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Hezbollah leader denounces Arab League for labelling terrorist

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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hassan Nasrallah admits sending arms to Gaza and Syria

Amid heightened tension in the Middle East between Saudi led Arab nations and Iran along with its regional allies, Hezbollah leader Hasan Nasrallah has denounced Arab League for describing Hezbollah as a “terrorist organization” and denied of his group’s involvement in sending ballistic missiles to Houthis in Yemen.

In a live telecast on his group’s mouthpiece Al-Manar TV, from Beirut, on Monday evening, Hezbollah leader called the Arab League allegations during their Sunday meeting in Cairo as “ridiculous, absurd, silly and completely baseless”.

The statement issued at the end of an emergency Arab League foreign ministers’ meeting held in Egyptian capital Cairo on Sunday called by Saudi Arabia had claimed that Hezbollah sent ballistic missile to Yemen’s Houthi Ansarullah. They alleged that Hezbollah was also responsible for the missile that was recently launched by Yemen’s Ansarallah targeting on Riyadh airport.

Earlier Saudi Arabia called the attempted missile attack on Riyadh’s airport as an act of war” by Iran and vowed to retaliate.

Saudi Arabia claimed the missile was shot down before reaching its target while Ansarallah claimed that the missile hit the target successfully.

Hassan Nasrallah’s rare “address to the nation” came at a time when Lebanese PM Saad Hariri is currently visiting France after his sudden resignation on November 4 while in Saudi Arabia. Hariri’s two children were left behind in Riyadh.  

Hariri’s Future Movement Party sources had revealed that PM may travel to other European and Arab countries before returning to Beirut.

Hassan Nasrallah, who looked humorous and composed during his speech, said “I categorically deny any role of any member of Hezbollah in launching this missile or even a pistol” to Yemen, Bahrain, or Kuwait. “We have never transferred long-range missiles to any Arab state, but we did transfer arms to the forces of resistance in Gaza Strip and to fighters in Syria,” he acknowledged.

U.S., Israel and Saudi led Arab nations call Hassan Nasrallah and his Hizbollah group as terrorists while people on Arab streets see Hezbollah as a successful resistance force against Israel. Hezbollah had forced Israeli forces to withdraw from south Lebanon in year 2000 and faught against Israeli forces for 34 days in 2006.

Hezbollah leader denounced Arab League for failing to condemn or call for an end to the war in Yemen.  He said, “Ask Saudi Arabia to stop the crushing of children’s bones and its massacres. Press for a political solution, this blatant and suspicious silence in the Islamic world is unacceptable.”

Saudi Arabia led regional alliance with US and Israeli support has been pounding Yemen since March 2015 in an attempt to crush Houthi Ansarullah movement and reinstate its ally former President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi. He is presently given shelter in Riyadh to lead Yemen’s government in exile. More than 12,000 people have been killed.

Since Ansarullah’s recent missile attack on Riyadh airport Saudi Arabia has blockaded all supply air, land and sea routes to Yemen threatening millions of lives.

World Food Program head Stephen Anderson, has on Monday, described the situation s “heartbreaking” saying that of a population of 26 million, 17 million do not know where their next meal is coming from and seven million are totally dependent on food aid.

Hezbollah leader called Muslim nations and their governments saying, “You can listen to Israeli comments on coordination between them and some Arab countries, especially Saudi Arabia.” “It’s enough to quote the criminal former Israeli Defense Minister Yaalon who said ‘It is not by accident that Al-Jubeir says in Arabic what we say in Hebrew’,” he recalled.

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He cautioned Palestinians about the recent developments saying, “There are Arab countries that want to forge ties with Israel – namely Saudi Arabia. The interview by [the head of the Israeli army Gadi] Eizenkot to the Saudi website Elaph is a dangerous development for the Palestinians.”

Referring to US President Donald Trump’s ‘peace’ initiative he said, “There is pressure on Palestinian to accept dictates that will kill the Palestinian issue under what some are calling the ‘deal of the century’”.

He mocked the Arab League foreign ministers by saying: What have you contributed to the victory against Daesh (IS)? “While Hezbollah was liberating Bou Kamal province (in Syria) from IS, which is labeled as terrorist by the entire world, these people were calling Hezbollah terrorist!”

However, Hezbollah leader revealed that US air force secured an aerial coverage for IS terrorists, saying they were moving openly and the American Air Force even prevented Russia from attacking the terrorists in Syria.

Referring to Iraq’s achievement against Daesh terrorists, Nasrallah said that Iraqi government has, last week, announced the liberation of the last Iraqi city from IS control. “ISIL as an organization and a military structure has ended in Iraq and the Iraqi forces have reached the Syrian border. Hezbollah’s mission in Iraq has been accomplished with the Islamic State group’s defeat.”

He disussed about Hezbollah’s presence in Iraq’s war  theatre  saying, “We had sent a large number of military advisers to Iraq. These brothers will return from Iraq when Iraq announces the eradication of the ISIL group. We will mull our presence in Iraq with the coordination of the Iraqi forces, if there’s no more need for our presence there our forces will withdraw to other areas where they are needed.”

While discussing PM Saad Hariri’s recent resignation from Saudi Arabia, the Hezbollah leader said that they were awaiting his return and do not consider him as resigned until he returns.

According to Times of Israel, Defence Minister Avigdor Liberman had, on October 11, said the next war in Israel will see the Israel Defense forces fighting against a coordinated Syrian-Lebanese front as well on the southern front with Hamas controlled Gaza. He was quoted saying, “The Lebanese army has become an integral part of the Hezbollah apparatus under its command.”

However, a Lebanese military source denied the allegation while talking to Beirut based Al Joumhouria, said that Liberman’s statements were “totally contrary to the reality” and “hold contradictions upto a degree that they cannot be taken seriously.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]

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Kremlin denies US media reports on Donald Trump’s phone call with Vladimir Putin

Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that he could end the fighting within hours and has indicated he would talk directly with Russian President Putin.

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The Kremlin today denied a US media report that Russian President Vladimir Putin and US president-elect Donald Trump had spoken on the phone last week about the Ukraine conflict.

Earlier on Sunday, The Washington Post reported that Donald Trump spoke to Vladimir Pution on call, urging him not to inflame the conflict. Speaking on the matter, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told the media that the report was completely false information, and denied any phone call took place.

It was reported that US President-elect Donald Trump has spoken to Russian President Vladimir Putin and urged him not to escalate the war in Ukraine. It said that Donald Trump held the call from his Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida on Thursday, just days after his stunning election victory over Democratic rival Kamala Harris. The report also mentioned that both the leaders expressed an interest in further conversations to discuss the resolution of Ukraine’s war soon.

Notably, Donald Trump said on the campaign trail that he could end the fighting within hours and has indicated he would talk directly with Russian President Putin. However, the US President elect has not said how he intends to strike a peace deal or what terms he is proposing.

Donald Trump’s election is seen as carrying the potential to upend the almost three-year Ukraine conflict, as he insists on a quick end to the fighting and casts doubt on Washington’s multi-billion dollar support for Kyiv.

Meanwhile, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky spoke with Trump on Wednesday, with the Republican’s billionaire backer Elon Musk also notably joining them on the call. Volodymyr Zelensky described the call as excellent, adding that he and Trump had agreed to maintain close dialogue and advance our cooperation.

Additionally, the outgoing Democratic administration of President Joe Biden has confirmed that it will send as much aid as possible to Ukraine before Trump’s inauguration on January 20.

Joe Biden’s National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said the White House aims to put Ukraine in the strongest possible position on the battlefield so that it is ultimately in the strongest possible position at the negotiating table.

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India calls out Canada’s move to ban Australia Today for airing S Jaishankar’s press conference

The MEA said that these actions yet again highlight the hypocrisy of Canada towards freedom of speech.

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India calls out Canada’s move to ban Australia Today for airing S Jaishankar's press conference

A few hours after Australia Today aired External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s press conference in Australia, Canada banned the outlet. The External Affairs Minister gave remarks on the India-Canada diplomatic standoff. 

Reacting to this, India on Thursday said it was surprised by Canada’s move to ban the outlet and emphasized that it highlighted Ottawa’s hypocrisy towards freedom of speech. Australia Today, which is an important outlet for the Indian community in the country, had aired the joint press conference of S Jaishankar and his Australian counterpart Penny Wong in Canberra.

In a weekly media briefing, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal said that they understand that the social media handles, pages of this particular outlet, which is an important diaspora outlet, have been blocked and are not available for viewers in Canada. He continued that this happened just an hour or a few hours after this particular handle carried the press conference of S Jaishankar with Penny Wong. He called out the incident, mentioning that they are surprised, and the matter looks strange to them.

He further underlined that these are the actions which yet again highlight the hypocrisy of Canada towards freedom of speech. He noted that the External Affairs Minister spoke about three things: Canada making allegations and a pattern had developed without any specific evidence, surveillance of Indian diplomats in Canada, which he termed as unacceptable, and  the political space which has been given in Canada to anti-India elements. 

With this one can draw conclusions, why Australia Today channel was blocked by Canada, the spokesperson said. Australia Today focuses on news and analytical pieces related to the Indian community in Australia and elsewhere across the world.

This incident follows days after devotees were attacked by pro-Khalistani at a Hindu temple in Canada’s Brampton, with S Jaishankar calling it deeply concerning. Furthermore, Prime Minister Narendra Modi also condemned the attack and said that there were cowardly attempts to intimidate Indian diplomats.

The diplomatic standoff between India and Canada began in September last year when Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau alleged that Indian government agents might have been involved in the killing of Khalistani terrorist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, a claim outrightly rejected by New Delhi.

Later in October 2024, ties between both the countries nosedived when Canada termed the Indian High Commissioner a person of interest in its investigation into Nijjar’s murder. Issuing a strongly worded statement, India dismissed the fresh charge and recalled the envoy and some diplomats, while expelling six Canadian officials, including Canada’s acting High Commissioner.

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PM Modi congratulates Donald Trump on winning US President election

The Prime Minister urged Trump to work for the betterment of the people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity.

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Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday congratulated Donald Trump on winning the 2024 US Presidential election and said he is looking forward to renewing their collaboration to further strengthen the India-US partnership.

The Prime Minister urged Trump to work for the betterment of the people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity.

“Heartiest congratulations my friend @realDonaldTrump on your historic election victory. As you build on the successes of your previous term, I look forward to renewing our collaboration to further strengthen the India-US Comprehensive Global and Strategic Partnership. Together, let’s work for the betterment of our people and to promote global peace, stability and prosperity,” PM Modi posted on his X handle.

With the results being announced for the 2024 US election on November 6, Trump became the 47th President of the United States.

Former US President Trump appeared to be on track for a remarkable political comeback in the White House race. Projections suggested that he was poised to secure the necessary 270 electoral college votes, effectively blocking Democratic candidate Kamala Harris from winning the election.

The relationship between Trump and Modi has been characterised by robust diplomatic ties, strategic collaboration, and a noticeable personal rapport. Their friendship was prominently displayed during major events such as “Howdy, Modi” in Houston in 2019 and “Namaste Trump” in Ahmedabad in 2020, where they addressed large audiences and expressed their mutual respect.

On a strategic level, Trump and Modi found common ground in matters of defense and security, both adopting a strong stance against terrorism, which reinforced their alliance, particularly concerning threats from Pakistan.

As he approaches a notable victory in the US election, Republican Presidential candidate Trump expressed gratitude to his supporters today, calling it a magnificent victory for the American people. He also referenced the assassination attempt on July 13, stating, “God spared my life for a reason.”

The 78-year-old candidate is currently projected to secure 267 electoral college votes, just three shy of the decisive 270, while his opponent, incumbent Vice President Kamala Harris, holds 224 electoral votes.

Trump described the Republican campaign as the greatest political movement of all time, asserting, “We are going to help our country heal, secure our borders, and we made history for a reason tonight. This is an incredible political victory. I want to thank the American people. I will fight for you and your family with every breath I have.”

He noted that Democrats are now looking at a projected total of 315 electoral votes.

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