This is a summary of 21 AMN articles on the following subjects: Aden, Yemen, Libya, Turkey, Baghdad, Iraq, Iran, Soleimani, Crimea, Russia, Sarmat, Mohandis, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Drones, Beirut, Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi, US, Assad, Golan, IDF, Aleppo, Damascus.
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Table of Contents
- Houthi forces issue first statement after devastating explosions at Aden Airport
- ‘No one has the right to tell Turkey to leave Libya’: FM
- US supplies Iraqi army with 30 armored vehicles to secure Baghdad’s Green Zone
- Iran accuses British company of involvement in Qassem Soleimani’s assassination
- Turkey won’t recognize Crimea as Russia despite improved relations: FM
- Russia is testing one of the largest missiles in the world
- Rare videos show Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis together in Iraq
- Huge blast devastates Aden Airport as Yemeni gov’t delegation arrives: video
- Israel uses Lebanese airspace again to attack Syria: SAA
- Russia creating new weapon to destroy drones: video
- FBI report reveals 500 tons of explosives set off at Beirut Port, 1,700 tons missing
- US agrees to multi-billion dollar deal to supply weapons to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt
- Qassem Soleimani’s daughter reveals her father’s views on Bashar Al-Assad
- Russian military to receive first S-500 in 2021
- Israeli forces launch military exercises in occupied Golan after attacking western Syria
- Russia unveils its new equivalent to Turkey’s Bayraktar drone: photo
- Former spy Jonathon Pollard arrives in Israel after leaving US
- Turkish forces withdraw from last base besieged by Syrian Army: video
- Iran reveals how they might retaliate against the US over Qassem Soleimani’s assassination
- Israeli warplane launches heavy strikes on southwestern Syria from Lebanon
- Iran threatens ‘great catastrophe on Israel’ to awaken Arab world
Houthi forces issue first statement after devastating explosions at Aden Airport
Published 2020-12-30 17:00:06 by News Desk in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement, also known as the Houthi forces, commented on the targeting of the Aden International Airport on Wednesday, which resulted in the death of ten people and the hospitalization of 20 others. According to a statement on Wednesday, the Ansarallah Movement denied having anything to do with the attack on the airport, in conjunction with the arrival of the Yemeni government to Aden. The Minister of Information in Sanaa, Dhaifallah Al-Shami, said that “the confused statements of the government of Riyadh’s mercenaries about the explosions at Aden airport raise question marks.” Dhaifallah Al-Shami… Read on ->
Tags: Aden, Yemen
‘No one has the right to tell Turkey to leave Libya’: FM
Published 2020-12-30 16:26:01 by News Desk in North-Africa, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:10 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşolu said in a press statement on Tuesday that no one has the right to ask his country to leave Libya, despite repeated calls by the international community and groups within the country. During a joint press conference with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov, Cavusoglu stressed that neither Khalifa Haftar (the commander of the Libyan National Army) or any other country has the right to demand that Turkey leave the Libyan lands and stop its support for the government. Turkey has been the primary supporter of the Government of National Accord,… Read on ->
Tags: Libya, Turkey
US supplies Iraqi army with 30 armored vehicles to secure Baghdad’s Green Zone
Published 2020-12-30 16:13:14 by News Desk in Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:00 P.M.) – On Wednesday, the US embassy in Baghdad announced that it has provided 30 armored cars to secure the Green Zone in central Baghdad, while it confirmed its continued support for Iraqi forces. The embassy stated in a press statement, “The United States is committed to assisting the Iraqi army in maintaining the security of Iraq and Baghdad, and to achieve this goal, on Monday, it provided thirty armored cars to the Iraqi army, to help secure the international zone (the Green Zone).” They stressed, “The aforementioned vehicles were provided to the Special Command Division, located… Read on ->
Tags: Baghdad, Iraq
Iran accuses British company of involvement in Qassem Soleimani’s assassination
Published 2020-12-30 15:48:44 by News Desk in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:40 P.M.) – The Attorney General in Tehran, Ali Al-Ghassi Mehr, accused the British company G4S, responsible for aviation security at Baghdad International Airport, of its involvement in the assassination of Iranian General Qassem Soleimani. The Public Prosecutor said during a legal and judicial follow-up session for the assassination file of Soleimani and his accompanying delegation, which was held today in the presence of the Chief Justice, Ibrahim Raisi, and officials of the judicial, military, security, intelligence and political agencies, he said that the British company provided the US military in Iraq with the arrival date of the… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Soleimani
Turkey won’t recognize Crimea as Russia despite improved relations: FM
Published 2020-12-30 15:18:04 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said that his country’s relationship with Russia is moving positively, pointing out that Ankara’s position regarding its non-recognition of Russian sovereignty over the Crimean Peninsula has not changed. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Cavusoglu said, “Our relations with Russia are going positively … and we will keep in touch with Russia in the next stage.” “We confirmed yesterday in Sochi that our position on Crimea will not change,” the Turkish minister added. It is noteworthy that Russian presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Turkey’s position on the… Read on ->
Tags: Crimea, Russia, Turkey
Russia is testing one of the largest missiles in the world
Published 2020-12-30 14:21:16 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:10 P.M.) – Speaking to the Russian Armed Forces newspaper, “Krasnaya Zvezda”, Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko said that Russia will begin testing the “Sarmat” missile in the air “as soon as possible.” The Sarmat missile is considered an alternative to the “Vojvoda” or “Satan” (according to NATO terminology), which is the largest strategic missile in the world. Russia began work on a project to build a Sarmat missile in 2011. One of the advantages of this missile, which will replace the Vojvoda missile in the ranks of the Russian strategic missile forces, is that it can reach… Read on ->
Tags: Russia, Sarmat
Rare videos show Qassem Soleimani and Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis together in Iraq
Published 2020-12-30 13:59:29 by News Desk in Iran, Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – A new collection of videos showed exclusive scenes for the first time of the late commander of the Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani and the deputy head of the Popular Mobilization Units of Iraq, Abu Mahdi Al-Mohandis, during the war against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh). The videos, which were published by Union News, showed the two commanders during the Popular Mobilization Units three-year-long war against the Islamic State. The scenes showed Soleimani exchanging salutations with the Iraqi Popular Mobilization Units on one of the battlefronts in Iraq, and the fighters taking memorial photos with… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Iraq, Mohandis, Soleimani
Huge blast devastates Aden Airport as Yemeni gov’t delegation arrives: video
Published 2020-12-30 13:43:37 by News Desk in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:30 P.M.) – The Yemeni government officials that arrived in the port-city of Aden on Wednesday were surprised with a massive blast at the airport, several eyewitnesses reported this afternoon. According to local reports, the Yemeni government delegation arrived at the Aden International Airport, when a number of explosions erupted due to missile fire. While it remains unknown who targeted the airport, RT Arabic reported that the missiles targeted a reception hall at the airport, pointing out that there is a risk that the airport will be exposed to more attacks. Following the attack, RT Arabic released a… Read on ->
Tags: Yemen
Israel uses Lebanese airspace again to attack Syria: SAA
Published 2020-12-30 12:53:16 by News Desk in Israel, Lebanon, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:30 P.M.) – A source in the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) told Al-Masdar News on Wednesday morning that an Israeli warplane was present in Lebanese airspace during the attack on the western countryside of Damascus last night. According to the source, the Israeli warplane entered Lebanese airspace from the Upper Galilee region, before making its way through the country and en route to launching several missiles into Syrian territory. Israel often enters Lebanese airspace without permission, despite complaints from Beirut about the constant violations of their sovereignty. While Lebanon possesses anti-aircraft guns, the country lacks sufficient air defenses… Read on ->
Tags: Israel, Lebanon, Syria
Russia creating new weapon to destroy drones: video
Published 2020-12-30 12:13:50 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:00 P.M.) – Russian Deputy Defense Minister Alexei Krivoruchko confirmed that Russia is currently working on developing laser weapons intended for shooting down drones. In a statement to the Russian Defense Ministry’s “Red Star” newspaper, the deputy minister indicated that work is underway on several systems to counter drones and optical-electronic means of the enemy. Krivoruchko said, “It is also combined with means of fire for tanks and armored vehicles to counter high-precision weapons.” https://youtu.be/BqOGnLbmwKY He indicated that work is also underway to develop a radio system to infect electronic devices for drones. He added that, since late… Read on ->
Tags: Drones, Russia
FBI report reveals 500 tons of explosives set off at Beirut Port, 1,700 tons missing
Published 2020-12-30 11:44:50 by News Desk in Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:20 A.M.) – The Lebanese Caretaker Prime Minister Hassan Diab said that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) report estimated the amount of ammonium nitrate that exploded inside the Beirut Port on August 4th at 500 tons. In an interview with a number of journalists at the Prime Minister’s Office, Diab said, according to a statement from his media office, that “the FBI report revealed that the quantity that exploded was only 500 tons,” wondering, “Where did the remaining 2,200 tons go?” The authorities have been investigating the explosion since it happened, but the judicial investigator, Fadi Sawan,… Read on ->
Tags: Beirut, Lebanon
US agrees to multi-billion dollar deal to supply weapons to Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Egypt
Published 2020-12-30 11:26:01 by News Desk in Egypt, Gulf
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:10 A.M.) – On Tuesday, US President Donald Trump’s administration approved the sale of precision-guided bombs worth $290 million to Saudi Arabia, as well as other deals for Kuwait and Egypt, The HIll reported. The US State Department gave its approval to sell 3,000 GBU-39 small bombs and associated equipment to Saudi Arabia, according to the Defense Security Cooperation Agency statement. As for Kuwait, the administration agreed to sell eight AH-64E Apache helicopters worth $4 billion, and spare parts to modernize the Patriot anti-missile system, which is worth 200 million. Egypt’s request to purchase an air defense system… Read on ->
Tags: Egypt, Kuwait, Saudi, US
Qassem Soleimani’s daughter reveals her father’s views on Bashar Al-Assad
Published 2020-12-30 11:03:47 by News Desk in Iran, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:50 A.M.) – The daughter of the late commander of the Iranian Quds Force, Major General Qassem Soleimani, revealed how her father viewed Syrian President, Bashar al-Assad. Al-Mayadeen TV conducted a long interview with Zainab Soleimani, in which she stated that her late father described Bashar al-Assad as “a very brave man, who cares about his people and loves them dearly.” “The Syrian President cared for and loved his people, unlike the Arab officials who fled when they were under pressure. He stood up and defended his people and country with strength and solidity,” she said Zainab described… Read on ->
Tags: Assad, Iran, Soleimani, Syria
Russian military to receive first S-500 in 2021
Published 2020-12-30 10:46:18 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:30 A.M.) – The Russian Ministry of Defense announced that, according to the set plans, tests of the S-500 air defense missile systems will be completed with the start of their entry into service in the armed forces in 2021. “It is planned to complete tests of the S-500 air defense missile systems and the Voronezh radar station, which has a range of one meter, and will enter military service in 2021,” the Russian Deputy Defense Minister, Alexei Krivoruchko, said in an interview with the ministry’s newspaper Krasnaya Zvezda. Krivoruchko stressed that “the pace of supply of modern… Read on ->
Tags: Russia
Israeli forces launch military exercises in occupied Golan after attacking western Syria
Published 2020-12-30 10:34:14 by News Desk in Israel, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Israeli Broadcasting Corporation (Makan) announced on Wednesday that the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) will conduct military exercises in the occupied Golan Heights region. The IBC stated that the exercises include live fire drills, along with different types of military exercises. They said that the sounds of explosions would be heard in the occupied Golan Heights as a result of rockets being fired during the exercises. Meanwhile, Israeli warplanes bombed a number of site in the western countryside of Syria’s Rif Dimashq Governorate last night, causing several explosions west of the capital. According to a… Read on ->
Tags: Golan, IDF, Israel, Syria
Russia unveils its new equivalent to Turkey’s Bayraktar drone: photo
Published 2020-12-30 09:13:00 by News Desk in World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:40 A.M.) – For the first time, the Russian Ministry of Defense published an image of its new “Orion” drone, which will soon join their country’s armed forces. The aircraft appeared on the calendar for 2021, and is equipped with several modified Cap-20 bombs. This type of bomb weighs 21 kilograms, and the aircraft is equipped with satellite or laser guidance systems, and is designed to destroy enemy equipment with high accuracy. The Russian Orion drone is similar in its characteristics to the Turkish Bayraktar unmanned aerial vehicle, and surpasses it in some measures. The main purpose of… Read on ->
Tags: Russia
Former spy Jonathon Pollard arrives in Israel after leaving US
Published 2020-12-30 08:37:40 by News Desk in Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:30 A.M.) – Jonathan Pollard, a former US Navy analyst, arrived in Israel early Wednesday morning, after travel restrictions had been imposed on him by the United States. The Israel Hayom newspaper reported that Jonathan Pollard (66 years), who spent 30 years in prison after being convicted of spying for Israel, had often expressed his desire to immigrate to Israel, which granted him citizenship. His wife Esther arrived earlier in Tel Aviv on a private plane due to her health condition. The case of Pollard, who was convicted and sentenced in the case of espionage for Israel, has… Read on ->
Tags: Israel
Turkish forces withdraw from last base besieged by Syrian Army: video
Published 2020-12-30 08:22:59 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:00 A.M.) – The Turkish army forces withdrew from their last observation point that is besieged by the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) in the northwestern region of Syria. According to the latest reports from northwestern Syria, the Turkish Armed Forces withdrew from their observation post in the Tal Al-Akhdar area of southwest Aleppo, leaving the point for the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) to establish full control over it. The Sputnik News Agency filmed the withdrawal of the Turkish army troops from Tal Al-Akhdar, showing them leaving the observation post after occupying this area for several months in 2020…. Read on ->
Tags: Aleppo, Syria, Turkey
Iran reveals how they might retaliate against the US over Qassem Soleimani’s assassination
Published 2020-12-30 07:58:52 by News Desk in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:45 A.M.) – The Iranian ambassador in Baghdad, Iraj Masjedi, said that revenge for the assassination of General Qassem Soleimani, the former Iranian Revolutionary Guard commander, will necessarily be carried out militarily, indicating that Tehran supports the trend of those who reject the American presence in the region. Masjedi stressed that his country has no hand in bombing the US embassy in Baghdad and does not support any party standing behind it, according to the Al-Iraqiya news channel, which referred to his speech about “the cessation of the military escalation between Iran and the United States after Tehran’s… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, US
Israeli warplane launches heavy strikes on southwestern Syria from Lebanon
Published 2020-12-30 07:13:39 by News Desk in Israel, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (7:00 A.M.) – For the second time in a week, the Israeli Air Force has launched heavy strikes over a region in Syria after violating Lebanese airspace last night. According to a field source in Damascus, the Israeli Air Force launched a number of strikes over the Al-Zabadani area and Western Mountains, prompting the Syrian air defense units to confront the hostile missiles falling on the sites. The source said that an Israeli jet inside Lebanese airspace fired several missiles at the Nabi Habeel area of western Damascus, hitting some of the targeted sites, while the other projectiles… Read on ->
Tags: Damascus, Israel, Syria
Iran threatens ‘great catastrophe on Israel’ to awaken Arab world
Published 2020-12-30 02:02:29 by News Desk in Iran, Israel
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 A.M.) – The Iranian authorities stated on Tuesday that the commander of the Quds Force of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard, Major General Qassem Soleimani, was the beginning of a “new awakening in the Islamic world”, and that the timing of the response to the crime of his assassination is linked to Iran’s planning. The Secretary of the Expediency Council, Mohsen Rezaei, said in an exclusive interview with Al-Manar TV that “the timing and circumstances of the response to the assassination of the martyr, Qassem Soleimani, are related to the Islamic Republic’s own planning and courage of the… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Israel
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