The United States on Thursday carried out an airstrike in Syria against a structure belonging to what it said were Iran-backed militia, two officials told Reuters, an apparent response to rocket ... ( read original story ...)
Iran attack: US strikes Tehran with missile attack on Syria-based militia
US OFFICIALS have claimed Washington authorised an airstrike in Syria, which they believe hit an Iranian linked militia building. ( read original story ...)
Syria receives COVID-19 vaccinations from ‘friendly country’: state news agency
Syria's health minister said on Thursday that the country had received COVID-19 vaccination doses from a "friendly country" and health care workers would start receiving inoculations next week. ( read original story ...)
Unwarranted treatment of Sri Lanka by UNHRC
Ironically, when the UNHRC Chief challenged the professionalism of the Sri Lankan Judiciary and called for an international judicial mechanism, a Presidential Commission appointed by a Sri Lankan ... ( read original story ...)
USS Pueblo: court orders North Korea to pay $2.5bn damages to spy ship’s crew
Crew of navy vessel seized in 1968 were tortured over 11 months but it is unclear how damages could be recovered from Pyongyang ... ( read original story ...)
US President Biden, Saudi King Salman discuss end to Yemen war
Biden emphasised the US commitment to assuring Saudi Arabia security from threats from Iran and discussed renewed diplomatic efforts to end the war in Yemen, the White House said in a statement ... ( read original story ...)
The Conflict in Yemen Takes A Dangerous New Turn
The conflict in Yemen is something that I’ve returned to frequently in this podcast over the years. The very first Yemen episode I published was in early April 2015. This was just two weeks after ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden speaks to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman before release of Khashoggi murder report
White House says president ‘affirmed the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law’ ... ( read original story ...)
As intel reveal on Jamal Khashoggi’s killing looms, how will Biden handle Saudi Arabia?
The United States has pledged to tell the world its conclusions on what role Saudi Arabia’s crown prince Mohammed bin Salman played in the brutal killing and carving up of a U.S.-based journalist ... ( read original story ...)
Biden holds first call with Saudi Arabia’s King Salman
President Biden spoke with Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz on Thursday, and affirmed "the importance the United States places on universal human rights and the rule of law," according to a White House ... ( read original story ...)