian president …