Category: 2. Middle East

US green card holder Mohsen Mahdawi, a Columbia University student activist released last week after being detained during his interview to gain US citizenship, vowed that “intimidation” by a Trump administration crackdown would not silence his advocacy for peace and justice, Anadolu reports.

In his first television interview since his release, Mahdawi told CBS News from Vermont on Monday that US President Donald Trump “won’t silence me,” and called his…

China on Tuesday said that it opposes Israel’s continued military operations in Gaza, expressing hope for the implementation of a ceasefire, Anadolu reports.

“China is highly concerned about the current situation between Palestine and Israel,” Foreign Ministry spokesman Lin Jian told a news conference according to an official transcript.

“We oppose Israel’s continued military operations in Gaza and hope that all parties will continue to effectively…

DOHA — President Donald Trump on Tuesday said the United States would halt its strike campaign against Yemen’s Houthi rebels, claiming the Iran-backed faction had “capitulated.”

“The Houthis have announced — to us, at least — that they don’t want to fight anymore. They just don’t want to fight, and we will honor that,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office.

“We will stop the bombings,” Trump said. “They have capitulated.”

Trump’s statement came just hours after…

The Pentagon has approved a new $17.2 million agreement for Lockheed Martin to provide Greece with support for its inclusion in the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter programme.

Under the contract, the arms contractor will “provide engineering and technical support, program management, non-recurring unique requirements, and training in support of integration efforts for the government for Greece as an F-35 Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customer,” the Pentagon said in a…

The United States and Yemen’s Huthis have reached a ceasefire agreement, mediator Oman announced Tuesday, saying the deal would ensure “freedom of navigation” in the Red Sea where the Iran-backed rebels have attacked shipping.

It comes after President Donald Trump announced that the United States would end its attacks against the Huthis after the Iran-backed rebels agreed to stop harassing ships in the Red Sea, though he made no direct mention of recent attacks on ally Israel.

Omani Foreign…

Israeli warplanes bombed the airport in Yemen’s rebel-held capital Sanaa on Tuesday, the latest retaliation for a missile strike by the Iran-backed Huthis that targeted Israel’s main airport.

Plumes of thick, black smoke were seen billowing from the airport area after a series of strikes shook the impoverished Arab country’s capital.

Residents reported power outages in Sanaa and the Huthi-controlled port city of Hodeida, after the Israelis struck three electricity stations in and around the…

The humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip has become catastrophic by all standards, UNICEF spokesperson, Dr Kazem Abu Khalaf, said yesterday.

During an interview on eXtra news television, Abu Khalaf added that what is happening in Gaza is a major tragedy occurring before the eyes and ears of the world, without any real action from the international community.

He explained that the differences between Jerusalem and Gaza are significant, noting that Gaza is…

The Israeli occupation army today ordered all Yemenis near Sanaa International Airport to evacuate immediately ahead of possible air strikes.

Using a map, Israeli army spokesperson Avichay Adraee said on X: “To all those present in the area of Sanaa International Airport, as shown in the attached map.”

“We urge you to evacuate the airport area – Sanaa International Airport – immediately, and to warn everyone around you to do the same without delay,”…