SANAA -- Yahya Ali al-Ra'i, speaker of Yemen's House of Representatives, on Saturday urged Egypt not to become militarily involved in the escalating conflict between the Houthis and Saudi Arabia, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported.
In a letter to Egyptian House of Representatives Speaker Hisham Badawi, Yahya Ali al-Ra'i called on Cairo to refrain from military involvement and instead support efforts toward a political settlement in Yemen. (Yemen-Egypt-Houthis)
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RAMALLAH/JERUSALEM -- Israeli settlers attacked Palestinian farmers and European diplomats in the West Bank on Saturday, according to Palestinian sources, the Israeli military and media reports.
Israel's state-owned Kan News reported that seven masked settlers armed with clubs attacked French, Belgian and Polish diplomats and Palestinian olive pickers in the village of Taybeh, near Ramallah in the West Bank. (Israel-West Bank-Attack)
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SANAA -- Yemen's Houthi group said Saturday that its forces shot down a Saudi Apache attack helicopter near the border region of Najran, as Saudi warplanes carried out 53 airstrikes in Yemen over the past 24 hours.
Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said in a statement on social media platform X that the Apache was downed with an "appropriate weapon" while carrying out what he described as "hostile operations" against Houthi positions along the border, without providing further details on the weapon, the crew's fate, or the exact location. (Yemen-Houthis-Saudi Airstrikes)
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BAGHDAD -- Iraq officially assumed the chairmanship of the Council of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) as its 52nd session opened in Baghdad on Saturday.
The meeting, under the theme "Dialogue and Solidarity: Two Fundamental Pillars for Promoting Peace and Sustainable Development," brought together official delegations from OIC member states and guests of honor, including UN Deputy Secretary-General Amina J. Mohammed, according to a statement from Iraq's Foreign Ministry. (Iraq-OIC-Islamic Unity) ■
