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Saba Yemen
7 days ago
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Leader of Revolution: We seek stronger stand in support of Palestine amid unprecedented suffering
Sana'a – SABA: The Leader of the Revolution, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Badr al-Din al-Houthi, affirmed that the Israeli aggression targeting Sana'a International Airport is part of a broader attempt to pressure the Yemeni people for their unwavering stance in supporting the oppressed Palestinian people. At the start of his lecture delivered this afternoon—part of his ongoing Quranic lecture series—Sayyed al-Houthi emphasized that the Israeli enemy seeks to isolate the Palestinian people, hoping for no reaction from any Muslim nation. He noted that after the failure of U.S. aggression, the Israeli entity remains in a weakened state and is now attempting to restore deterrence through repeated attacks on civilian infrastructure in Yemen. Sayyed al-Houthi stressed that no matter the scale or repetition of Israeli attacks, it will not change Yemen's religious and principled stance in supporting the dear people of Palestine. He remarked, 'One of the objectives of the Israeli strike on Sana'a Airport may be to hinder the transport of pilgrims, but, God willing, they will fail.' He added that the rebuilding of Sana'a Airport will continue at the level necessary to keep it operational. 'We are striving for a stronger position alongside the Palestinian people, who are enduring an unprecedented level of suffering,' he stated, noting that the ongoing atrocities by the Israeli enemy place a greater responsibility on the Islamic Ummah. He emphasized that the continued genocide of Palestinians compels the Yemeni people to escalate their military operations against the Israeli enemy, based on faith, ethics, and humanity. The suffering of the Palestinian people, he said, is now greater than ever before, both in terms of the impact of the severe siege and starvation and the accumulation of Israeli war crimes. He concluded by reaffirming that the escalation in Gaza motivates further efforts to intensify operations by the Yemeni armed forces and all related activities. Sayyed al-Houthi also extended heartfelt congratulations to the Islamic Ummah and the honorable Yemeni people on the arrival of the blessed month of Dhul-Hijjah. Facebook Whatsapp Telegram Email Print more of (Local)
Time of India
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Calling for unity of Muslim nations, Iran's Khamenei urges joint action with Pakistan over Gaza
Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, right, speaks with Pakistan's PM Shehbaz Sharif during their meeting in Tehran, Iran (Image credits: AP) Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, on Monday called for strong unity among Muslim countries and urged Pakistan to work together to stop what he called the 'Zionist regime's crimes' in Gaza. — khamenei_ir (@khamenei_ir) In a post on X, Khamenei said that 'At a time when the warmongers in the world have numerous motives for creating conflicts and wars, the only way to ensure the security of the Islamic Ummah is the unity of Muslim nations' 'Pakistan's stance on the Palestinian issue has been very commendable. While there have always been inducements for Islamic countries to establish ties with the Zionist regime, Pakistan has never been influenced by those inducements,' he added. This comes after Pakistan's prime minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Tehran, the second stop of his four-country trip. He came from Turkiye and was welcomed by Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian at Saadabad Palace, where he received a guard of honour and held talks with the president. Khamenei also praised the long-standing friendly relations between Iran and Pakistan, highlighting Pakistan's support during Iran's war with Saddam Hussein.
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First Post
14-05-2025
- Politics
- First Post
How Erdoğan's neo-Ottomanism guides Turkey's Pakistan policy
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğa construes the India and Pakistan conflict as a religious one. Bringing the Islamic world under one canopy and ensuring and stamping his unshakeable leadership and authority constitute his dreadful phantom read more Pakistan's drone attack on India raises the question of who supplies them. Turkey's name secures prominence. Turkey is Pakistan's second-largest arms exporter. China takes the first position. Apart from arms trade and commerce, the biggest adhesive is religion. Hanafi Sunnis constitute 78 per cent of Turkey's population. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's uncompromising conviction in support of Islam and the Islamic cause is non-negotiable. His deluded vision of Neo-Ottomanism is modelled upon the erstwhile Ottoman Empire with Islam, territorial expansionism, and anti-Westernisation persuasions. Bringing the Islamic world under one canopy and ensuring and stamping his unshakeable leadership and authority constitute his dreadful phantom. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Erdoğan construes the India and Pakistan conflict as a religious one. The Pakistan army chief General Asim Munir's communally charged and Hinduphobic speech on April 16 corroborates with Erdoğan's line. Erdoğan has always stood with Pakistan on the Kashmir issue. His religious hatred for the Hindus is open and unabashed. However, India was one of the very early responders to Turkey's massive earthquake in 2023 under the name 'Operation Dost' with National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams, relief material, medicine, medical teams, field hospitals, specialised equipment, and search and rescue dog squads. What India got in return was Turkey's supplies of drones to Pakistan. Therefore, morality and humanity do not matter to Erdoğan. Islam matters, and interest matters. The Pakistan-Turkey nexus underlines Islamism. Jihadism is an acceptable modus operandi to ensure the protection of the Islamic cause. Everything is seen through the religious lens. Ideological jaundice is so overwhelmingly thick that no light of reason penetrates it. Reason is blasphemy. The death cult blinds the human rational and ethical compass to exercise any reflection or rationalisation. Amid all these, Erdoğan harbours the hope of becoming the new Caliph of the Islamic world or literally the Islamic Ummah. To fulfil this deadly dream, it can go to any extent and deploy any means in its custody. He finds in the ongoing India-Pakistan conflict a strong opportunity to unleash his Neo-Ottoman aspiration. Moreover, Ankara-Islamabad strategic bonhomie became evident when the remains of the drones fired by Pakistan found on Indian territory were forensically examined and reportedly of Turkish-made Asisguard Songar models. Turkish Ada-class anti-submarine corvette stations and Turkish C-130 Hercules military transport aircraft are at Karachi Airport. They confirm Turkish support for Pakistan. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Moreover, the Turkish drone deployed to infiltrate the Indian airspace confirms the Turkish role in enabling Pakistani firepower. Pakistan uses the Turkish Asisguard Songar drones as a retaliation to India's Operation Sindoor on May 7. Erdoğan expressed his solidarity with Pakistan's Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif in the immediate aftermath of India's attack on the terror camps and infrastructures and supplied covertly the munitions and drones to strengthen Pakistan's escalation ladder. Turkish Asisguard Songar drones are designed to carry out day and night military operations. It was launched in 2019 and delivered to the Turkish Armed Forces (TAF) in 2020. Its width from rotor to rotor is 140 cm. It can carry a maximum weight of 45 kg. Its ascending capacity is 3000 metres above sea level and 300 metres above ground. The portable unmanned aerial system captures real-time video and photographic coverage of the ground reality. Its operational radius is between 3 and 5 km. Pilot cameras and gun-mounted cameras are integrated into the system for surveillance and exploration. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Automatic and manual options are given for manoeuvrability. It responds to global navigation systems for establishing communications during operations. Most importantly, it can also return home in the event of loss of communication. The drones include five variants: Songar 5.56 x 45 mm Assault Rifle, Songar 2×40 mm Grenade Launcher, Songar 6×40 mm Drum Type Grenade Launcher, Songar 3×81 mm Mortar Gripper, and Songar 8 x Tear/Smoke Grenade Launcher. These variations depend on the munition payload. Versatility is its hallmark. Erdoğan supplies them to Pakistan to use them against India. He invests significantly in the countries under the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and adds steroids to his ambitious Neo-Ottomanism. Turkey allegedly sponsors terror to underline its service to the Islamic cause and to put in place Turkish irredentism subtly. It has become the ideological incubator of Jihadism. Pakistan is Turkey's junior partner and indulges in ideological competition. It encourages Neo-Mughalism to assume a fake imperial antecedent. The adoption of Mughal historicity supplements Pakistani unhistoric, artificial nationhood, and its media promotes. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Pakistan's Kashmir claims legitimise its Islamic character. Kashmir and jihad give Pakistan a distinct identity in the Islamic world. This proves its fitness to become an Islamic country. The Neo-Mughalism narrative helps Pakistan to play to an ideological gallery in the hinterland and beyond. Pakistan, therefore, will not shun its animosity against India. Erdoğan is trying to become the leader of the Islamic world, and Pakistan, its junior partner, makes the best use of Turkey to get drones and projects them to India to prove its strength. Turkey uses civilisational exceptionalism as a political project and underlines Islam as a civilisational other to the West. Anti-Westernisation is its political methodology to undergird civilisational exclusivism. This is the most deadly project combining religion with politics to ensure civilisational exceptionalism. Jihadism is a lethal modus operandi. The conception of an Islamic bomb corroborates the jihadi ideology. The nuclear weapon developed by any Islamic nation becomes the shared property to be used by the Islamic world. It is a nuclear sword to wage jihad. It gives an Islamic nation ruthless bargaining power. This is what Pakistan does all the time with India since it became nuclear-capable. It aids and abets terrorism and wrongdoing. STORY CONTINUES BELOW THIS AD Pakistan has been using this gimmick effectively and securing undue importance. Radical Islamic ideology has assumed significance through the conception of the Islamic bomb. The architects of this conception were Zulfikar Ali Bhutto and Muhammad Zia ul-Haq, who conjoined Islam with a bomb to make political Islam more lethal. The term acquired currency in the 1970s. Needless to say, it emanated from Pakistan. Pakistan's military-Islamic thinking gets the required impetus to unleash against its actual and assumed enemies. Jajati K Pattnaik is an Associate Professor at the Centre for West Asian Studies, School of International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Chandan K Panda is an Assistant Professor at Rajiv Gandhi University (A Central University), Itanagar. The views expressed in the above piece are personal and solely those of the authors. They do not necessarily reflect Firstpost's views.
Zawya
07-05-2025
- Business
- Zawya
Minister says cultural diplomacy holds the key to stronger ties between Iran and Egypt
Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Reza Salehi-Amiri has described cultural diplomacy as the cornerstone of strengthening relations between Iran and Egypt. Speaking to an Iranian TV program from Istanbul on Monday, Salehi-Amiri emphasized the importance of developing tourism relations between Iran and Egypt. Referring to Iran's official participation in the D-8 Cairo Summit, he said that strengthening cultural and tourism ties between Iran and Egypt could open a new chapter in their strategic relations. At this summit, Iran aims to activate multilateral cooperation potential and reinforce cultural diplomacy with member states, including Turkey, Pakistan, and especially Egypt. The December meeting between Iranian and Egyptian presidents paved the groundwork for renewed bilateral engagement, with current efforts focused on prioritizing tourism-sector partnerships, he added. This trip is primarily aimed at facilitating joint initiatives between Iranian and Egyptian tourism agencies, he stated. Establishing such connections would not only serve the interests of both nations but also foster unity within the Islamic Ummah, Salehi-Amiri said. By introducing a new framework for technological collaboration in tourism, Iran seeks to enhance its position in emerging regional and global trends, he reiterated. Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Government of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
Saba Yemen
06-05-2025
- Politics
- Saba Yemen
Tribes of Bani Muhammad in Al-Mughalaf District Organize Armed Rally Declaring General Mobilization in Support of Palestine
Hodeida - Saba: The tribes of Bani Muhammad in Al-Mughalaf District, Hodeida Governorate, organized an armed rally to declare a state of general mobilization in solidarity with Palestine. During the event, the tribes publicly unveiled a "Tribal Honor Charter", reaffirming their readiness to defend the homeland and support the Palestinian cause. Participants chanted slogans emphasizing their commitment to jihad and rejection of foreign guardianship and domination. A statement issued during the rally asserted that "American-Zionist escalation will not deter the Yemeni people from resilience." The rally was followed by a popular march of the General Mobilization Forces, involving 50 fighters, showcasing their combat readiness and discipline as part of ongoing preparations to defend the nation and the causes of the Islamic Ummah. Whatsapp Telegram Email Print
