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[Regnum] A total of 48 ships have been attacked in the Red and Arabian Seas in the 20 weeks since the start of military operations by the Houthi Ansar Allah movement that rules northern Yemen. This was announced on February 23 by Houthi leader Abdel Malik al-Houthi on the Al-Masirah TV channel.
As the Houthi representative pointed out, in connection with the ongoing genocide of the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, the Ansar Allah movement is increasing the number of operations against the enemy qualitatively and quantitatively.
“So, the number of operations carried out against enemy ships in a week increased to 13, and over 20 weeks of confrontation with the enemy in the Red and Arabian Seas, 48 ships were attacked, 183 drones and missiles were fired at enemy formations,” Abdel Malik al-Houthi specified.
Also, according to the Houthi leader, as part of the general mobilization, more than 273 thousand fighters were trained and more than 1.1 thousand military exercises, processions and parades were held.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that the Houthis sent a notice banning US, Israeli and British ships and associated persons and companies from passing through sea routes near Yemen, in the Red and Arabian Seas, as well as in the Gulf of Aden.
The document clarifies that ships flying the flag of the United States and Great Britain, as well as Israel, or owned by American or British individuals or legal entities, are prohibited from entering the waters of the Red and Arabian Seas, as well as the Gulf of Aden.
The Shia Ansar Allah (Houthis) movement that rules northern Yemen has issued a notice to shipping and insurance companies banning US, Israeli and UK vessels and associated persons and companies from sailing through sea routes near Yemen. Reuters reported this on February 23.
It is clarified that a notification from the Houthi-formed Center for the Coordination of Humanitarian Operations was sent to shipping and insurance companies. The document states that ships flying the flag of the United States and Great Britain or owned by American or British individuals or legal entities are prohibited from entering the waters of the Red and Arabian Seas, as well as the Gulf of Aden.
The ban also applies to ships related to Israel and registered in this country.
Earlier, Regnum news agency reported that, according to the UK Maritime Trade Operations Office (UKMTO) of the country's naval forces, an attack was carried out on a ship 70 nautical miles (about 130 km - Editor's note) southeast of the port of Aden in Yemen. Authorities have launched an investigation into the incident. The agency advised ships to proceed with caution in the area and to report any suspicious activity.
On February 20, the military representative of the Yemeni rebel movement Ansar Allah, Yahya Saria, announced a Houthi strike on Israeli and American ships in the Red and Arabian Seas. According to him, Ansar Allah militants used drones and anti-ship missiles for attacks.
Later, the US Central Command confirmed the fact of the Houthi attack on an American ship flying the Greek flag, heading to the port of Aden in Yemen.
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[KavkazUzel] The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation found no grounds to overturn the sentence of Ol'ga Petrova, a resident of the Krasnodar Territory, who was sentenced to seven years in prison for financing terrorism.
As the Caucasian Knot reported, at the end of 2021, Kuban native Ol'ga Petrova was sentenced to seven years in prison for financing terrorism. According to the lawyer, serious mistakes were made during the investigation of the case.
The case of Ol’ga Petrova, accused of financing terrorism, has been considered by the Southern District Military Court since August 2021. She was charged with Part 1 of Article 205.1 (assistance in terrorist activities) of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation, which, according to the current version of the code, provides for up to 15 years in prison. Petrova herself and her defense argued that she made the transfers indicated in the case to a supplier of traditional medicine goods.
The case itself is based on the testimony of Sagid Kazimagomedov, convicted of involvement in terrorist activities, who stated about pressure, but the court did not take this into account, the lawyer previously indicated. Petrova's relatives stated that they intend to seek her release.
The Supreme Court of Russia refused to reconsider the case of Ol'ga Petrova, a native of the Krasnodar Territory, who was convicted of financing terrorism. The cassation ruling, published on February 23 on the court’s website, states that the verdict of the Southern Military Court dated December 28, 2021 and the appeal ruling dated August 15, 2022 remain unchanged.
The ruling states that Petrova’s lawyers stated that the case was incorrectly classified, the court’s improper assessment of the convicted person’s version of payment for traditional medicine, improper assessment of the testimony of witnesses, and the lack of evidence of the defendant’s guilt. They asked the court to terminate the criminal prosecution of Petrova or send her case for a new trial. The state prosecutor, in turn, asked the verdict and the appeal ruling to be left unchanged, and the complaints not satisfied.
The panel of judges did not see any contradictions in the evidence in the case; the defense’s statement to the contrary was called “unfounded.” The testimony of witnesses who testify that Petrova was aware that she was committing acts of a terrorist nature was recognized as valid, as was the testimony that Petrova professed the ideas of radical Islam.
The court found that there were no grounds for recognizing the sentence as unfair and left the sentence unchanged.
[GEO.TV] Pakistain Tehrik-e-Insaf ...a political party in Pakistan. PTI was founded by former Pakistani cricket captain and philanthropist Imran Khan. The party's slogan is Justice, Humanity and Self Esteem, each of which is open to widely divergent interpretations.... (PTI) founder Imran Khan ...aka The Great Khan, who anti-establishment Pak premier, who was hounded out of office, arrested, jailed, and will likely be hung by his political opponents... and his wife Bushra Bibi, on Wednesday, separately moved the district and sessions court challenging the verdict in the "un-Islamic" nikah case, issued earlier this month.
The former first couple's appeals will be marked by the sessions court today, as they approached the court weeks after a trial court handed them seven-year prison sentences and a Rs500,000 fine, each on February 3.
Bushra Bibi has filed her appeal through her lawyers — Usman Gill, Khalid Yusuf and Salman Safdar — seeking annulment of the decision.
The PTI founder's wife's petition stated that the judgment delivered by civil judge Qudratullah on February 3 was against the facts, while the indictment issued against Bushra on January 16 was also illegal.
It added that the plea of jurisdiction was rejected without assigning any reason and that the civil court did not conduct the trial properly.
"Bushra Bibi reserves the right to request discharge from the case," it stated.
The petition further mentioned that the complainant and Bushra Bibi's former husband, Khawar Maneka, filed his complaint six years after she got married to Khan, while a similar application was earlier filed by another complainant.
"The trial court observed the rules of recourse, disregarding the Shari'a on divorce," the plea read.
It added that the statements of complainant Khawar Maneka and witnesses kept changing, while Mufti Saeed could not prove his claim of a second nikah between Bushra and Khan.
The delayed filing of the complaint raises doubts, while the civil judge also misused his judicial mind, the petition mentioned.
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[GEO.TV] The Ministry of Defence has sought an additional quota in civil service for its injured and disabled officers, according to a The News report published Saturday.
The desired allocation is apart from the existing 10% quota for the officers of the armed forces in the civil service through the Federal Public Service Commission.
The ministry has requested in a letter written to the Establishment Division, the publication stated.
It referred to an earlier letter dated March 29, 2023, requesting that the injured military officers be inducted into the Commerce and Trade Group or the Pakistain Audit and Accounts Service.
The defence ministry said that during the last two decades, many young officers across the country have become physically disabled in the war against terrorism.
Owing to physical disability, they cannot work in the army to their full potential and due to lack of medical fitness, they cannot be inducted even in the 10% quota.
The Establishment Division has again been requested to consider the inclusion of war-disabled officers in various professional service groups including the Security Group, particularly for their posting in the Ministry of Defence.
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