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Yemen

Yemeni Forces Shoot down F15 Jet in Najran

Yemen’s revolutionary forces shot down an F15 fighter jet taking part in the bombing campaign of Saudi-led coalition against Yemen. Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network quoted a local military source as saying that the Air Defense Force in the Yemeni army, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, shot down ...

May 20, 2017

Saudi Arabia

Trump Lands in Riyadh on First Leg of Foreign Tour

US President Donald Trump landed in Saudi Arabia’s capital Riyadh on Saturday for the start his first foreign tour since taking office. A red carpet was rolled out and staircase rolled up to Air Force One minutes after it landed shortly before 9:50 am (0650 GMT) local time. Trump and ...

May 20, 2017

Yemen

Yemeni Missile Hits Riyadh ahead of Trump Visit

Yemen’s Ansarullah revolutionary forces fired on Friday a local-made ballistic missile at the Saudi capital, Riyadh, ahead of a visit by US President Donald Trump to the Kingdom. Yemen’s Arabic-language al-Masirah television network reported that the Yemeni forces, backed by allied fighters from Popular Committees, launched a Burkan-2 (Volcano-2) ballistic missile ...

May 20, 2017

Iran

Iran: Voting Hours Extended for the Third Time

Interior Minister Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli said that voting for presidential and local elections in Iran has been extended for the third time stressing that polling will definitely end at 12pm local time (7:30pm GMT). He said that based on the elections law, polling time can only be extended by the ...

May 19, 2017

Syria

Al-Jaafari: Our Ambition is Focusing on Combating Terrorism

Head of the Syrian Arab Republic delegation to Geneva Bashar al-Jaafari announced on Friday the end of the official meetings within the 6th round of the intra-Syrian dialogue held in the Swiss city with a final session of talks the delegation held with the UN Special Envoy for Syria Staffan ...

May 19, 2017

Bahrain

Bahrain Scholars Call on Bahrainis to Gather in Mosques on the Eve of Sheikh Qassem’s Trial

Bahraini scholars issued a statement calling on the men and women of the country to fill mosques in all regions in Bahrain on Saturday night (May 20, 2017), on the eve of scheduled trial of Ayatollah Sheikh Isa Qassem on Sunday (May 21, 2017). “The people highlighted the most magnificent ...

May 19, 2017

Iran

Election Voting Time Extended 2 Hours in Iran

Tehran governor general Hussein Hashemi said voting time for presidential and local elections in Iran has been extended for two hours until 8 pm local time (3:30 pm GMT). The official said the decision was made due to high voter turnout. Voting stations opened in Iran at 8am local time ...

May 19, 2017

Iran

Imam Khamenei casting his ballot during presidential election

Imam Khamenei Urges Mature Participation in Presidential Election

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Imam Sayyed Ali Khamenei cast a ballot in Iran’s presidential election on Friday morning as soon as the voting kicked off, calling on all Iranians to take part in the “very important” elections with awareness. The Leader cast his ballot at the Imam Khomeini Husseiniya ...

May 19, 2017

Yemen

Nearly 23,500 Cholera Cases, 242 Deaths in Yemen in Three Weeks: WHO

A cholera outbreak in war-ravaged Yemen has killed 242 people, and left nearly 23,500 others sick in the past three weeks alone, the World Health Organization said Friday. The UN health agency said that in the past day alone, 20 cholera deaths and 3,460 suspected cases had been registered in ...

May 19, 2017

Turkey

Arrests by Turkish police after failed coup

Turkey Seeks Arrest of Owner, 3 Staff of Opposition Daily

Turkish authorities issued arrest warrants on Friday for the owner and three employees of opposition daily Sozcu, state media reported, as the crackdown on opposition media widened. The owner, Burak Akbay, and the three others, including the executive in charge of the website, Mediha Olgun, are accused of links to ...

May 19, 2017