01 August 2019; DW: At least 51 security personnel, including a key commander, have been killed in twin attacks in Yemen. One of the attacks reportedly involved the use of a ballistic missile.
At least 51 people died in twin attacks in the Yemeni city of Aden on Thursday, according to security and medical sources.
ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from a Houthi-fired ballistic missile that targeted a pro-government military base in Yemen's southern port city of Aden Thursday climbed to 38, local officials told Xinhua.
The huge blast caused by a Houthi-fired ballistic missile against the military base of the newly-recruited Yemeni army force in Buraiqa district, in Aden's western part, left around 38 soldiers killed and scores of others injured at the scene, a military official said on condition of anonymity.
ADEN, Yemen, Aug. 1 (Xinhua) -- At least four members of the newly-recruited security forces were killed Thursday morning in a car bombing against a police station in Yemen's southern port city of Aden, a government official told Xinhua.
"A car loaded with explosives struck the police station based in Sheikh Othman neighborhood of Aden province, causing a huge explosion that rocked the city," the local government source said on condition of anonymity.
Tehran, Aug 1, IRNA - Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message on Thursday said calling for dialogue and peace is an existential threat to B-Team.
"We know that calling for dialogue & peace is an existential threat to #B_Team," Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote in his Twitter account.
"And since reason for designating me is my words, would "US persons" need OFAC license to "engage" with me by reading my writings or listening to interviews?" he added.
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Tehran, Aug 1, IRNA - Iran's Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif in a message thanked US for considering him as a huge threat to their agenda.
"The US' reason for designating me is that I am Iran's "primary spokesperson around the world," Mohammad Javad Zarif wrote in his Twitter account. "It has no effect on me or my family, as I have no property or interests outside of Iran," he added by raising question whether the truth is really painful.
"Thank you for considering me such a huge threat to your agenda," he reiterated.
1 Aug 2019; MEMO: Syrian regime and opposition on Wednesday mutually released prisoners in line with the provisions agreed in the Astana peace process, Anadolu reports.
Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs in a statement said that several persons detained by the regime and opposition were simultaneously released.
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Iran’s president lambasted new U.S. sanctions by the Trump administration targeting the country’s foreign minister, describing the move on Thursday as “childish” and a barrier to diplomacy.
Hassan Rouhani’s remarks came after the Trump administration announced Wednesday it had imposed financial sanctions on Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif as part of its escalating campaign of pressure against the Islamic Republic.
31 July 2019; DW: Iran is planning to remove four zeroes from its national currency, the rial, as the country struggles with soaring inflation. The oil-rich nation's economy has been hit hard by unilateral sanctions imposed by the US.
The Iranian government has approved a plan to ax four zeroes from the rial in a bid to tackle high inflation in the country. The measure was announced by an Iranian government spokesperson, Ali Rabiei, following a Cabinet meeting on Wednesday.
31 July 2019; MEMO: The slowdown in the United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s tourism industry has pushed the Jumeirah Group LLC hotel chain to lay off hundreds of employees, Bloomberg reported yesterday.
“The government-owned luxury hotel chain, which manages 24 properties in eight countries, recently shed about 500 jobs,” the New York-based agency said. Jumeirah currently employs 13,500 people.
31 July 2019; MEMO: Turkey sent military reinforcements to its southern Sanliurfa province late Tuesday, according to Anadolu Agency reporters on the ground.
A 12-vehicle military convoy, including armored vehicles carrying commando units and buses, arrived in the province’s Ceylanpinar district as part of Turkey’s recent military reinforcements along the border with Syria.
Turkey’s leaders have said it might launch a third counter-terror operation into Syria, following two successful ones since 2016.
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