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Houthis Launch Retaliatory Attack on Saudi Najran Airport 1,500 Syrians Leave Turkey for Eid al-Fitr Holiday Thought for Today ANKARA (Dispatches) – Over 1,500 Syrians who fled their country’s war to Turkey are returning home temporarily to celebrate a major Muslim holi- day, local media 0reported. One who takes lessons from the events of life, gets The Syrians have crossed the border gate in the southeastern province of vision, one who acquires vision becomes wise and Kilis between May 18 and 20 for upcoming Eid al-Fitr holiday, said Hur- riyet Daily News. Syrian families were reportedly queuing in long lines at one who attains wisdom achieves knowledge. the Oncupinar border gate between the two countries. Local Public Health Center provides Syrian children aged under 15 with vaccines before their leaving, the report said. Amir al-Momeneen Ali (AS) VOL NO: LV 10891 TEHRAN / Est.1959 Thursday, May 23, 2019, Khordad 2, 1398, Ramadhan 17, 1440 Palestinians United in Rejecting Houthis Launch Retaliatory ‘Deal of Century’ Attack on Saudi Najran Airport SANAA (Dispatches) – Yemen’s ing. Houthi Ansarullah movement He was referring to the Saudi launched a retaliatory drone attack regime’s widely-reported covert on Saudi Arabia’s Najran airport, ties with the Zionist regime and the group’s Al Masirah TV said ear- Riyadh’s support for a controver- ly on Wednesday. sial American plan for the Zionits- It said it targeted hangars con- Palestinian conflict. taining war planes. There were no “The Saudi regime is one of the immediate reports of damage or United States’ biggest supporters casualties. and maintains ties with Israel,” he Yemen’s al-Masirah television said, saying the regime is trying network reported the counter- to use holy sites for political pur- This undated picture shows U.S. President Donald Trump (L) embracing strike on Wednesday morning, poses. his son-in-law and senior adviser Jared Kushner. without giving details about possi- The Houthis took over control ble casualties or material damage. of Yemen’s affairs in 2014 amid WEST BANK (Dispatches) – A a violation of the decisions taken A day earlier, the network said a political turmoil, which saw the high-ranking member of the resis- during the Arab League summit in Yemeni forces, led by the Houthi country’s former Saudi-backed of- tance movement, Hamas, says the Tunis, and an attempt to impose the Ansarullah movement, had The photo released by the media bureau of Yemen’s Operations ficials flee to Riyadh after refusing Palestinian nation vigorously re- American vision on the Palestinian launched a counterattack on an Command Center shows a Yemeni Qasef drone. to continue political talks with the jects U.S. President Donald Trump’s nation,” Sami Abu Zuhri said in a arms depot inside the same airport, aggressors and their allied Yemeni Saudi media, alleging that the movement. controversial proposal for “peace” post published on his official Twit- using a Qasef-2K combat drone. militants hold bases. Houthi fighters had launched a Saudi Arabia then led many of between the Zionist regime and Pal- ter page on Tuesday. The strike caused a fire at the air- In mid-May, the Yemeni army missile attack against the holy city its regional allies into an all-out estinians, dubbed “the deal of the Earlier in the day, Palestinian port. launched drone raids on a major of Mecca in the kingdom. invasion of the Arab world’s most century.” Freedom Movement described the The Ansarullah movement oil pipeline deep inside the Saudi He called the accusation “a big impoverished nation to restore its “We will not accept solutions June 25-26 conference in Manama warned on Sunday that those kingdom in retaliation for the re- lie and an abominable allegation.” favorite government. that violate our rights… The deal as a serious attack on the Palestinian strikes were the start of opera- gime’s war crimes against Yemen, “Those who conspire against the Some reports put the number of of century is aimed at liquidating issue, calling on Bahraini officials tions against 300 vital targets in forcing state crude giant Aramco al-Aqsa Mosque [in the Israeli- fatalities from the war at tens of the Palestinian cause and dropping to reverse the “dangerous decision.” Saudi Arabia and the United Arab to temporarily stop pumping oil on occupied holy city of al-Quds] are thousands. The country has turned central issues like al-Quds and re- It also urged the Bahraini nation Emirates — a key member of the the pipeline. also capable of conspiring against into the scene of the world’s worst turn of (Palestinian) refugees,” Iz- as well as the country’s institutions Saudi-led coalition waging war The movement’s leader Abdul- the Grand Mosque [in Mecca] humanitarian crisis, and is teeter- zat al-Risheq said during a meeting and executive bodies to act effec- on Yemen — as well as positions Malik al-Houthi reacted strongly upon being asked to,” al-Houthi ing on the edge of a nationwide between a Hamas delegation and tively and pressure authorities to inside Yemen, where the foreign on Tuesday to recent reports in was quoted by al-Masirah as say- famine. Lebanese Prime Minister Sa’ad al- overturn the decision. Hariri in Beirut. On Monday, Hamas called on Arab Separately, member of the Hamas countries not to accept invitations to political bureau, Husam Badran, participate in the upcoming Bahrain Kremlin Condemns Alleged U.S. Ultimatum to Turkey has described a U.S.-led conference workshop scheduled for late June, in Bahrain next month in support of saying, “This is the beginning of the MOSCOW (Dispatches) – The leadership headed by President dered 30 F-35s and plans to buy said, referring to the Countering Washington’s so-called Middle East deal of the century.” Kremlin on Wednesday con- (Tayyip) Erdogan that the S-400 over 100 in total. The U.S. has America’s Adversaries Through peace plan as a plot in coordination “We call on Arab countries not to demned as unacceptable an al- deal is already complete and claimed that the Russian system Sanctions Act. with the occupying Israeli regime to respond to invitations to participate leged U.S. ultimatum to Turkey will be implemented.” is not interoperable with NATO The Turkish defense minister liquidate the Palestinian cause. in the workshop in Bahrain, and designed to force it to cancel a equipment. It has urged Turkey also stressed that his country Badran said in a tweet that the Pal- stand by the Palestinian nation by deal to buy Russian S-400 sur- ‘Turkey Preparing for Bans to purchase Raytheon Co Patriot was fulfilling its responsibili- estinian people are united in their all means and tools...,” the move- face-to-air missile systems and missile systems instead of the S- ties in the F-35 project and ex- rejection of the deal of the century ment said in a statement. purchase U.S. Patriot missile sys- Turkish Defense Minister Hu- 400s. pected the program to continue as it only “serves the interests of Is- Trump’s “peace plan” has already tems instead. lusi Akar says his country is pre- Akar said that although there as planned. rael.” been dismissed by Palestinian au- Moscow was responding to a paring for potential American was “a general easing and rap- He further said that buying the “We are a nation under occupation, thorities ahead of its unveiling at the CNBC report which said Wash- sanctions as the deadline report- prochement” in talks with S-400 was only meant to meet and our cause is aimed at national end of the holy fasting month of Ra- ington had given Turkey just edly set by the U.S. for Ankara Washington over the purchase Turkey’s defense needs and liberation and self-determination. madan and the formation of the new over two weeks to scrap the to cancel an arms deal with Rus- the F-35 and Patriots, Turkey posed no threats, adding that Attempts to whitewash the Israeli Israeli cabinet, most likely in June. Russian deal and do an arms sia or face penalties draws near. was preparing for potential U.S. linking the purchase of the Rus- occupation through economic solu- Speaking in the occupied West deal with the United States in- Akar made the remarks after sanctions regarding the S-400 sian system with that of the F-35 tions will not pass. We will remain Bank city of Ramallah on April 16, stead or risk severe penalties. the U.S. State Department re- deal. is “another hurdle.” loyal to the martyrs and the suffer- Palestinian Prime Minister Moham- When asked about the CNBC portedly gave Turkey until the “We are doing whatever nor- “There is no clause anywhere ing of prisoners,” he pointed out. mad Shtayyeh lashed out at the ini- report by reporters on Wednes- end of the first week of June to mal bilateral agreements man- in the F-35 agreement saying The remarks came after s spokes- tiative, asserting that it was “born day, Kremlin spokesman Dmi- scrap its purchase of the Russian date. Though there are some one will be excluded from the man for Hamas, said Palestinians dead.” try Peskov said: “We regard S-400 missile systems or face issues from time to time, we partnership for buying S-400s,” would not allow anyone to relin- Shtayyeh noted that negotiations this extremely negatively. We consequences. are pleased that there has been he said. “Turkey has paid $1.2 quish or trade their cause at a forth- with the US were useless in the consider such ultimatums to be Turkey has signed a 2.5-bil- no sharp turn until now...Tur- billion.
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