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Saudi-led coalition impounds two Yemen-bound oil tankers despite UN clearance
Nov 11, 2022 10:21The Yemen Petroleum Company (YPC) says the Saudi-led coalition, which has been waging a devastating military campaign against Yemen since 2015, has banned two oil tankers bound for the war-ravaged country from docking at Hudaydah port.
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Enemies scared, regularly sending messages to Iran: Gen. Salami
Nov 11, 2022 08:55The chief commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) says the enemy is “scared” and “on alert” as it is sending regular messages to Iran, pleading not to be targeted by a military response.
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Saudi regime forces re-arrest distinguished cleric from Shia-populated Eastern Province
Nov 11, 2022 04:37Saudi security forces have reportedly re-arrested a distinguished Shia scholar in the country’s oil-rich Eastern Province, as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
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UN expert voices concern over life of Saudi human rights defender held incommunicado
Nov 11, 2022 03:41The Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights defenders has expressed serious concern over the health condition and life of an imprisoned Saudi human rights advocate, who is reportedly being kept incommunicado after his family complained about assaults against him.
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Iran FM warns UN over session on recent riots in talks with Guterres
Nov 11, 2022 03:20Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has warned the UN Human Rights Council over organizing any session on Iran, noting that such a measure will affect Iran’s cooperation with the West.
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Yemeni army troops thwart oil smuggling attempt in energy-rich Shabwah province: Spokesman
Nov 10, 2022 11:17The spokesman for the Yemeni Armed Forces says the country’s army troops and fighters from allied Popular Committees have managed to stop a foreign oil tanker in the waters of the energy-rich southern Shabwah province, as it was trying to smuggle hundreds of thousands of fuel out of the impoverished West Asian nation.
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Marandi: Scenes of violence in Iran not surprising as terrorists openly admit role in riots
Nov 09, 2022 06:28Mohammad Marandi, a professor at University of Tehran and a political analyst, says the recent scenes of violence during riots in Iran are not surprising since terror groups, backed by the West, openly admit to having a hand in the unrest.
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Moscow says ready to act as mediator between Tehran, Riyadh
Nov 09, 2022 03:28Russia’s special presidential representative for West Asia and African countries said Moscow is ready to play the role of a mediator between Tehran and Riyadh if they need it.
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Iran warns UK over hostile acts, identifies Iran International as ‘terrorist organization’
Nov 09, 2022 03:03Iranian Intelligence Minister Esmail Khatib has said the UK will pay the price of its attempts to destabilize Iran, adding that the country’s security community now recognizes the so-called Iran International channel based in London as a terrorist organization.
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Yemen blasts 'malicious' US role in thwarting peace efforts
Nov 08, 2022 09:15The head of Yemen's Supreme Political Council has hit out at US Special Envoy for Yemen Tim Lenderking for scuttling efforts to extend a UN-brokered truce, describing the truce situation in his country as a time bomb.