The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg on Wednesday welcomed the Houthi delegation’s recent visit to the Saudi capital of Riyadh, saying it is an important step to revive the stalled Yemeni [Read More]
Jordan’s State Security Court said on Wednesday that it has started the first session of the trial of parliamentarian Imad Al-Adwan and 13 others for allegedly smuggling weapons into the occupied West Bank. The case [Read More]
Iran and the United States on Monday conducted a much-anticipated prisoner swap, each releasing five detainees, Iranian and Qatari media reported. Two released Iranians arrived in the Qatari capital Doha on Monday while three others [Read More]
Tribal gunmen launched an attack and detonated explosives at an oil well and pipeline in Yemen’s central province of Marib on Monday, said a local source. “Tribal gunmen bombed on Monday morning the oil well [Read More]
Iran will not give up its share of the Arash gas field, which is located in a neutral maritime zone between Iran, Kuwait, and Saudi Arabia, Iranian Oil Minister Javad Owji said on Sunday. Owji [Read More]
Volker Perthes, the UN envoy to Sudan, on Wednesday said that he is stepping down from the position. Perthes made the announcement while briefing the Security Council on the situation in Sudan. “I have had [Read More]
Egypt and Saudi Arabia have close economic cooperation and Saudi investments in Egypt have reached 32 billion U.S. dollars, Egypt’s deputy planning minister has said. “We look forward to greater partnership and cooperation in trade [Read More]
In his most recent comments, UN special envoy for Syria Geir Pedersen has underscored the need for a political solution to Syria’s enduring crisis, warning that failing to address the political dimensions of the crisis [Read More]
The Saudi Project for Landmine Clearance (Masam) announced on Monday that more than 780 landmines were dismantled in the first week of September in Yemen, a significant achievement in the project’s efforts to clear paths [Read More]
A total of 111 rebels have been killed and 80 others wounded in a series of Syrian military operations in the northwestern province of Idlib, the Syrian army said in a statement. Cooperating closely with [Read More]
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