Israeli strike on Doha deepens regional war, sparks global outrage
September 12th, 20251 From Gaza and the West Bank to Lebanon, Syria and Yemen — and even reaching Qatar — Israeli arrogance continues to violate Arab lands and their sovereignty without restraint, while the U.S. administration appears either helpless or complicit with Benjamin Netanyahu’s madness. He has escalated his “eternal war” into a new phase...
Israel escalates Gaza occupation plans, U.S. pushes Lebanon on Hezbollah disarmament, while Syria and Yemen fronts intensify
August 29th, 20250 While the Israeli killing machine sharpens its swords to pounce on Gaza City with the declared goal of disarming Hamas, the Trump administration is undertaking a similar mission in Lebanon by exerting maximum pressure on the Lebanese government to disarm Hezbollah. The push is to force the Lebanese Army into confrontation with Hezbollah...
Netanyahu’s “Greater Israel” vision sparks regional outrage as Israel and U.S. pushes expansion, starvation and disarmament plans
August 15th, 20250 “Greater Israel” — from theory to implementation The “Greater Israel” project — stretching from the Nile to the Euphrates — is no longer a mere fantasy or “conspiracy theory.” It has become a tangible direction on the ground, evident both in statements by Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu,...
Uranium enrichment stalls U.S.-Iran talks, Israel continues genocidal war on Gaza and escalates attacks on Lebanon and Syria
June 6th, 20250 The past week brought no breakthroughs in the multiple flashpoints across the Middle East. Israel’s genocidal campaign against Palestinians in Gaza raged on, alongside escalated military aggression on Lebanon and Syria. Meanwhile, negotiations between the United States and Iran made no meaningful progress, as Tehran insisted on its...
Trump’s Yemen truce and Gaza ultimatum sidelines Netanyahu; Middle east trip to exclude Israel
May 9th, 20250 As President Trump prepares for his upcoming visit to the Middle East, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself stunned and cornered following Washington’s decision to withdraw support for Israel in its confrontation with Yemen. Netanyahu now stands at a crossroads: either comply with Trump’s demand to end the war on...
Trump announces halt to U.S. airstrikes on Yemen
May 6th, 20250 Washington, DC. – In a surprising shift in both military and diplomatic posture, President Trump has announced a halt to American airstrikes in Yemen, citing a “reassessment of Washington’s Middle East strategy and a renewed focus on political solutions over military escalation.” In an official statement issued by the White...
A political blow to Netanyahu?: Trump shifts Middle East strategy with Iran talks, pressures Israel on Gaza and warms ties with Turkey
April 11th, 20250 WASHINGTON, D.C. – Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s surprise visit to the White House dominated headlines about Middle East developments, yet it was President Trump who set the tone for the next phase in regional policy — one that Netanyahu, labeled by critics as a “war criminal”, found entirely unpalatable. At the...
A region in crisis from Gaza to Istanbul: War, resistance and power struggles
March 28th, 20250 The Arab American News weekly Arab world report: The Middle East remains in the eye of the storm, with many of its nations burdened by decades-old political, security, economic and social crises. These issues continue to erupt in connection with regional conflicts. Against this backdrop, Iran’s announcement of its willingness to...
Trump-backed escalation: Gaza massacre resumes, U.S. bombs Yemen, Israeli strikes hit Lebanon and Syria amid regional turmoil
March 21st, 20250 With a green light from President Trump and no deterrent in sight — except for Yemen’s steadfast support front — Israel’s killing machine has resumed its genocide in Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan, as desired by Benjamin Netanyahu, who is desperately trying to preserve his shaky ruling coalition committed to pursuing...
U.S., Israel to hold high-level talks on Iran at White House next week
March 21st, 20250 WASHINGTON — The United States and Israel will hold high-level talks on Iran's nuclear program at the White House early next week, a person familiar with the matter said on Thursday. The planned meeting follows President Trump's letter to Iran's leadership earlier this month in which he warned Tehran it had the choice of either...
Hezbollah signals it will cease fire when Israel stops attacking Gaza
March 1st, 20240 BEIRUT — On Thursday, the Hezbollah group signaled that it would halt its attacks on Israel from Lebanon when the Israeli offensive on the Gaza Strip stops, but that it was also ready to keep on fighting if Israel continued hostilities. Hezbollah and the Israeli army have been trading fire since the Palestinian group Hamas...
Houthis’ leader: Yemen vows to step up strikes in Red Sea, using “submarine weapons”
February 23rd, 20240 On Thursday, Yemen claimed responsibility for an attack on a U.K.-owned cargo ship and a drone assault on an American destroyer, and it targeted Israel's port and resort city of Eilat with ballistic missiles and drones. The statement by a Yemeni representative on social media site X came shortly after the group's leader said it was...
Yemen’s Houthis vow to continue attacks in solidarity with Palestinians
February 16th, 20240 Yemen's Houthis will press on with attacks on Red Sea shipping in solidarity with the Palestinians as long as Israel continues to commit "crimes" against them, their leader said on Thursday. "Our operations have a big impact on the enemy, which constitute a great success and a real triumph," Abdul-Malik al-Houthi said in a televised...
More than 100 days of war and resistance: Legendary Palestinian resistance will be Netanyahu’s downfall
January 19th, 20240 Law number one in the “law of holes” is that “if you find yourself in a hole, stop digging.” Law number two, “if you are not digging, you are still in a hole.” These adages sum up Israel’s ongoing political, military and strategic crises, 100 days following the start of the war on Gaza. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin...
U.S., Britain carry out strikes against Yemen, officials say
January 12th, 20240 The United States and Britain launched strikes from the air and sea against Yemeni military targets in response to the Houthi's attacks on ships in the Red Sea, a dramatic regional widening of the Israeli war on Gaza. As witnesses in Yemen confirmed explosions throughout the country to Reuters, President Biden cautioned in a statement......
Israel’s port sees 85 percent drop in activity amid Red Sea Yemen’s Houthi attacks
December 22nd, 20230 Israel's Eilat Port has seen an 85 percent drop in activity since Houthi military forces in Yemen stepped up attacks on ships heading to Israel in the Red Sea, the port's chief executive said on Thursday. The Houthis are playing an escalating role in the conflict in the Middle East, also firing drones and missiles at Israel in a...
U.S. forces under attack in the Middle East as America slides towards the brink
November 10th, 20230 WASHINGTON, D.C./BAGHDAD – On Thursday, U.S. forces were targeted in three attacks in Iraq but suffered no casualties, security sources have said, in the most geographically widespread series of strikes on U.S. assets in a single day since the Israel-Hamas conflict started. A defective drone in Iraq may have helped keep America from......
Biden to seek $14 billion in military aid for Israel as invasion of Gaza nears
October 20th, 20230 On Thursday, President Biden asked Americans to spend billions more dollars to help Israel fight Hamas while Israel's defense minister told his troops to be ready to go into the Gaza Strip to destroy the Palestinian militant group. In a televised White House speech late on Thursday that also addressed Ukraine's effort to repel Russia's...
Peace talks with Yemen demonstrates Saudi intentions to step away from the U.S.
September 19th, 20230 The Biden administration is seeking trilateral meetings with Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates as soon as this week to discuss any differences between the Gulf countries that could “upend” the peace talks currently happening between the Saudis and Yemen. According to U.S. officials speaking with the Financial Times, Tim...
Ansarallah delegation visits Riyadh to continue peace talks
September 15th, 20230 On Wednesday, September 14, Yemen’s Ansarallah resistance movement announced that a delegation had left Sanaa to pursue Omani-mediated peace talks in Riyadh. A member of Ansarallah’s political bureau, Ali al-Qahoum, announced through social media that the delegation had left the Yemeni capital “on board an Omani plane to the...
Yemen threatens a harsh response for any mistake by British or U.S. forces
August 31st, 20230 The head of Yemen’s Supreme Political Council warned British and U.S. military forces that they would be given a destructive response if the slightest mistake is made against the Arab country by attempts to plunder natural assets and energy reserves, similar to what is happening in Syria. While addressing a group in Amran, Yemen......
U.S. officials plead with Yemeni leaders to start negotiations with the current Saudi-appointed government
August 29th, 20230 Washington is urging Yemen’s National Salvation Government, the NCG, to start negotiations with the Saudi-appointed parallel government currently controlling Yemen’s southern regions to “resolve” the 9-year war. “We urge Ansarallah to seize this unprecedented opportunity and sit with the government to draw a prosperous...
United Humanitarian Foundation continues local, national and international humanitarian work
June 9th, 20230 A nonprofit organization based in Southeast Michigan, the United Humanitarian Foundation (UHF), continues its efforts of giving back at the local, national and international level. Founded in 2017 by Saeed Haidara, the UHF began its humanitarian work in Yemen following the emergence of the war throughout the country. The UHF......
Tlaib, Khanna lead letter urging President Biden to support ending war in Yemen
May 26th, 20230 WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Thursday, U.S. Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D- Detroit) and U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) led 39 of their colleagues in a letter to President Biden and his Yemen policy team in support of ongoing diplomacy to end the 8-year long war in Yemen. “We write to applaud the recent diplomatic progress made by the warring parties...
Father and son charged for kidnapping, attempting to force daughter/sister to marry in Yemen
February 27th, 20230 BUFFALO, N.Y. - U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced on Feb. 16 that Khaled Abughanem, 50, and Waleed Abughanem, 32, both of Lackawanna, NY, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy to kidnap persons in a foreign country. The charge carries a maximum penalty of life in prison. Assistant U.S. Attorneys Charles......
