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Azerbaijani, Turkish, Georgian FMs to sign 2 documents in Baku

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Elmar Mammadyarov, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Mikheil Janelidze, the foreign ministers of Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia, will sign the Baku Declaration and Action Plan for 2017-2019 following the trilateral meeting in Baku, Azerbaijani Foreign Ministry’s Spokesman Hikmat Hajiyev told reporters in Baku today. The declaration reflects the most important areas of mutual cooperation among Azerbaijan, Turkey and Georgia in economy, energy, infrastructure, transport, culture and humanitarian sphere. These meetings provide an opportunity to discuss in a trilateral format the possibilities of regional partnership, promote the development of bilateral relations based on mutual benefits, strengthening of regional prosperity, stability and security.

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Azerbaijani Official Accuses Washington Post of ‘Lies, Distortion of Facts’

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The head of the public-political issues department of Azerbaijani president’s office on Wednesday accused The Washington Post newspaper of lies and deliberate distortion of facts in the media outlet’s article about apartments for reporters. On Monday, the US newspaper published an article titled “In Azerbaijan, some journalists get free apartments. Others get jail cells”. In the article, the news outlet reported about the celebration of “National Press Day” in Baku, during which President  Aliyev awarded apartments to hundreds of journalists, and at the same time about the alleged campaign against other journalists. “It is malicious intent and twisted logic to link the measures aimed at the improvement of housing problems of journalists with the cases of people arrested for specific criminal actions. Lies, distortion of facts… these are the features of this article and of this media outlet’s information policy”, Ali Hasanov said, as quoted by the press service.

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US military apologizes for anti-Taliban leaflets containing offensive material

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The United States military in Afghanistan has apologized for the anti-Taliban leaflets distributed via air among the people which contain offensive material desecrating the Islam religion. These leaflets sparked furor among the people as the leaflets contained image of a dog along with the Taliban flag which contain holy Islamic verses. In the meantime, a US military official Gen. James Linder in a statement said “The design of the leaflets mistakenly contained an image highly offensive to both Muslims and the religion of Islam”. Gen. James further added that an investigation would be held “to determine the cause of this incident and to hold the responsible party accountable”. The leaflets were apparently distributed to attract the local support in the drive against the Taliban insurgents amid deteriorating security across the country mainly led by the Taliban insurgency.

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French Journalists In Court Accused Of Defaming Azerbaijan

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Two French journalists accused by Azerbaijan’s government of defamation for calling the country a “dictatorship” appeared for a hearing at a French court Tuesday, in an unusual case that activists call an effort to export censorship. The hearing came as multiple European news organizations published a joint investigation  alleging vast money laundering and corruption by Azerbaijan – including allegedly paying off European politicians for favorable treatment. Reporters Without Borders calls the lawsuit “an act of intimidation highlighting the Azerbaijani government’s contempt for free speech. Not content with eradicating all pluralism at home, the regime is now targeting its critics abroad”.

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Baku-Sofia Air Service inaugurated

Prime Minister Borisov, together with his Azerbaijan’s counterpart Rasizade, inaugurated the first scheduled air service which links Baku and Sofia.

Pakistan Cautions Against Any US Coercive Action

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The remarks by Defense Minister Khurram Dastgir Khan came days after U.S. President Donald Trump singled out Pakistan for harboring terrorist organizations, including the Taliban and Haqqani network, which destabilize Afghanistan and plot attacks on American troops there. Trump did not outline what actions he might order to pressure Islamabad to move against the alleged terrorist sanctuaries: increasing diplomatic and economic pressure could be one of those. Defense Minister Khan again rejected that there are any terrorist sanctuaries in Pakistan. He said Pakistani security forces already have taken action against all terrorist groups and are in the process of eliminating their “remnants” in the country. “We are trying to resolve the issues amicably because any American action would cause instability in Pakistan”, the defense minister warned.

 

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Iran Patrolling Persian Gulf under Int’l Law: Top General

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Iranian forces patrol the Persian Gulf in accordance with international regulations, Chief of Staff of the Iranian Armed Forces said, deriding the idea that such patrol operations or war games should be coordinated with trans-regional forces coming from thousands of miles away. Addressing a conference on defense laws, held in Tehran on Tuesday, Major General Mohammad Hossein Baqeri took a swipe at the US for dispatching its naval forces to the Persian Gulf from thousands of miles away and trying to force other vessels to make arrangements with American warships when passing by. Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei underlined that security of the Persian Gulf region comes within the purview of the regional countries alone, and dismissed the US claim of seeking security in the region

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Yemen cholera epidemic hits over half a million with ‘sharp rises’ in new cases

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Yemen’s cholera outbreak has infected 612,703 people and killed 2,048 since it began in April, and some districts are still reporting sharp rises in new cases. The overall spread of the epidemic has slowed in the past two months, with the daily number of new suspected cases cut to around 3,000 in recent days. WHO spokesman Tarik Jasarevic said some of the most affected areas, such as Sanaa City and the governorates of Hajjah and Amran, had seen falls in the numbers of new cases. But there had been a “sudden and significant increase” in the number of suspected cases reported from 12 districts, in the governorates of Hudaydah, Al Jawf, Al Mahwit, Ibb, Dhamar, Al Bayda and Aden. WHO is currently investigating the reason for this increase. The United Nations has said the epidemic is man-made, driven by a conflict that has left 15.7 million people without clean water or sanitation.

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Yemen’s Houthi militias fear ‘coup,’ says ousted president Saleh

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Yemen’s Former president Ali Abdullah Saleh said in an interview on Al-Yemen Al-yom television (controlled by his party) that the country’s Houthi militias feared a “coup” but that there were no longer any tensions with them. Also he said that there were fears and suspicions that the rallu would be a coup against the iran-backed hutis and said houthi leaders told him ther had been an operation against them and a GPC plot to take control of state institutions. In response, Saleh said he had sent two letters to Abdel Malek al-Houthi, head of the militia group, to reassure him. Cracks emerged in the alliance between Saleh and Houthis after the two publicly accused each other of treason. Saleh ruled Yemen with an iron fist for more than three decades before stepping down in 2012 after a bloody, year-long uprising. But Saleh retained the loyalty of some of the best-equipped units in the military and later joined forces with the Houthis, after they overran the capital in 2014.

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Ben Dagher: We will not allow Iran to have a foothold in Yemen

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The internationally recognized Yemeni Prime Minister Ahmed Ben Dagher vowed not to allow Iran to have a foothold in his country. This came during his meeting in Aden, with the commander of the Saudi forces in the Arab alliance, Brigadier Sultan bin Islam, and a number of officers of Saudi Arabia. Ben Dagher said that their will not allow iran to exist or to spread its culture or destructive projects in Yemen and that the Yemeni people stand supported by countries of the arab alliance. Also, said that Operation Al-Hazm Storm, led by Saudi Arabia, came at a time of divergence and changed the equation of forces. It foiled Iran’s ambition to expand and control Yemen and threaten the security and stability of the Arab world, especially neighboring countries and regional and international shipping. Finally discussed with the commander of the Saudi forces the security and military aspects of the liberation of the remaining areas under the control of the Houthi militias and deposed president Ali Abdullah Saleh.

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Houthis decide to arrest Saleh and transfer him to Saada

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Houthi militia decided to arrest former presidente Ali Abdullah Saleh and transfer him to Saada. That’s confirmed the militia’s decision to end the alliance with the General People’s Congress party headed by Saleh. In the last meeting of General People’s Congress, Saleh voiced the importance of working to empower military and security institutions and popular committees and volunteers’ efforts to provide security, tried to reassure its supporters and the capital’s residents and stressed for national unity. Also he recalled terms of their alliance for the partnership in managing the government in Sanaa with houthi but the past days have seen a sharp increase in tension between the allies of the coup Houthi and Saleh. Houthis militias bombed the home of a leader of Ali Abdullah Saleh’s political party, the first of its kind as tensions group between the two allies.

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