Middle East & North Africa

ADEN, Nov 27 (NNN-YPA) – At least five members of Yemen’s government forces were killed yesterday, in a bomb explosion, in the country’s southern oil-rich province of Shabwa, a security official said.

“Suspected al-Qaeda gunmen targeted vehicles of the government forces, with an Improvised Explosive Device, in the western part of Shabwa, causing a huge blast in the area, located near oil fields,” the local security official said, on condition of anonymity.

RAMALLAH, Nov 27 (NNN-WAFA) – Palestinian President, Mahmoud Abbas, yesterday, called for backing the soft, peaceful, and popular resistance against Israel in the West Bank, until Palestine achieves its goals.

During a meeting held here with leaders of the Fatah movement from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Abbas said, he appreciates the growth of the soft, peaceful, and popular resistance in Nablus and the villages around it, against the Israeli settlers.

JERUSALEM, Nov 27 (Reuters) - A far-rightist on track to take a key post in Israel's incoming government has warned supporters not to try to move too quickly with his agenda, cautioning in a recording leaked on Sunday that some planned legislation could backfire against them.

Prime Minister-designate Benjamin Netanyahu last week promised Jewish Power leader Itamar Ben-Gvir a post as security minister with expanded powers over police in Israel and the Israeli-occupied West Bank.

RAMALLAH, Nov. 26 (Xinhua) -- Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Saturday called for backing the soft, peaceful, and popular resistance against Israel in the West Bank until Palestine achieves its goals.

During a meeting held here with leaders of the Fatah movement from the northern West Bank city of Nablus, Abbas said he appreciates the growth of the soft, peaceful, and popular resistance in Nablus and the villages around it against the Israeli settlers, the official Palestinian news agency (WAFA) reported.

TEHRAN, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) -- The chief commander of Iran's Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) said on Sunday that the Iranian nation will confront the attempts by the United States and its allies seeking to sow discord and division in the country and will thwart their hostile plots.

Making the remarks while addressing a group of the Iranian Basij volunteer forces in the southeastern city of Zahedan, Hossein Salami said that they are all trying to "provoke tensions in Iran by means of their divisive media outlets," reported by Press TV.

Tehran (ISNA) – For the first time, Iran has begun enriching uranium to 60% purity at Fordow nuclear facility.

The move came in response to the recent anti-Iran resolution adopted by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA)’s Board of Governors.

The Atomic Energy Organization of Iran (AEOI) announced on Tuesday that stockpiles of uranium enriched up to 60% had increased at Fordow facility.

It also added that a new generation of IR-6 centrifuges had replaced older machines in Fordow to enable a massive ramp-up in output.

Tehran (ISNA) – The second press conference of Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian began on Wednesday in Tehran.

A number of journalists from Iranian and foreign media are taking part in the press conference.

At the beginning of the conference with reporters, Amir-Abdollahian announced that a foreign conspiracy to bring about a civil war and finally divide Iran has failed.

Zahdan, IRNA - Sistan and Balouchestan Intelligence Office issuing a statement announced that its personnel have arrested the terrorists who had on November 21 attacked patrol police officers of Cheshme Ziarat Police station, martyring a soldier.

In the statement issued on Friday evening by the Intelligence Office it is said that the martyred soldier and wounded police officer were on a patrol mission at the time of the attack.

Tehran, IRNA - An expert in West Asia affairs said that the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution drew a roadmap for domestic and foreign policy, especially in relation to the United States, for the statesmen and the great Iranian nation, because appeasement does not prevent US’ blackmail.

Speaking to IRNA, Hassan Hanizadeh said that the Supreme Leader severely criticized US’ blackmail policies and described it as US’ attempt to cross the Iranian nation’s red lines.

26 Nov 2022; MEMO: A Tunisian court on Friday issued a judgement in absentia of six years in prison against Leila Trabelsi, the widow of late Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, on charges of "influence peddling".