The US Defense Department (Pentagon) confirmed
that American forces carried out a drone strike on the Iraqi capital Baghdad on
Wednesday night, killing a senior resistance commander, according to American
media reports.
On
Thursday, President Joe Biden of the United States signed a fresh
executive order, approving sanctions against Israeli settlers engaged in
attacks against Palestinians in the occupied West Bank. Additionally, the
order includes the blacklisting of four individuals involved in such actions.
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Aden.
Houthi
attacks in the Red Sea might result in the militarisation of a crucial maritime
route, raising shipping and insurance prices, and impeding the flow of critical
supplies to Yemen.
The Israel Defense Forces announced today that
the men were "suspected of terrorist activities" and that they were
arrested in Gaza and transferred to Israel for further investigation.
Damascus, Syria.
Russian
Special Envoy for Syria, Alexander Lavrentiev, said on Friday that the
withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iraq will “undoubtedly” be followed by a similar
step in Syria.
Israeli
media reported on Thursday that a significant arms agreement has been
formalized between the United States and Israel. The deal encompasses the
delivery of a substantial quantity of F-35 and F15 fighter jets,
along with Apache combat helicopters, to Tel Aviv.
Pro-Palestinian protesters gather near the International Court of Justice
(ICJ), on the day judges hear a request for emergency measures by South Africa
to order Israel to stop its military actions in Gaza, in The Hague,
Netherlands, on January 12, 2024. (Reuters)
Erbil.
On
Thursday, the President of the Kurdistan Region, Nechirvan Barzani, welcomed
the resumption of work of the Higher Military Commission (HMC.)
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Baghdad.
Washington
and Baghdad will begin discussions expected to lead to a timeline to reduce the
presence of troops from the US-led coalition fighting the Islamic State group,
Iraq said Thursday.
So far, attacks in the Middle East have mostly been limited to conflict between Iran-backed groups on the one hand and the US, Israel and their allies, on the other.
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Cairo.
Diaa
Rashwan, head of the State Information Service (SIS) announced that recent
remarks by Israeli officials, and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu about
alleged smuggling operations of weapons, explosives, ammunition, and their
components, into the Gaza Strip from Egyptian territory through alleged tunnels
are lies and groundless.
Syrian
authorities condemned the recent airstrikes by the Jordanian Air Force in the
southern part of the country, labeling them as "unjustified."
Most people
have no idea about what Iran is becoming.
Paris.
France
renewed its call for the establishment of an independent, sovereign state for
the Palestinians.
Tel Aviv.
Thousands
of people demonstrated in Israel on Saturday against the government of Prime
Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
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Turkey's
Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Hamas’ political bureau chief, Ismail
Haniyeh, according to Turkish diplomatic sources.
A delegation from the Ministry of Justice of the Government of National Unity will soon travel to Beirut to meet with Lebanese counterparts and the committee overseeing the case of Hannibal Gaddafi,
In recent weeks, the Houthi armed group has reportedly launched anti-ship missiles and anti-ship ballistic missile targeting international merchant vessels purportedly en route to ports in Israel.
A new
strike hit the Yemeni Red Sea port city of Hodeida on Saturday following rocket
fire by Iran-backed Houthis, security sources said.