2021-01-05: News Headlines

Nadda Osman (2021-01-05). Qatar blockade: Saudi deal raises questions about prisoners, flight paths and bots. middleeasteye.net Qatar blockade: Saudi deal raises questions about prisoners, flight paths and bots | As Saudi Arabia declares the lifting of the three-year land and air blockade on its Gulf neighbour, many issues remain to be resolved | Tue, 01/05/2021 – 14: 05 | Many people have raised questions on what the end of the Saudi blockade will mean for prisoners, flight paths and the Saudi bot network (Screengrab/social medi…

Mehr News Agency (2021-01-05). Israelis, Saudis plotting for creating crisis in region. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 05 (MNA) — Deputy Commander of IRGC Quds Force said that Zionist regime and Saudi Arabia are plotting to create crisis in the region in order to take revenge on Iran.

Online News Editor (2021-01-05). Saudi Arabia thanks Kuwait, US for bridging gap with Qatar as summit begins. laprensalatina.com Riyadh, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman on Tuesday said he was grateful to Kuwait and the United States for their role in the recent reconciliation between several Gulf nations and Qatar. The Crown Prince made the remarks as he inaugurated the Gulf Cooperation Council summit in Riyadh. "We express great …

Online News Editor (2021-01-05). Arab quartet restores relations with Qatar after years-long blockade. laprensalatina.com Riyadh, Jan 5 (efe-epa).- Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain and Egypt fully restored diplomatic relations with Qatar as of Tuesday following a three-and-a-half-year blockade after they had accused Doha of sponsoring terror. "What happened today is a complete end to the disputes and the complete recovery of diplomatic relations, which will apply to …

Mehr News Agency (2021-01-04). New explosion near Saudi forces HQ in S. Yemen. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 04 (MNA) — Two successive explosions, followed by gunfire, rocked the vicinity of the Saudi force's headquarters in the Yemeni governorate of Abyan on Monday, hours after a similar explosion yesterday.

Online News Editor (2021-01-04). Saudi Arabia to reopen borders with Qatar on eve of Gulf summit, says Kuwait. laprensalatina.com Dubai, Jan 4 (EFE).- Saudi Arabia is to open its border with Qatar, shut since 2017, on Monday on the eve of the 41st Gulf Cooperation Council summit, which will focus on the reconciliation with Doha, the Kuwaiti Foreign Ministry announced on Monday. "It had been agreed to open the air, land and sea space …

MEE staff (2021-01-04). Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, open airspace and land border. middleeasteye.net Saudi Arabia agrees to end blockade on Qatar, open airspace and land border | Kuwait's foreign minister announces preliminary agreement in a major step towards resolving the Gulf crisis | Mon, 01/04/2021 – 18: 45 | Saudi Arabia has lifted its land and air blockade on Qatar in a major step towards ending a Gulf rift that started more than three years ago when Riyadh and its allies imposed a siege on Doha. | Ku…

Mehr News Agency (2021-01-03). Ansarullah leader hails sacrifices of martyr Soleimani. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Jan. 03 (MNA) — Leader of Yemen's Houthi Ansarullah Movement in a speech on occasion of anniversary of "Martyr" in Yemen on Sun. praised bravery and sacrifice of martyrs Lt. Gen. Soleimani and Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis in fight against terrorism.

_____ (2021-01-03). Iraqis Demand US Troops Pull Out On Soleimani Killing Anniversary. popularresistance.org Thousands of Iraqi mourners have condemned the "American occupiers", a year after a United States drone strike killed Iran's revered general Qassem Soleimani and Iraqi militia commander, Abu Mahdi al-Muhandis. | The anniversary of their deaths in Baghdad — which brought arch enemies the US and Iran to the brink of war — was also marked on Sunday in Iran and by supporters in Syria, Lebanon, Yemen and elsewhere in the Middle East. | Streets leading to central Baghdad's Tahrir Square were packed with thousands of protesters who had converged on the site since early Sunday morning. | The protesters raised…

MEE and agencies (2021-01-02). Five women killed in Yemen wedding blast. middleeasteye.net Five women killed in Yemen wedding blast | Government and Houthis blame each other for the deaths, which came a day after attacks in Aden killed 26 people | Sat, 01/02/2021 – 10: 13 | The aftermath of an explosion in Yemen (AFP/FILE) | Five women were killed when a shell hit a wedding venue in Yemen's Hodeidah city on New Year's Day, officials said on Saturday. | The government and the Ho…