Any solution for Yemen must end Saudi aggression: Ansarullah

Here is a round-up of global news developments:

• Yemen’s Ansarullah movement says an end to the country’s conflict hinges on Saudi Arabia’s cessation of its devastating war. The movement’s spokesman Mohammad Abdulsalam has emphasized on the inclusion of all political parties in the Arab nation’s future.
• Hundreds of Americans of Middle Eastern origin have gathered outside Saudi Arabia’s embassy in Washington DC to protest what they call the kingdom’s support for terrorism. The protesters then rallied to the White House, holding banners and chanting slogans against Riyadh’s propagation of Wahhabism.
• Lawmakers in the US House of Representatives pass a bill to ban the government from buying heavy water from Iran. The bill could potentially harm the historic nuclear deal between Tehran and the P5+1 group of countries. The move came ahead of the anniversary of sealing the agreement in Vienna on July 14.
• Iran summons the caretaker of Egypt's interests section in Tehran over the presence of Egyptian lawmakers in the recent meeting held by the terrorist Mojahedin Khalq Organization in Paris. The Iranian Foreign Ministry expressed its strongest objection to Cairo’s act of interference and support for MKO terrorist group.
• The UK’s new Prime Minister Theresa May says her government needs some time before it can begin talks with EU members on leaving the bloc. May has however promised to do the proceedings to fulfill the will of the Britons. She’s hopeful Brexit could happen in a constructive and positive spirit.
• Russia’s permanent representative to NATO has slammed the military alliance’s plans to increase its presence in Baltic States. Alexander Grushko says NATO is trying to turn Eastern Europe into a military zone. NATO says its planned deployment in Eastern Europe is to deter potential threats from Russia.
• The Philippines is urging China to respect a ruling by the Permanent Court of Arbitration in The Hague that denied Beijing’s claims to the South China Sea. Manila wants to bring up the issue in the Asia-Europe summit on Friday. China says the conference is not an appropriate occasion to discuss the dispute.
• The European Commission has called on EU members to re-structure the bloc’s asylum system which it believes does not function properly. The EU’s Migration Commissioner says member states would not come up with a successful strategy unless they work together.

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