WHO chief narrowly escapes attack on Yemen airport

At least two people have been killed in an Israeli bomb attack at the airport in Yemen’s capital, Sanaa. However, World Health Organization (WHO) chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus narrowly escaped the attack. A crew member of the plane carrying him was injured. After the Israeli attack, the WHO chief himself posted on social media, saying, […]

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Netanyahu warns of continued attacks in Yemen

Israeli airstrikes on the international airport in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, have killed six people, including a senior official, according to media outlets controlled by the Houthi rebels. The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) was at the airport during the attack. He said that although he was unharmed, one of their crew members […]

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Kazakhstan plane shot down by Russian missile: Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has claimed that the plane that crashed in Kazakhstan was shot down by a Russian surface-to-air missile. A source in the country told Reuters on Thursday that a preliminary investigation has identified a missile strike as the cause of the crash. Flight J2-8243 took off from Aktau, Kazakhstan, on Wednesday from Azerbaijan to Ghazni […]

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Haniyeh murder confession: Iran threatens retaliation against Israel

Iran has strongly condemned Israel’s confession to the assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, the former head of the Palestinian Islamic resistance movement Hamas, calling it a “heinous crime.” Iran’s permanent ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeed Iravani, made the remarks in a letter sent to the UN Secretary-General and the President of the Security Council […]

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Hostage release talks progressing: Netanyahu

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has indicated some progress on the hostage swap with Hamas. He made the remarks in response to questions from lawmakers at a session of the Israeli parliament, the Knesset, on Monday (December 23). The Times of Israel reported this information. The Israeli Prime Minister said, “Negotiations for the release of […]

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Turkey wants to lift all sanctions against Syria

Turkey has called on the international community to lift all sanctions against Syria. The Turkish Foreign Minister made the call after meeting with Syria’s new leader Ahmed al-Shara in Damascus on Sunday (December 22). Al Jazeera reported that Syrian de facto leader Ahmed al-Shara welcomed Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in the capital Damascus on […]

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Netanyahu cancels Poland visit over arrest fears

Netanyahu has canceled his visit to Poland after receiving warnings that he could be arrested if he visits the country. Poland’s Deputy Foreign Minister Ladislaus Bartoszewski made the announcement in an interview with the country’s Rzeczpospolita newspaper. Auschwitz, the concentration camp where Nazi Germany imprisoned Jews from Poland and neighboring countries during World War II, […]

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