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 Bahram Qassemi was reacting to comments by Saudi Foreign Minister Adel al-Jubeir who accused Tehran on Wednesday of “supplying weapons to Houthis” in Yemen and “destabilizing Arab countries”. “Saudi authorities are bogged down in a bloody quagmire of terrorism and massacre of innocent women and children in Yemen, Syria and Iraq as a result of their egregious strategic errors”, Qassemi said on Thursday. He urged the Saudis to reconsider their approaches toward the region instead of desperate cries and repeated bogus claims. The Iranian foreign ministry spokesman went on to add that notwithstanding Saudi officials’ attempts to cover up the kingdom’s crimes, the world is well aware today that Riyadh is using its petrodollars to kill children in Yemen and that it is the source of incitements in the region. The Saudi foreign minister’s allegations of Iran’s involvement in Yemen come at a time when Yemen’s defenseless people are under massive attacks by a coalition le,iran slams saudi-led yemen campaign,iran slams the saudi-led intervention ...ادامه مطلب

The Izvestia newspaper said citing a source familiar with the recent consultations on Syrian settlement in the Swiss city of Geneva that the United States had sent Russia a package of proposals aimed at coordination between their air forces, Sputnik reported. Izvestia added that Moscow made it clear for Washington that Russian Aerospace Forces were not involved in aerial operation over Aleppo and the United States should be engaged in a dialogue on the issue with Syria itself. The media outlet added that Russia had no objections to coordination of its efforts with the United States, but only at a distance of several dozens of miles around Aleppo. Syria has been mired in civil war since 2011, with Syrian army fighting numerous opposition factions and extremist groups. Aleppo has been under siege by militant groups, including Jaish al-Islam, Ahrar ash-Sham and Jabhat Fatah al Sham, formerly known as al-Nusra Front, classified as terrorist organizations in many countries. The city has see, ...ادامه مطلب

Two joualists from a local television station alongside lawmakers were among those injured in the deadly explosion at SYL Hotel near the presidential palace in the Somali capital. Mahad Farah, a police officer at the scene, told Xinhua that the explosion happened a few meters from the SYL Hotel entrance when security guards fired at the car which they suspected was about to launch an attack. "We have established the death of seven people and several others injured. The security guards fired at the car then it immediately exploded," said Farah. The hotel, which came under similar attack in February this year, is frequently by senior govement officials and diplomats. The explosion ripped apart a section of the hotel. A security meeting was under way at the hotel. Eye witnesses said the explosion was very powerful and shook buildings around. "The whole place shook and then there was heavy gunfire. I could see many people lying on the ground injured and some dead," said Ahmed Yasin, a ,at least 7 stabbed,at least 77 dead,at least 7 means,at least 73 dead,at least 7 inches,at least 75 dead,at least 7 days ...ادامه مطلب

Speaking in a meeting with visiting secretary general of Hezbollah al-Nujaba, a major Iraqi Shiite resistance movement, Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, in Tehran on Sunday, Boroujerdi highlighted Washington’s plots to sow discord in Iraq and lead the Arab country into breaking up, saying the US and Saudi Arabia have tried to show the ongoing war in Iraq as religious conflicts. However, top Iraqi Shiite cleric Grand Ayatollah Ali al-Sistani have foiled the plots, the Iranian parliamentarian noted. “We are opposed to the disintegration of Iraq and the country should remain integrated,” he said, adding that unity in Iraq is to the benefit of the whole Iraqi nation as well as the Islamic community. Boroujerdi further emphases that despite pressures imposed from the US and its regional allies, plots to disintegrate Iraq has been foiled. Sheikh Kaabi, for his part, pointed to the negative role played by the US in the fight against terrorism in Iraq and said Washington does not want the Daesh (I, ...ادامه مطلب

Mohammed Abdulsalam, the Ansarullah spokesman, said Saturday that the offer aims at depriving the Houthis of their arms in their fight of resistance against the Saudi invasion. “Whoever has a greedy eye on our weapons, we will have a greedy eye on his life,” Abdulsalam wrote in a message posted on Facebook, Press TV reported. Kerry earlier called on Houthis to hand over their weapons including ballistic missiles and to pull back from the capital Sana’a. In retu, the US secretary of state said Houthis and allies can have a share in Yemen’s future unity govement. The proposal comes amid reports that Houthis have stepped up missile attacks on border regions in Saudi Arabia over the past weeks. The attacks are carried out in reaction to deadly Saudi airstrikes that the regime in Riyadh says are meant to undermine Houthis and allies and to restore power to Abd Rabbuh Mansour Hadi, Yemen’s president who has resigned and fled the capital. About 10,000 people have been killed acr,yemen,yemen news,yemen map,yemen flag,yemen civil war,yemen missile attack,yemen cafe,yemen once crossword,yemeni food,yemenite jews ...ادامه مطلب

Many Americans were shaken last week after a picture of a stunned Syrian child, whose home had just been bombed into rubble, went viral. Time magazine noted that “devastating pictures and footage from Syria are common now.” But what about children in other war-to countries? This is one of the questions posed by Irish joualist Andrew Cockbu, who argues that Saudi Arabia’s bombing and destruction of Yemen is largely ignored, Truthdig news website reported on Friday. In a recent article for Harper’s Magazine, he summed up what’s going on in Yemen: Thousands of civilians— no one knows how many— have been killed or wounded. Along with the bombing, the Saudis have enforced a blockade, cutting off supplies of food, fuel, and medicine. A year and a half into the war, the health system has largely broken down, and much of the country is on the brink of starvation. This rain of destruction was made possible by the material and moral support of the United States, which supplie,mainstream media ignoring tpp,why is mainstream media ignoring benghazi,ignoring mainstream media ...ادامه مطلب

“Saudi Arabia has been bombing Yemen for a year and a half now. However, as you can see, they (Saudis) have had no success in this war,” Larijani said during a Saturday meeting with Sheikh Akram al-Kaabi, the secretary general of Hezbollah al-Nujaba, in Tehran. Al-Nujaba is a major Iraqi Shiite resistance movement, which is fighting Daesh (also known as ISIL and ISIS) terrorists. Elsewhere in his remarks, he referred to enemies’ plots for partitioning Iraq, saying, “We, just like all sources of emulation in Iraq, absolutely disagree with disintegration of Iraq.” Larijani further reiterated Iran’s support for the Iraqi govement, army and nation and said, “We support you wholeheartedly”. Sheikh al-Kaabi arrived in the Iranian capital on Friday to discuss the latest regional developments, Iraq in particular, with senior Iranian officials. The secretary general of al-Nujaba Islamic Movement is planned to attend a press conference at the Tasnim head office in Tehran on A, ...ادامه مطلب

“Today, the most serious danger that threatens humanity is terrorism and extremism,” Modi said in a meeting with visiting Secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) Ali Shamkhani in New Delhi on Friday. He further described Islam as “the religion of compassion and mercy”, and said Takfiri terrorists who are acting in the name of Islam have nothing to do with the religion. The Indian premier went on to say that since 1400 years ago, no phenomenon has been able to harm the religion as Takfiri terrorism has done so. Modi stressed the necessity to fight against ideological roots of Takfiri terrorism and said Iran-India cooperation in the fight against terrorism should be put on the agenda of the two countries. Shamkhani, for his part, described Tehran-New Delhi relations as “historical and constructive”, saying that the relationship has never posed any threats to other countries and followed no approach other than helping to promote regional stability and secu,forward india calls to usa ...ادامه مطلب

Residents wakened before dawn by the temblor emerged from their crumbled homes to find what they described as apocalyptic scenes "like Dante's Infeo," with entire blocks of buildings tued into piles of sand and rock, thick dust choking the air and a putrid smell of gas, AP reported. "The town isn't here anymore," said Sergio Pirozzi, the mayor of the hardest-hit town, Amatrice. "I believe the toll will rise." The magnitude 6.2 quake struck at 3:36 a.m. Wednesday and was felt across a broad swath of central Italy, including Rome, where residents woke to a long swaying followed by aftershocks. The temblor shook the Lazio region and Umbria and Le Marche on the Adriatic coast, a highly seismic area that has witnessed major quakes in the past and continued to shake early Thursday with aftershocks. Dozens of people were pulled out alive by rescue teams and volunteers that poured in from ar,rescuers search for korean shipwreck survivors,nepal rescuers search for missing hikers,what some rescuers search for crossword clue,what some rescuers search for,afghanistan landslide rescuers search for missing ...ادامه مطلب

The president went to the Defense Ministry's Aerospace Industries Organization this moing, on Iran’s Defense Industry Day, and visited the latest military products developed by local experts in the aeronautical sphere. Accompanied by Defense Minister Brigadier General Hossein Dehqan, President Rouhani saw different units of Bavar-373, a long-range air defense missile system developed jointly by the Defense Ministry, the Air Defense Force, as well as academic and research centers. The president was also briefed on different stages of manufacturing Iran’s ‘national turbojet engine’, and visited other units displaying achievements in the production of fighter and cargo jets, helicopters and drones. Iranian military technicians have in recent years made great headways in manufacturing a broad range of indigenous equipment, making the armed forces self-sufficient in the arms sphere., ...ادامه مطلب

The attack occurred in the moing after two mortar rounds fired by militants struck near the provincial govement office building where a celebration was underway. "Two children and a man were killed and 49 others wounded by the mortar shelling in Asadabad this moing," provincial Goveor Wahidullah Kalimzai told Xinhua. He blamed the enemies of Afghanistan, a term referring to the Taliban militants for the attack in the mountainous province, 185 km east of Afghan capital of Kabul. Kalimzai condemned the attack and the Taliban has yet to make comments. The war-to Afghanistan on Thursday marked the 97th anniversary of its independence from the British occupation by holding meetings and celebrations across the country amid tight security. In Kabul, an army officer and his child were injured after a sticky bomb attached to his armored vehicle was detonated in the central part of the c, ...ادامه مطلب

Speaking to the Tasnim News Agency on Tuesday, Zahra Roknabadi said Saudi Arabia’s move to sever relations with Iran should not get in the way of pursuing the Mina tragedy case. At least 7,500 pilgrims died in a crush in Mina, near Mecca, on September 24, 2015, when performing religious rites. 464 Iranian pilgrims, including Roknabadi, were among those killed in the disaster. The ex-envoy’s body was repatriated nearly two months after the incident. Elsewhere in her remarks, Ms Roknabadi said officials have not taken any positive action on the issue, calling for measures via Iran’s interests sections at the Organization of Islamic Cooperation’s headquarters in Saudi Arabia. She also complained about the lengthy process of pursuing the fate of her father, who had gone missing in the Mina catastrophe. The body of Mr Roknabadi was transferred to Iran after a long process and exhumation in Saudi Arabia, she added, saying the corpse was so deformed that the only apparent sign showing, ...ادامه مطلب

"We received 10 dead children and 28 wounded, all under the age of 15, who are victims of airstrikes on a Koranic school in Haydan," in Sa’ada province, said MSF spokeswoman Malak Shaher, adding the attack took place Saturday. Shaher told AFP that MSF had received the children at a field hospital near the school before they were transferred to a public hospital. Houthis posted pictures and videos on Facebook of dead and bloodied children wrapped in blankets. Houthi spokesman Mohammed Abdulsalam said warplanes "targeted" children at the Jomaa bin Fadhel school, in a "heinous crime". The United Nation's children agency, UNICEF, confirmed the attack waing that "with the intensification in violence across the country in the past week, the number of children killed and injured by airstrikes, street fighting and landmines has grown sharply." "UNICEF calls on all parties to the conflict in Yemen to respect and abide by their obligations under inteational law," it said, AFP reported. "Th, ...ادامه مطلب

“The people of Yemen continue to bear the brunt of the suffering as a result of the inability of the parties to find a political solution to a conflict that has been raging for more than a year and a half. The retu to full-scale hostilities only drives humanitarian needs further,” said Jamie McGoldrick, the UN Humanitarian Coordinator in Yemen, in a statement, adding: “A political solution is the only solution to this crisis.” According to the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA), local media has reported that ground fighting and air strikes have killed and maimed children and women, and destroyed homes and markets, particularly in the capital, Sana’a, and its goveorates, Sa’ada, Taizz, and Al Hudaydah. Mr. McGoldrick pointed out that the depletion of foreign currency reserves in the Central Bank has made it difficult for importers to obtain lines of credit – “making it nearly impossible for Govement entities to maintain basic social servi, ...ادامه مطلب

Local Yemeni media reports said on Friday that five people, including three children, were killed in the latest Saudi air raid on the Baqim district in the northe province of Sa’ada. Another Saudi airstrike on a residential area in al-Maton district of northe al-Jawf Province left a woman dead. Saudi jets also targeted a car in the same region, killing two civilians and injuring several others, Press TV reported. The airstrikes come in violation of the truce agreement that came into effect in April before the start of UN-backed negotiations between Yemen’s Ansarullah movement and the Saudi-backed govement of former president, Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. The talks to end Yemen’s conflict once again broke down over the weekend, with pro-Hadi militants announcing a new Riyadh-backed military operation near Sana’a. Reports say Saudi fighter jets carried out 20 strikes against Sana’a alone on Friday moing. Riyadh’s military aircraft have also bombed the capital and other are, ...ادامه مطلب