Hezbollah leader slams Arab world’s silence on Saudi crimes in Yemen

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• The leader of Lebanon’s Hezbollah movement has slammed the Arab world’s silence on what he called Saudi Arabia’s crimes in Yemen. Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah condemned the daily massacre of Yemeni people in the Saudi airstrikes. He warned that failure to act against Riyadh will legitimize any war in the Arab and Muslim world.
• The Syrian government says a group of international reporters covering the implementation of the truce in Latakia province come under mortar attack by terrorists. Eight shells were reportedly fired from Idlib province close to the border with Turkey. 
• Russia says the border between Turkey and Syria must be closed to stem the flow of supplies to terrorists. Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov says the ceasefire in Syria doesn’t apply to terrorists and extremists. He warned that the violators of the truce will also be excluded from the ongoing political process.
• A funeral ceremony has been held in the occupied West Bank for a Palestinian man shot dead by Israeli forces on Monday. 22-year-old Ayyad Omar Sajdiyeh was killed after Israeli forces stormed the Qalandiya refugee camp, north of Jerusalem al-Quds. Nearly a dozen Palestinians were also wounded.
• Iraqi security forces backed by popular units have launched a major operation aimed at flushing out the Daesh terrorists north of the capital Baghdad. The operation began after Baghdad witnessed two bloody days on Sunday and Monday in which scores of people were killed in attacks by the terrorists.
• Iran's rights chief calls on the UN Human Rights Council to avoid double standards and be impartial and transparent. Mohammad Javad Larijani said the council should remain credible and independent in dealing with global human rights issues. Larijani however noted that Iran will continue cooperating closely with the council and its members.
• A landmark hearing begins in Germany's top court to ban a far-right neo-Nazi political party. The case before the Federal Constitutional Court argues that the anti-refugee National Democratic Party, NPD is a threat. The hearing comes as the refugee influx into Germany has led to a sharp surge in hate crime.
• A spokesman for the European Commission has criticized the Macedonian police over its harsh crackdown on asylum seekers trying to enter the country from Greece. Margaritis Schinas says border control measures must not violate international law. Balkan states have restricted the entry of refugees in recent months.

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