Rasa - Consider this ridiculous opening paragraph first: In yet another theatre of the absurd, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Monday, April 30, deployed props and PowerPoint slides in an attempt to distort facts and convince his audience of one – US President Donald Trump - that Iran is failing to comply with the nuclear accord.

Rasa - Human rights advocates like Amnesty International are doing the right thing to urge the international civil society to act concretely and stop the delivery of arms and military equipment to Israel.

Rasa - The United Nations' new envoy for Yemen plans to unveil a new plan to end the Saudi-led war on the Arab world's poorest country within two months.

Rasa - After one-day talks this week between North Korean Leader Kim Jong-un and South Korean President Moon Jae-in at the truce village of Panmunjom in the Demilitarized Zone, the two sides released the “Panmunjom Declaration for Peace, Prosperity and Unification of the Korean Peninsula.”

Rasa - Like President Donald Trump, the new US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo chose Saudi Arabia to be his first West Asia tour destination.

Rasa - The US House Committee on Foreign Affairs has just passed a legislation sanctioning Iran for alleged human rights abuses.

Rasa - Friday marked the fifth week of peaceful Palestinian protests along the Gaza border dubbed Great March of Return.

Rasa - We all know how the United States has placed sanctions on other countries for alleged harsh treatment of bloggers, journalists and online activists.

Rasa - With French President Emmanuel Macron in tow, US President Donald Trump now says he and his NATO allies are taking a long-term approach to Syria, and that this would involve leaving “a strong and lasting footprint” within Syria. He also says talk of the long-term issues in Syria is “a very big part” of his ongoing discussions with Macron.

Rasa - It’s a sad day for humanity. Yemeni people continue to see death on their doorstep, even those who are getting married, because the US-designed, Saudi-built slaughterhouse is in their name.