  Tehran accuses Saudi Arabia of attacking Iranian embassy in Yemen January 7, 2016 - 15:31 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Iran has accused Saudi warplanes of attacking the Iranian embassy in Sana’a, the capital of Yemen. Some guards were wounded in the attack, the Guardian reports citing state TV. “Saudi Arabia is responsible for the damage to the embassy building and the injury to some of its staff,” foreign ministry spokesman Hossein Jaber Ansari was quoted as saying by state television news channel IRIB. A spokesman from the Saudi-led coalition said it was investigating the claims. The claims come as relations between Iran and Saudi Arabia grow increasingly fractious, with several Saudi allies having cut or downgraded diplomatic ties with Tehran in the last few days. Iran’s government on Thursday, January 7, banned all imports of products made in Saudi Arabia, according to student news agency ISNA. The decision was made in a cabinet meeting chaired by president Hassan Rouhani, it said. The diplomatic crisis followed the storming of the Saudi embassy in Tehran by protesters angry at Saudi Arabia’s execution of Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, a Shia cleric.   Top stories Authorities said a total of 192 Azerbaijani troops were killed and 511 were wounded during Azerbaijan’s offensive. In 2023, the Azerbaijani government will increase the country’s defense budget by more than 1.1 billion manats ($650 million). The bill, published on Monday, is designed to "eliminate the shortcomings of an unreasonably broad interpretation of the key concept of "compatriot". The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads.   Partner news |  Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty.Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. |
