News and analysis

The 10th of October 2021 is the day of Iraq’s parliamentary elections. The world is watching the democratic operation as the Iraqis are on spot to elect the best choice for their country, amid severe crises on several levels, especially the economic and political ones. Among the external ambitions, the …

Addameer Prisoner Support and Human Rights Association asserted that 14 detainees are confined under brutal conditions. Samer Sema’an, a lawyer of Addameer Association, said after meeting Nabil Al-Moghayer who is one of the 14 detainees in Al-Naqab prison, that the detainees are suffering from extremely harsh conditions amid collective punishments …

The Air Defenses of the Yemeni Army and Popular Committees intercepted and shot down a US-made RQ-20 spy plane belonging to the Saudi Air Force. Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yehya Saree said in a brief statement on Thursday that: “The air defenses were able to shoot down an …

The head of Yemen’s Oil Company Ammar al-Adhrai said the Saudi-led coalition that has been invading the impoverished country continues to impound Yemen-bound oil tankers amid the United Nations’ silence on the piracy. Speaking on Thursday, al-Adhrai said the vessels keep being prevented from entering Yemen’s lifeline al-Hudaydah port, despite …

In a guidance document titled: “COVID-19 Guidance for Individuals Vaccinated Outside of Ontario/Canada”, Canada’s Ministry of Health [MOH] officially authorizes Iran’s Barekat COVID-19 vaccine – an indirect recognition of the Islamic Republic of Iran’s efforts in the medical field as well as in the global fight against the coronavirus pandemic. …

Iran’s Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the UN Office in Geneva Esmayeel Baqayee Hamaneh said that the oppressive US sanctions are hindering the realization of the principle of humanitarian solidarity to help the people of Afghanistan. Baqayee Hamaneh made the remarks at the 72nd session of the Executive Committee of the High …

Marking the 48th anniversary of the October War, Lebanese Parliament Speaker Nabih Berri lauded Syria’s resistance that has exposed the Zionist entity’s weakness. In a message to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, Berri marked the 1973 war, known as the October War to the Arabs and as the Yom Kippur War …

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian confirmed that “friendly and deep” relations with Lebanon. He further vowed that the Islamic Republic will continue to strongly support the Lebanese people, army, and resistance movement. “The Islamic Republic of Iran will powerfully stand by its allies in the region and we will …

The Yemeni resistance scored yet another achievement on Wednesday morning against the Saudi-led forces waging an unending war on Yemen. In a brief statement, Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yehya Saree announced that the Air Defenses managed in the early morning to down a CH4 Chinese-made surveillance fighter jet belonging …

Secretary General of Iraq’s Hezbollah al-Nujaba resistance movement, Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, said the country’s next prime minister must terminate all agreements reached under the dictates of the United States and also expel all occupying forces from Iraqi soil. In a statement on Tuesday, al-Kaabi said the US-ordered agreements give Iraq’s …