(2025-01-16). The Resistance Is Not Dead, With Ghadi Francis. mintpressnews.com The coming year is promising to be a crucial one in the history of West Asia. Just weeks have passed since the ouster of Syria's Bashar al-Assad and his replacement with pro-Western leader Abu Mohammed al-Jolani. | Syria was a key member of the so-called "Axis of Resistance" — a coalition of actors opposing Israel and its actions. What will Assad's departure mean for the resistance against Israel, especially given Jolani's overt friendliness with Tel Aviv? Given their new government, what is in store for Lebanon and Hezbollah now? And how about Iraq and Yemen? | To discuss all of this and more is returning…
(2025-01-16). Iran Refutes Allegation of Training, Providing Assistance to Ansarullah Forces. tn.ai TEHRAN (Tasnim) — Iran's ambassador to the United Nations dismissed the baseless claims that Iran has trained or provided assistance for the Houthi forces of Yemen, saying such accusations are rooted in disinformation, lack credible technical evidence, and are driven by political agendas.
(2025-01-16). Yemeni journalist appears in Houthi court after 3-month disappearance. cpj.org
(2025-01-16). IMO chief to visit Egypt amid worries on Houthi Red Sea attacks. newarab.com 
(2025-01-16). The Fires This Time: Historic Altadena Aflame. counterpunch.org View this post on Instagram |
(2025-01-16). Kemi Badenoch's Spokesman Ties Himself in Knots Over Her 'Peasants' Grooming Gang Comments. bylinetimes.com The Conservative Party leader's spokesman told reporters to stop "quibbling" over "language" after he faced repeated questions about her suggestion that grooming gangs are made up of "peasants" from "sub-communities". | Kemi Badenoch told GB News on Tuesday that the perpetrators come from "a very poor background, a sort of peasant background, very, very rural, almost cut off from even the home-origin countries that they might have been in". | And she added further fuel to the fire by adding: "There are some places where, when people behave in that way, a mob turns up and burns their homes down, and then they k…
(2025-01-16). Badenoch admits Tories had 'no plan' for post-Brexit Britain. leftfootforward.org Kemi Badenoch is set to admit that the Tories "made mistakes", including deciding to leave the EU without a plan. | Today Badenoch will make her first major speech as leader of the Conservative Party, on rebuilding trust in the political party. | She will say: "We announced that we would leave the European Union before we had a plan for growth outside the EU." | The British economy will be £311bn worse off by 2035 due to leaving the EU, according to a report by data consultancy Cambridge Econometrics. | The UK is also anticipated to have three million fewer jobs, 32% lower investment, 5% lower exports an…
(2025-01-16). Suella Braverman refuses to rule out defecting to Reform UK. leftfootforward.org Tory MP Suella Braverman has refused to rule out defecting to Nigel Farage's Reform UK, in what is yet another blow for Kemi Badenoch. | Braverman, who is on the right of the Tory party, has consistently been rumoured to be considering defecting to Reform, and is reported to be high on Reform's wish list of Tories they would like to see defect to their party. | Towards the end of last year, her husband, Rael Braverman, defected to Reform UK, leading to increased speculation that she too could jump ship, which she ruled out at the time. | The Telegraph now reports that Suella Braverman has refused to rule out d…
(2025-01-15). Gaza ceasefire agreement reached. peoplesdispatch.org The long awaited ceasefire and captives-for-prisoners swap deal was announced on Wednesday, January 15, in a press conference held by Qatar's Prime Minister Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani. The agreement puts an end to one of the worst genocides in modern history, during which Israel mercilessly massacred tens of thousands of Palestinians, and devastated the infrastructure of the besieged Gaza strip. The Israeli genocide has spilled over to other parts of the West Asia region, claiming the lives of thousands of civilians, in Lebanon, Syria, and Yemen. | The genocide marked one of the most crucial era…
(2025-01-15). Yemeni journalist appears in Houthi court after 3-month disappearance. cpj.org
(2025-01-15). Yemen's Winged Missiles, Drones Strike US Aircraft Carrier in Red Sea. english.almanar.com.lb The missile force and the UAVs air force of the Yemeni Armed Forces, with the help of Allah Almighty, carried out a joint military operation targeting the American aircraft carrier "USS Harry S. Truman" and a number of its warships in the northern Red Sea with a number of winged missiles and drones, according to …