Arab Parliament Speaker Welcomes UK Plan to Recognize Palestinian Statehttps://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5170971-arab-parliament-speaker-welcomes-uk-plan-recognize-palestinian-state
Arab Parliament Speaker Welcomes UK Plan to Recognize Palestinian State
A general view of the Arab League delegates meeting. December 5, 2017. REUTERS/Mohamed Abd El Ghany
Arab Parliament Speaker Mohammed Al-Yamahi welcomed the British Prime Minister’s recent announcement of the United Kingdom’s intention to recognize the State of Palestine in September. He emphasized that such recognition must be unconditional and not hindered by the occupying authorities.
During his meeting with Speaker of the UK House of Commons Lindsay Hoyle, held on the sidelines of the Sixth World Conference of Speakers of Parliament, Al-Yamahi emphasized Britain’s historical responsibility toward the Palestinian people. He stressed that formal recognition of a Palestinian state represents the only viable path to ensuring security and stability in the Middle East.
Al-Yamahi called on the British House of Commons to support the implementation of the prime minister's pledge, asserting that this step would encourage other countries to follow suit.
In response, Hoyle reaffirmed Britain's commitment to a two-state solution, the establishment of a Palestinian state, and the cessation of settlement activities. He stressed that the immediate priorities are an unconditional ceasefire and the urgent delivery of humanitarian aid.
Security personnel stand near the Shalamsheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran, after Iraqi authorities ordered its closure as a precautionary measure following the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, in Basra, Iraq, September 12, 2026. (Reuters)
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Iraq to Reopen Iran Crossings After Drone Attack
Security personnel stand near the Shalamsheh border crossing between Iraq and Iran, after Iraqi authorities ordered its closure as a precautionary measure following the latest drone attacks on Saudi Arabia, in Basra, Iraq, September 12, 2026. (Reuters)
Iraqi authorities announced on Sunday a timeline to reopen three crossings with Iran, a day after closing them following a drone attack originating from their shared border on a Saudi pipeline.
After the Friday night attack on the East-West pipeline, Baghdad sacked the military commander in Missan province near the Iran border, after authorities determined the drones were launched from there.
The government then closed three crossings, citing the need to reorganize operations and boost intelligence efforts to stop violations.
Two Iraqi security sources told AFP on Saturday that drone launchers were found near the al-Shib border crossing in Missan.
The government's security media cell said Sunday that "after reviewing operations at the border crossings," they would gradually reopen for passengers and trade on a timeline from Sunday until Thursday.
The crossings are Shalamsheh in Basra, al-Shib in Missan, and al-Mandali in Diyala.
Shalamsheh and al-Shib reopened to passengers on Sunday but not to trade, the government media cell said.
No group has claimed responsibility for the attack, and an alliance of Iran-backed Iraqi armed factions said they hadn't struck the pipeline, though Riyadh had previously accused Iraqi groups of targeting its oil infrastructure.
In July, the United States and Saudi Arabia said they had struck Iran-backed militants in Iraq in response to attacks on Saudi oil facilities.
Pro-Iran armed groups have supported Tehran during the Middle East war, claiming hundreds of attacks on US bases in Iraq and across the region.
1,400 Flee Yemen Fighting to Djibouti, Says Ministerhttps://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5317657-1400-flee-yemen-fighting-djibouti-says-minister
Displaced Yemenis rest at a temporary shelter in the Dar Saad district of Aden, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, after fleeing Houthi attacks in the western coastal cities of al-Khokha and Mokha. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
1,400 Flee Yemen Fighting to Djibouti, Says Minister
Displaced Yemenis rest at a temporary shelter in the Dar Saad district of Aden, Yemen, Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, after fleeing Houthi attacks in the western coastal cities of al-Khokha and Mokha. (AP Photo/Abdulnasser Alseddik)
About 1,400 people have fled Yemen for Djibouti due to fighting between government forces and Iran-allied Houthis, Djibouti's minister of economy and finance said Saturday.
Houthi fighters control a large part of northern Yemen, including the capital Sanaa and Hodeida in the west. They have advanced along the coast in just days and on Thursday seized the port city of Mokha.
The Houthis have since taken control of the coastline and islands in the Red Sea, and on Friday tightened their grip on the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, which is vital to global shipping through the Suez Canal.
"1400 #refugees arrived in #Djibouti from #Yemen in just 24 hours," Ilyas Moussa Dawaleh wrote on X.
Located opposite Yemen on the Horn of Africa, tiny Djibouti borders the Bab el-Mandeb Strait at the entrance to the Red Sea from the Gulf of Aden.
Safiya Ibrahim, humanitarian response coordinator for the International Organization for Migration, told AFP that "vulnerable groups such as women and children have reached the shores of Obock, with more expected in the coming days".
According to the United Nations, at least 76,000 people have been displaced in Yemen since July, with the number quadrupling in the last week after the latest fighting.
Last week, Houthi fighters launched a new offensive against Saudi-backed government forces, targeting zones bordering the Bab el-Mandeb Strait.
The waterway has taken on new importance, particularly for Saudi oil exports, since the Strait of Hormuz was blocked by Iran.
Hundreds have been killed in the fighting on both sides.
Yemeni Forces Strike Houthis on Several Frontshttps://english.aawsat.com/arab-world/5317644-yemeni-forces-strike-houthis-several-fronts
Yemeni government forces intensified on Saturday their military operations against the Houthi group on several fronts, carrying out air raids and drone strikes and firing artillery at them in Marib, al-Jawf and Taiz after the militants expanded their control of the west coast, Mokha and areas overlooking the Bab al-Mandeb Strait.
Government strikes focused on Houthi positions in Mokha and the Dhubab district that directly overlooks Bab al-Mandeb. Field sources said the jets struck the Houthis around Mokha port and airport and Jabal al-Nar in an attempt to hamper their military and logistics movements.
Armed forces spokesman Staff Colonel Majid al-Nuzaili had urged civilians to avoid the Taiz-Mokha and Mokha-Dhubab roads until further notice as operations continued in the area.
Government attacks around Mokha port killed several Houthis and destroyed vehicles and weapons used by the group, said al-Nuzaili.
The attacks took place as the government forces were rearranging their deployment in southern Mokha after the battles shifted to east of Bab al-Mandeb near the border of the Lahj province.
In Marib, east of Sanaa, the forces launched air strikes and fired artillery against the Houthis on the southern, western and northern fronts.
Houthi militants ride on a pick-up truck while on patrol in Sanaa, Yemen, 12 September 2026. (EPA)
Field sources said the Houthis brought reinforcements, including dozens of military vehicles and fighters, from Sanaa to Marib, indicating that the fighting will continue and expand.
Government forces have maintained their defensive and offensive positions in Marib, which has for years been its military stronghold in the conflict against the Houthis.
The militants are seeking to use the latest escalation to open new fronts in the war and ease military pressure off the coast and al-Jawf.
In al-Jawf, the government used air raids and artillery fire to attack the Houthis east of al-Hazm city and kept up their siege against the militants inside the al-Labanat camp for the sixth straight day.
In Taiz, field sources detected Houthi mobilization in the Sameh district and the cities of al-Dimnat and Rahida.
On the border of the Lahj province, the Giants Brigades and Houthis were engaged in fighting around the al-Madaribah district.
Military sources said the brigades repelled the Houthi advance.
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