BAGHDAD, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein met Monday in Cairo with Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy to discuss regional security tensions and navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, according to a statement by the Iraqi Foreign Ministry.The two sides reviewed potential economic impacts on Arab nations, particularly Iraq, caused by disruptions to navigation in the Strait of Hormuz, emphasizing its importance to global trade and energy supplies, the statement said.Hussein stressed the importance of opening communication channels to de-escalate tensions between Tehran and Washington, adding that the Arab League could play a positive role.Fahmy highlighted quiet diplomacy and dialogue to address crises, expressing readiness to support efforts to reduce regional tensions, the statement said.The meeting took place on the sidelines of the regular session of the Arab League Council at the ministerial level.After the United States and Israel launched war on Iran in late February, Tehran restricted shipping passage through the Hormuz Strait, while U.S. forces imposed a naval blockade targeting vessels traveling to or from Iranian ports.

SANAA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- An airstrike hit a prison in Houthi-controlled Al-Jawf province in northern Yemen on Monday, causing casualties, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported, attributing the strike to the Saudi-led coalition.The strike hit the prison in Al-Hazm, the provincial capital, the report said, adding that women and children were among the casualties.Al-Masirah quoted the prison director as saying that 35 inmates and a woman visiting her husband remained trapped beneath the rubble.Footage aired by al-Masirah apparently showed extensive damage to the facility and rescuers searching through debris.There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia.Houthi military spokesperson Yahya Sarea said on social media platform X on Monday that the Saudi military operations in Yemen will not go unanswered, alleging that the operations included airstrikes, reconnaissance flights and the supply of weapons to Yemeni government forces.Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene the following year in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.A UN-brokered truce that took effect in April 2022 expired six months later without a formal extension, but a fragile de facto ceasefire has largely held until the recent escalation.The Houthi group announced a maritime ban on Saudi shipping in July and has since claimed attacks on Saudi tankers and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

BEIRUT, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- One person was killed and at least 10 others were wounded on Monday afternoon in Israeli airstrikes on southern Lebanon, the Lebanese Health Ministry said.The ministry said in a statement that the strikes killed one person in the town of Al-Reyhan in Jezzine district and wounded nine others, including two children and three women, in the Al-Maslah neighborhood of Nabatieh city. Another person was wounded in Nabatieh al-Fawqa.Lebanon's National News Agency reported that Israeli warplanes carried out two further strikes on Nabatieh al-Fawqa within less than 15 minutes and targeted the town of Mansouri.The ministry said the cumulative death toll from Israeli attacks between March 2 and Sept. 7 had reached 4,381.The latest developments came amid continued tensions along the Lebanese-Israeli border despite a framework agreement signed between Lebanon and Israel in late June. Israel says it operations are aimed at eliminating Hezbollah threats.

SANAA, Sept. 7 (Xinhua) -- Seven people, including a child, were killed and seven others injured in an airstrike on a prison in Al-Jawf province in northern Yemen on Monday, Houthi-run al-Masirah TV reported, attributing the strike to Saudi Arabia.The strike hit the prison in Al-Hazm, the Houthi-controlled provincial capital, the broadcaster said, adding that the injured had been taken to a nearby hospital.Al-Masirah cited the provincial civil defense chief Hassan Saboula as saying that 25 inmates remained trapped beneath the rubble.Footage aired by al-Masirah showed extensive damage to the facility and rescuers searching through debris.There was no immediate comment from Saudi Arabia.The attack came amid an escalation in Yemen, where government forces backed by Saudi Arabia have been battling Houthi forces on several fronts.Yemen has been mired in conflict since late 2014, when the Houthis seized Sanaa and much of northern Yemen, prompting a Saudi-led coalition to intervene the following year in support of the internationally recognized Yemeni government.A UN-brokered truce that took effect in April 2022 expired six months later without a formal extension, but a fragile de facto ceasefire has largely held until the recent escalation.The Houthi group announced a maritime ban on Saudi shipping in July and has since claimed attacks on Saudi tankers and oil facilities in Saudi Arabia.

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