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Iran prosecutor says 10 indicted for 2020 plane shootdown
Iranian media are quoting the outgoing military prosecutor of Tehran as saying that 10 officials have been indicted for the 2020 shootdown of a Ukrainian passenger plane.
Tehran military prosecutor Gholamabbas Torki made the comment…
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Yemeni information minister condemns Houthi killing of General People’s Congress leader
Yemeni Minister of Information Muammar Al-Eryani condemned the Houthis’ killing of the General People’s Congress leader Nabil Mayad, State news Saudi Press Agency reported.
Mayad was kidnapped by the Iranian-backed militia from his home…
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UN hits back at Houthi threat over time bomb Yemen oil tanker
The UN said it is doing everything possible to get the Houthis to allow experts access to a decaying oil tanker off Yemen’s coast.
Stephane Dujarric, spokesman for the UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, was speaking after the…
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Death of Houthi security chief accused of rape, torture, reportedly due to COVID-19
A Houthi security official in Yemen who had been sanctioned for torture, sexual violence, and cruel treatment of women has died from COVID-19 according to Houthi media, while other media sources questioned the cause of the death.
Sultan…
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US climate change envoy visits UAE for regional dialogue conference
Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed met with the US envoy for climate change John Kerry, who is visiting the UAE to participate in the Regional Dialogue Conference on Climate Change.
During the meeting, Sheikh Mohammed and…
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Rights groups urge Russians to wake up to Syria abuses
Rights groups in Moscow urged Russians to take responsibility for abuses in Syria as they released a damning report on Friday on the country’s role in the decade-old conflict.
Published to coincide with the 10-year anniversary of the…
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Bahaa Hariri welcomes $10m US bounty for Hezbollah fugitive convicted for assassinating his father
Businessman Bahaa Hariri welcomed a $10 million US bounty for Hezbollah fugitive Salim Ayyash who was convicted for assassinating his father Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.
Bahaa, the eldest son of Rafik, told Arab News that he has…
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UN team finds Houthis launched Aden airport attack that killed 22
An investigation by a UN team of experts found Yemen’s Houthis were responsible for a Dec. 30 attack on Aden airport that killed at least 22 people as members of the country’s internationally recognized government arrived, two diplomats…
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Saudi crown prince discusses green initiatives with region’s leaders
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman held telephone calls with regional leaders on Sunday to discuss his new environmental initiatives.
The crown prince announced the Saudi Green Initiative and the Middle East Green Initiative…
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Yemen’s president meets UN and US envoys to discuss Saudi peace initiative
Yemen’s President Abd Rabbo Mansour Hadi has held meetings with the UN and US envoys to Yemen to discuss developments in the country and efforts to end the six-year war, with the Saudi initiative at the forefront.
The new peace plan…
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