This is a summary of 17 AMN articles on the following subjects: Houthi, Saudi, Yemen, Cyprus, Greece, Turkey, Erdogan, Syria, Iran, Biden, Putin, Gaddafi, Libya, Soleimani, US, Marib, Hezbollah, Lebanon, Nasrallah, Iraq, Aleppo, YPG, Israel, Arab_League.
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- Houthi forces launch another drone attack on Saudi airbase
- Erdogan calls on EU to not allow Greece and Cyprus to exploit upcoming summit
- Saudi Energy Ministry confirms drone strikes on Aramco facilities: Sky News
- Houthi forces claim attack on Saudi Aramco facilities
- Erdogan accuses Syrian military of launching rockets into Turkey
- Syria at top of the agenda for Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers: IRNA
- Turkey’s Erdogan says Biden’s comments about Putin are ‘unacceptable’
- Secret negotiations nearly saved Muammar Gaddafi: Independent
- Iran comments on possible discussion of ‘handing over Soleimani’s killers’ with the US
- Houthi forces attempt to advance inside strategic district in Marib
- Iran to begin testing cooling systems at Arak nuclear reactor: Reuters
- ‘I have information that there are external and internal parties pushing Lebanon towards a civil war’: Nasrallah
- US provides new equipment to Iraqi forces: video
- Turkish army strikes YPG forces in northern Aleppo
- Israeli military concludes drills simulating ground conflict along Syrian-Lebanese border
- Syrian oil minister accuses US of ‘pirating’ oil, estimates Syria’s losses at $92 billion
- Assistant Secretary of Arab League reveals reason Syria’s membership remains suspended
Houthi forces launch another drone attack on Saudi airbase
Published 2021-03-19 19:31:42 by News Desk in Gulf, Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:20 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced on Friday evening that it had targeted the Saudi King Khalid Air Base with two drones. Al-Masirah TV quoted the spokesman for the Ansarallah-aligned Yemeni armed forces, Yahya Sare’a: “The Air Force is targeting King Khalid Air Base in Khamis Mushait with two drones.” Sare’e reported that the drone strikes hit their intended targets; however, it should be pointed out that the Saudi Ministry of Defense has yet to corroborate these claims. The spokesman added: “The targeting of King Khalid Air Base comes in response to the escalation of… Read on ->
Tags: Houthi, Saudi, Yemen
Erdogan calls on EU to not allow Greece and Cyprus to exploit upcoming summit
Published 2021-03-19 17:51:10 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (6:40 P.M.) – On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan called for an international conference on the situation in the eastern Mediterranean. Erdogan’s call came during a meeting he held with European Council President Charles Michel and Commission President Urusula von der Leyen. The Anadolu Agency quoted Erdogan as saying that the EU should “not allow Greece and Cyprus to exploit the European Union summit (expected next week) in the name of European Union solidarity.” He assured European Union officials, “Turkey’s support for stability and cooperation in the eastern Mediterranean and the Aegean Sea, despite the violations and… Read on ->
Tags: Cyprus, Greece, Turkey
Saudi Energy Ministry confirms drone strikes on Aramco facilities: Sky News
Published 2021-03-19 15:53:26 by News Desk in Gulf, Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (4:40 P.M.) – A source from the Saudi Energy Ministry confirmed to Sky News Arabia on Friday that the Saudi Aramco facilities near the capital city of Riyadh were targeted by drones. “An official source in the Saudi Ministry of Energy condemns the attack on the Riyadh refinery by drones and denounces these sabotage acts targeting the security of energy supplies,” Sky News Arabia reported via Twitter. “An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Energy: The oil refinery in Riyadh was attacked by drones,” they continued. “An official source at the Saudi Ministry of Energy: Control of… Read on ->
Tags: Houthi, Saudi, Yemen
Houthi forces claim attack on Saudi Aramco facilities
Published 2021-03-19 14:23:58 by News Desk in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (3:10 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement (Houthi forces) announced on Friday that it has carried out a large-scale attack against the Saudi Aramco company. The military spokesman for the Ansarallah Movement, Brigadier General Yahya Sare’e, said in a statement: “We announce the implementation of Operation Sixth of Shaban, which targeted Aramco in Riyadh with 6 drones.” “The aircraft hit their targets with high accuracy,” he continued. https://twitter.com/alosbou/status/1372881028726030339?s=20 The military spokesman for Ansarallah Movement pledged to “continue and escalate operations as long as the aggression continues and the siege.” He also called on all foreign companies and Saudi civilians… Read on ->
Tags: Houthi, Yemen
Erdogan accuses Syrian military of launching rockets into Turkey
Published 2021-03-19 13:47:55 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:40 P.M.) – Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan accused the Syrian Armed Forces of firing rockets into a Turkish border province last night. “The launching of missiles last night on Turkish territory was carried out by the Syrian regime, and it was answered,” Erdogan said during a press conference on Friday, as reported by RT Arabic. According to the Turkish Ministry of Defense, a number of projectiles landed inside the Kilis Province of Turkey last night, pointing out that the rockets landed in the open and did not harm anyone. The Turkish Ministry of Defense said they had… Read on ->
Tags: Erdogan, Syria, Turkey
Syria at top of the agenda for Iranian and Turkish foreign ministers: IRNA
Published 2021-03-19 13:34:38 by News Desk in Iran, Syria, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:30 P.M.) – On Friday, Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif discussed with his Turkish counterpart, Mevlut Cavusoglu, bilateral relations and joint cooperation in combating terrorism, and the latest developments in Syria. According to the state-official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), the developments in Syria were at the top of the agenda, especially after accusations that the Syrian Armed Forces fired two rockets into Turkey’s Kilis Province. The meeting also dealt with setting the date and agenda for the meeting of the Joint Economic Committee, discussing ways to enhance economic and commercial cooperation relations between the two countries,… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Syria, Turkey
Turkey’s Erdogan says Biden’s comments about Putin are ‘unacceptable’
Published 2021-03-19 13:24:29 by News Desk in Turkey, World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (2:20 P.M.) – Joe Biden sparked a minor diplomatic spat with Moscow after agreeing with a journalist’s characterization of the Russian president as as “killer,” and threatening to make the Russian leader “pay a price” for Moscow’s alleged meddling in the 2020 US presidential election. Vladimir Putin brushed off the remarks, wishing Biden “good health.” Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan spoke out in defense of President Putin on Friday, saying the US president’s remarks about him were “unacceptable” and that Putin gave a “splendid” response. “Mr. Biden’s statements about Putin are not fitting of a president. Mr. Putin… Read on ->
Tags: Biden, Erdogan, Putin
Secret negotiations nearly saved Muammar Gaddafi: Independent
Published 2021-03-19 13:03:31 by News Desk in North-Africa
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:40 P.M.) – A new report by British newspaper, The Independent, revealed the content of secret negotiations that could have saved the life of the late Libyan leader, Muammar Gaddafi, from the fate he suffered, and avoided the chaos that followed. The British newspaper said that the negotiations would have brought the world closer to resolving the Libyan crisis peacefully in 2011, noting that the two sides of the negotiations, from the government and the opposition, agreed on a proposal stipulating that Gaddafi, who ruled Libya for 42 years, relinquish power and leave politics, provided that institutions continue…. Read on ->
Tags: Gaddafi, Libya
Iran comments on possible discussion of ‘handing over Soleimani’s killers’ with the US
Published 2021-03-19 12:35:33 by News Desk in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (1:20 P.M.) – Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesman Saeed Khatibzadeh stated that Iranian courts are carefully looking into the civil and criminal aspects of the assassination case of General Qassem Soleimani, and verdicts will be issued soon. In response to Sputnik Farsi’s question about whether Iran plans to raise the issue of handing over the “killers of Qassem Soleimani” with the new administration to Joe Biden, the Iranian official said: “Solving the case of the martyrdom of General Qassem Soleimani was one of the most important matters for Iran from the first day of this tragedy. Iranian courts have… Read on ->
Tags: Iran, Soleimani, US
Houthi forces attempt to advance inside strategic district in Marib
Published 2021-03-19 12:05:45 by News Desk in Yemen
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:50 P.M.) – The Ansarallah Movement (var. Houthi forces) attempted to advance inside a strategic district located in the Marib Governorate on Thursday, prompting intense clashes between their troops and the Yemeni government forces. According to local reports on Thursday, the Ansarallah Movement attempted to capture the Aydat Al-Ra’a area in the western part of Marib’s Sirwah District; however, Lebanon’s Al-Mayadeen TV reported that the Ansarallah Movement was able to capture some sites in the Aydat Al-Ra’a. Meanwhile, Al-Mayadeen further reported advances at the Al-Bara’a area of the Sirwah District, but did not specify the sites that were… Read on ->
Tags: Houthi, Marib, Yemen
Iran to begin testing cooling systems at Arak nuclear reactor: Reuters
Published 2021-03-19 11:41:06 by News Desk in Iran
BEIRUT, LEBANON (12:20 P.M.) – The Reuters News Agency reported on Friday that Iran will test the cooling systems of the Arak nuclear reactor in preparation for its full use this year. Citing the Iranian Atomic Energy Organization on Friday, Reuters quoted the spokesperson for the organization, Behrouz Kamalondi, as saying that the cooling test, which usually includes operating fluid and support systems, will be ready in the early part of the Persian New Year, which begins next Sunday. “In other words, we have made progress in the fuel, storage and other sectors,” Kamalondi said. Iran had previously agreed to… Read on ->
Tags: Iran
‘I have information that there are external and internal parties pushing Lebanon towards a civil war’: Nasrallah
Published 2021-03-19 10:41:19 by News Desk in Lebanon
BEIRUT, LEBANON (11:30 A.M.) – The Secretary General of Hezbollah, Hassan Nasrallah, said during a new broadcast that he had information indicating that external parties and some internal parties are pushing Lebanon towards a civil war. In his speech on Thursday, Nasrallah said: “It is not permissible under the heading of an economic or political crisis to allow anyone to push Lebanon into war.” “I have information that there are external and internal parties pushing Lebanon towards a civil war,” he said. He continued, “The crisis in which we are in has several causes, and if we want to address… Read on ->
Tags: Hezbollah, Lebanon, Nasrallah
US provides new equipment to Iraqi forces: video
Published 2021-03-19 09:39:38 by News Desk in Iraq
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:20 A.M.) – The U.S.-led Coalition has provided the Iraqi Armed Forces with new equipment for their Ain Al-Assad Airbase in the western governorate of Al-Anbar. According to the official Twitter of the spokesperson for the Coalition’s Operation Inherent Resolve, Col. Wayne Marotto, the Iraqi Armed Forces received a Rapid Aerostat Initial Deployment (RAID) to help strengthen their military in the battle against the Islamic State (ISIS/ISIL/IS/Daesh). “The Joint Operations Command at Ain Al-Assad Air Base received (36) thermal camera towers and a container containing (36) spare materials, in addition to (2) generators for each tower from the… Read on ->
Tags: Iraq, US
Turkish army strikes YPG forces in northern Aleppo
Published 2021-03-19 09:13:48 by News Desk in Syria, Turkey
BEIRUT, LEBANON (10:00 A.M.) – The Turkish army stationed in northern Syria launched an artillery attack on several sites belonging to the Kurdish-led People’s Protection Units (YPG) in the northern countryside of the Aleppo Governorate last night. The Turkish media reported that Turkish army artillery units and rocket launchers stationed in the areas of Azaz and Afrin targeted several sites belonging to the YPG near the town of Tal Rifa’at in northern Aleppo. This attack comes after a number of projectiles were fired from Syrian territory toward the city of Kilis in southern Turkey, in an accident that did not… Read on ->
Tags: Aleppo, Syria, Turkey, YPG
Israeli military concludes drills simulating ground conflict along Syrian-Lebanese border
Published 2021-03-19 08:45:30 by News Desk in Israel, Lebanon, Middleeast, Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:30 A.M.) – On Thursday, the Israeli army ended a three-week-long military maneuver with live ammunition in the occupied Syrian Golan Heights, simulating a confrontation on the fronts of Syria and Lebanon, and included all army formations. In a statement, Israeli army spokesman Avichay Adraee said, “The multidimensional unit (the ghost unit) completed a three-week exercise that included a series of live ammunition exercises in the Golan Heights to train on important foundations in the concept of ground maneuver in the northern scenarios ( Syria and Lebanon).” He continued, “As part of the exercise, the Engineering Corps, specifically… Read on ->
Tags: Israel, Lebanon, Syria
Syrian oil minister accuses US of ‘pirating’ oil, estimates Syria’s losses at $92 billion
Published 2021-03-19 08:27:01 by News Desk in Syria
BEIRUT, LEBANON (9:00 A.M.) – The Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, Bassam Tohme, said on Thursday, that the total losses in the direct and indirect oil sector in Syria have exceeded $92 billion (USD) The Syrian minister said, in statements to the state-owned Al-Ikhbariya TV channel, that the areas under the control of the U.S. and their allied forces contain more than 90% of the oil reserves of Syria, stating that “the Americans and their followers act as pirates in targeting the Syrian oil wealth and the ships of supplies to it.” Tohme said that the U.S. was… Read on ->
Tags: Syria, US
Assistant Secretary of Arab League reveals reason Syria’s membership remains suspended
Published 2021-03-19 07:49:13 by News Desk in Middleeast, Syria, World-News
BEIRUT, LEBANON (8:45 A.M.) – The Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States, Ambassador Hussam Zaki, revealed the reasons that prevent Syria from returning to its seat in the League. On Thursday, Sky News Arabia quoted the Assistant Secretary-General of the League of Arab States as saying that there are still difficulties impeding the issue of Syria’s restoration of its seat. Zaki indicated that full Arab consensus on the issue of Syria’s return to fill its seat is still not available. The Assistant Secretary-General of the League made it clear that there are Arab countries that believe that the… Read on ->
Tags: Arab_League, Syria
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