Unlike Saudi Arabia, Iran seeks no tension with any country
FM Zarif:
Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif says unlike Riyadh, Tehran does not seek tension with any country in the region, including Saudi Arabia.
Germany refuses to blacklist Hezbollah in defiance of US, Saudi pressure
Germany has refused to follow Britain’s lead in designating the Lebanese resistance movement Hezbollah as a terrorist organization despite pressures from Saudi Arabia and the United States, a senior official says.
South Africa to go ahead with Israel embassy downgrade:
President Ramaphosa:
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa says his country is planning to downgrade the status of its embassy in the occupied territories in response to Israel's violation of Palestinians' rights.
Saudi prosecutors bring jailed moderate Sunni preacher to secret trial
Report:
Saudi public prosecutors have reportedly put an imprisoned political dissident on secret trial as a brutal crackdown led by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman against Muslim preachers and intellectuals widens in the oil-rich kingdom.
US sanctions Iraq’s Nujaba Shia group known for role in anti-terror fight
The United States has sanctioned Iraq’s Harakat Hezbollah al-Nujaba, a Shia movement known for its active cooperation with the national army in counter-terrorism operations, which led to the collapse of the Takfiri terror group of Daesh in late 2017.
Zionist lobby owns virtually the entire mainstream media in US
Scholar:
The Zionist lobby in the United States owns virtually the entire mainstream media and gives about half of the election funding which is used to purchase absolute and undivided loyalty to Israel, an American scholar and political commentator says.
Saudi Arabia to be rebuked at UN rights council for first time
Saudi Arabia is to be censured for the first time at the UN Human Rights Council over its dark record of violating human rights, particularly for detention of women’s rights activists and the brutal murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi in Turkey.
PLO slams merger of US consulate with embassy in Jerusalem al-Quds
The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has slammed Washington’s move to merge the US consulate with its embassy in the occupied Jerusalem al-Quds, denouncing the decision as "the last nail in the coffin of the US administration” with regard to its role in sponsoring the so-called Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Saudi Arabia, UAE, Egypt oppose bids against normalization of ties with Israel
Report:
Delegates from Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Egypt at a meeting of Arab states have reportedly opposed bids condemning the normalization of relations with the Israeli regime.
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