Yemeni army pushes into Marib province as Houthis retreat
This week, government forces seized control of most of Hareb district, inflicting major military blow to the Houthis
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Boeing nears Qatar freighter deal ahead of emir visit
Qatar has indicated it is willing to look at buying as many as 50 freighters
Lavrov: “The US is responsible for Ukrainian provocations against Moscow”
According to Sergei Lavrov, the US is responsible for the Ukrainian provocations against Moscow, as they push Kiev to take such actions. The Russian Foreign Minister also stressed that the US and its allies have redoubled efforts aimed at containing Russia. “We only have to look at the fact that more and more provocative military […]
M. Johnson: Putin wants to bring back “Great Russia”
Boris Johnson today accused Russian President Vladimir Putin of having ambitions to reconstitute the great Russia, targeting other states of the former Soviet Union to rebuild what the British prime minister described as Russia‘s old sphere of influence. “What Putin basically wants is to go back to the old system of spheres of influence, and […]
Poland begins work on $400m Belarus border wall against refugees
Polish contractors have begun work on a new 353 million euro ($407m) wall along the Belarus border aimed at deterring refugee crossings following a crisis in the area last year. The 5.5-metre-high wall will run along 186km (115 miles) of the border – almost half the total length – and is to be completed in June. […]
Yemen war: Internet services return after four-day outage
Recent fighting between Yemen's Houthi rebels and the Saudi-led coalition mark the highest spike in tensions in recent years
North Korea fires two suspected cruise missiles Seoul says
SEOUL: North Korea fired two suspected cruise missiles Tuesday, Seoul said, its fifth weapons test this year as Pyongyang flexes its military muscles while ignoring US offers of talks. The last time North Korea tested this many weapons in a month was in 2019, after high-profile negotiations collapsed between leader Kim Jong Un and then-US […]
Saudi Arabia leads condemnation of Houthi missile attacks on Abu Dhabi
Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry said the Houthis had caused destruction and death in Yemen
Syria: Hundreds of children trapped in Hasakah jail during deadly clashes
Kurdish-led forces tell MEE IS fighters are using children as human shields, as battle continues around the prison
Tension between China and Taiwan: violations by 39 Chinese fighter jets, Taipei complains
Taiwan yesterday reported the biggest breach of its air defence zone since October by China‘s Air Force, with its defence ministry announcing that its fighter jets took off intercepting 39 Chinese fighters in the latest escalation of tensions between Beijing and Taipei. China claims Taiwan as its own territory. Taipei has protested for more than […]
