Arab coalition forces enter airport in port city of Hodeidah – Yemen military media

Arab coalition forces have entered the airport of Yemen’s main port city of Hodeidah, the media office of the Yemeni military allied with the Saudi-led coalition confirmed on Twitter. “Army forces backed by the resistance and the Arab alliance freed Hodeidah international airport from the grip of coalition of the Houthi militia,” the statement said. […]

‘Looming disaster’: Saudi coalition seeks US aid to capture Yemen port & last humanitarian lifeline

The Saudi-led coalition is reportedly seeking direct US support to recapture the port city of Hodeidah in Yemen. The battle for the humanitarian lifeline would spell disaster for the locals, human rights agencies warn. For nearly a week, the Saudi-led coalition forces have been preparing to launch a large-scale offensive on Hodeidah, the fourth-largest city […]

Actions similar to coalition strikes in Syria will lead to chaos in international relations – Putin

The strikes launched by the US and its allies against Syria have seriously damaged the Syrian peace process, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. If such actions continue, it would have grave consequences for the world, he said. Read more “If such actions that are carried out in violation of the UN Charter continue that would […]

Actions similar to coalition strikes in Syria will lead to chaos in international relations – Putin

The strikes launched by the US and its allies against Syria have seriously damaged the Syrian peace process, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. If such actions continue, it would have grave consequences for the world, he said. Read more “If such actions that are carried out in violation of the UN Charter continue that would […]

US-led coalition ‘manufactured consent’ with ‘fabricated’ gas attack – George Galloway on Syria

George Galloway says that both the alleged gas attack in Syria and subsequent US-led missile strikes this week were a “deliberate fabrication” meant to distract from a number of domestic scandals in the coalition member-states. Galloway, a former MP-turned-broadcaster, spoke to RT.com about the latest US-led strikes in Syria, the pretext behind them and the […]

‘Islam runs against democratic values & has no place in Germany,’ says leading coalition politician

One of the top figures in the CSU, Angela Merkel’s Bavarian sister party, has said Islam has no place in German society and insists the government must reject recent immigration policies or face annihilation by the rising AfD. “Islam has no cultural roots in Germany and with Sharia as a legal system, it has nothing […]

US builds up forces in northern Syria, Kurds say ‘Coalition is here for Turks’ (VIDEO)

The US has apparently sent more troops to the Kurdish-held regions of northern Syria and has established new outposts in the area. Local Kurdish militias believe the Americans have come to help them fend off a Turkish offensive. “This base is of the [US-led] Coalition… It was established to counterattack the Turkish threat. The Coalition […]

In America, a political coalition in favour of protectionism may be emerging

THE post-war system of global trade has been close to expiring, seemingly, for most of the post-war period. It tottered in the 1980s, when Ronald Reagan muscled trading partners into curbing their exports to America. It wobbled with the end of the fruitless Doha round of trade talks. The system now faces the antediluvian economics […]

US-led coalition bombs Iraqi police in fatal friendly fire incident

A number of Iraqi security forces have been killed in an airstrike carried out by US-led coalition forces near a US airbase, Iraqi officials say, adding that the victims were mistaken for militants. The incident took place in the town of al-Baghdadi, 170km north-west of Baghdad. The town hosts Al Asad Airbase, operated by US […]

Germany's Social Democrats vote to have formal coalition talks with Merkel's CDU

Germany’s Social Democrat Party (SPD) headed by Martin Schulz has voted to start formal coalition talks with Chancellor Angela Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU). SPD delegates voted 362 to 279, with one abstention, to conduct further negotiations with a view to forming a government. Following the unprecedented performance of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) far-right […]