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January 25, 2021
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On January 23, 2021, the Saudi-led Coalition to Support Legitimacy in Yemen, announced that it had attacked and destroyed a hostile aerial target that was proceeding in the direction of Riyadh. The internet site of the Saudi Al-Hadath state-owned TV channel reported that Saudi Arabia s air defense systems had intercepted a missile that the Houthis had launched at Riyadh.[1]
The Houthi Ansar Allah organization rushed to deny the Saudi accusation. The spokesman for the armed forces of the Yahya Saree organization stressed that the Yemenite forces did not perpetrate any offensive action against the countries of aggression in the last 24 hours. He clarified that the movement is proud of every action it undertakes and assumes responsibility for it, adding that, It is our natural and legitimate right to
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Prior to Omar Al Bashir s removal from power in April 2019, Sudan’s relations with the US were marred by hostility and sanctions.
In 1993, the US added Sudan to the state sponsors of terrorism list, then imposed a trade embargo and crippling sanctions to punish Khartoum for its ties to extremist organisations and Iran as well as for its role in the genocide in Darfur.
Following Al Bashir’s downfall, the Trump administration took major strides towards normalising relations, granting Khartoum partial immunity from further lawsuits after a payout of $335 million for US victims of Al Qaeda attacks that the Al Bashir regime supported.
Ömer Dağ, a Turkish refugee in France spoke about his welcome by French authorities. detailing how his family was treated with “the utmost graciousness and humanity” by French authorities even though France is considered a “Crusader” country by Muslims.
Chinese journalist Li Gang blasted American democracy in a monologue, saying that American politicians have considered themselves to be the defenders of democracy, while America has strived to spread its brand of democracy worldwide and to “incite violent confrontation everywhere.”