Saudi army won't 'stand idly by' amid Houthi attacks in Yemen, source says A source close to the Saudi military said on Friday that the Saudi-led coalition supporting Yemen's government since 2015 would not "stand idly by" as the Houthi rebels escalated their attacks on Yemeni troops. "The coalition does not seek escalation, but we will not allow the current balance of power on the ground to be changed," the source added.
Why the carefully planned White House visit was doomed from the start Another season of the 'win over Donald Trump' game has begun, and this time it was Vladimir Zelensky's turn. Last week, the Ukrainian leader made his first visit to the United States this year, a trip widely billed as potentially decisive.
Elon Musk is a race-war entrepreneur Submitted by Amina Shareef on Fri, 07/31/2026 - 20:28 The US trillionaire fans the flames of far-right hatred by amplifying racial antagonisms and myths of white dispossession US entrepreneur Elon Musk during an event marking President Donald Trump’s inauguration in Washington DC on 20 January 2025 (Angela Weiss/AFP) On Elon Musk is back in the public eye - this time, to reassure us he’s “not a racist”. Last month, in an interview with the Economist’s editor-in-chief, Zanny Minton Beddoes, Musk shared his thoughts on several of his pet projects: artificial super-intelligence, making billions, and anti-Muslim racism. When asked whether he was anti-Muslim, Musk did not deny it.
Dozens of people detained over Iran's January protests remain in a security ward in the country's northwest, with more than half still awaiting hearings or serving prison sentences of up to five years, the US-based Human Rights Activists News Agency (HRANA) reported on Friday.
UK: Nearly one in five Prevent referrals had autism, new Home Office figures reveal Submitted by Areeb Ullah on Thu, 08/06/2026 - 17:09 Critics question Prevent's reliance on subjective assessment after Home Office data reveals sharp rise in referrals involving autistic people Figures showed that nearly 10,000 people were referred to Prevent in England and Wales, the highest annual number of referrals since 2015, with the vast majority referred for far-right extremism (AFP) Off Nearly one in five people referred to Britain's controversial Prevent counter-extremism programme had autism recorded as a condition, according to new Home Office figures, raising fresh concerns over the scheme's impact on neurodivergent people. Analysis of the figures show that 1,833 of the 9,957 people referred to Prevent between October 2024 and September 2025 had autism recorded, with 1,199 classified as confirmed cases and a further 634 recorded as suspected. The Home Office data also shows that almost 10,000 people were referred to Prevent in England and Wales during the period - the highest annual total number of referrals since records began in 2015, following a 39 percent increase on the previous year.
The US president will gain nothing from bullying, broken promises, and fake news, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said US President Donald Trump should curb his "theater diplomacy" as it will not work with Iran, Tehran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said.
The US president will gain nothing from bullying, broken promises, and fake news, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf has said US President Donald Trump should curb his "theater diplomacy" as it will not work with Iran, Tehran's top negotiator, Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, has said.
Israeli drones sighted over Beirut, Lebanese media report Israeli drones have been sighted flying above Beirut and its suburbs, Lebanese national media report. The Israeli military has also bombed Wadi Houjeir and Meiss el-Jabal in south Lebanon on Friday, and there are reports that the Chacra water pumping station has been set on fire by Israel.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Ministers from Iran and the Republic of Azerbaijan agreed to strengthen cooperation in sports and youth affairs, including joint training camps, competitions, exchanges of athletes and coaches, and talent development programs.
Three Yemeni soldiers killed in Houthi attack, says military source A Houthi drone attack on Yemen's Marib province killed three members of government forces on Friday and wounded another four, a Yemeni military source told AFP. "Three killed and four wounded in a preliminary toll from the Houthi drone attack on the Harib area, in the south of Marib," the source said.
The Briton who helped 6,000 UK Jews move to Israel Submitted by Melissa Muller on Tue, 08/04/2026 - 14:30 Dov Newmark built his career making immigration to Israel easy for British Jews. Now his ties to organisations promoting settler communities in the occupied West Bank are under scrutiny Yaakov Hagoel (R), chairman of the World Zionist Organisation, receives Jewish migrants making Aliyah (immigration to Israel) after their arrival at Ben Gurion Airport in Lod, 25 June 2025 (Jack Guez/AFP) Off A UK -born migration consultant has helped more than 6,000 Jews move to Israel over the past 15 years - much of it while working for an organisation that advertises migration to illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank and Golan Heights. As the number of illegal Israeli settlements and outposts in the occupied West Bank rises, Israel-linked organisations help Jews from across the world to move there.
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is ready to expand project-based industrial cooperation with BRICS member states in strategic sectors including steel, mining, petrochemicals, machinery, pharmaceuticals, medical equipment and knowledge-based industries, an Iranian trade official said.
Turkey's Fidan says Israel 'has no intention or plan for peace' in Gaza Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told reporters on Wednesday that Hamas has "fulfilled many of the responsibilities" to implement the US-backed Gaza peace plan while Israel continues to undermine the process. Fidan warned that Israel is using negotiations to advance its own policies rather than achieve a settlement, adding that Israel’s expansionist policies could lead to a global crisis. "Israel has no intention or plan for peace," he said.
New posts 11:46 Trump: War With Iran Will End 'Pretty Soon' U. S. President Donald Trump signs executive orders at the Oval Office in Washington on August 6.
New posts 19:18 US Targets Network Of Exchanges, Front Companies Linked To Iran The US State Department announced on August 7 that the Treasury Department had targeted three Iranian foreign currency exchange houses and their associated front companies. Theannouncementemphasized that the United States was taking decisive steps to cut off the financial arteries that sustain the Iranian regime.
New posts 23:33 7. 8. 2026 Turkey Says Defense Pact With Saudi Arabia, Pakistan Doesn't Contradict Ankara's NATO Commitments Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is received by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman in Mecca on August 7.
Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan to sign defense pact on Friday, sources say Submitted by Ragip Soylu on Fri, 08/07/2026 - 07:48 "A first in kind," the agreement may include a mutual defense clause, sources add A Handout picture taken and released on June 22, 2022 by Turkish Presidential press office, shows Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan (R) welcoming Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman (L) during an official ceremony at the Presidential Complex in Ankara. (Turkish Presidency / AFP) Off Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan will sign a joint defence agreement later on Friday, sources in Ankara told Middle East Eye. The deal, which has been under negotiation since last year, marks a significant new trilateral framework amid a deepening regional crisis following Israeli-US attacks on Iran.
