Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Cuban foreign minister calls the attack a “flagrant violation of International Law and the sovereignty of that country” and urges “the impunity with which Israel acts” to “end.” In a statement on Monday, Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parrilla called out the Israeli aggression and shelling on Syria, after the Occupation bombed the Damascus Airport on Sunday. The diplomat posted on X: “Cuba strongly condemns the recurrent bombings carried out by Israel against Syria, in particular against the Damascus airport, in flagrant violation of International Law and the sovereignty of that country. The impunity with which Israel acts must…

Iran has nothing to do with the seizure of Israeli-linked ships by Yemeni forces, who have done so in support of the Palestinian nation, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s spokesperson said. Speaking to reporters at a weekly press conference on Monday, Nasser Kanaani dismissed any connection between Iran and the Yemeni Ansarullah movement’s recent seizure of Israeli-linked vessels in the Red Sea. The Yemeni forces have announced that their measures have nothing to do with Iran, as the Ansarullah officials made it clear that they are not bound by limited options when it comes to countering the Zionist regime’s crimes, the…

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi says the events in Gaza are within the scope of the legal definition of genocide. Safadi reiterated a call for an extension of the Israel-Hamas humanitarian pause that ends later in the day. He expressed regret that “some among us” refused to support the call for a truce extension during a news conference at the Union for the Mediterranean summit held in Barcelona. Source: AlJazeera

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said that an extension of the truce “would allow for much-needed relief to the people of Gaza and the release of more hostages”. Speaking to reporters in Brussels, he also said Iran should rein in its “proxies”, in what was likely a reference to Lebanon’s Hezbollah group. Earlier, we reported the EU foreign policy chief also called for an extension to the truce and to make it long-lasting in order to work on a political solution. Source: AlJazeera

Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Yi will be attending a UN Security Council meeting to raise the “Palestinian-Israeli” issue on November 29. Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson Wang Yi will be attending a UN Security Council meeting to raise what he described as the “Palestinian-Israeli issue” on November 29. “China, as this month’s presidency of the UN Security Council, will hold a high-level UN Security Council meeting on the Palestinian-Israeli issue on November 29,” Wang told a briefing. China has expressed early on during the way worries of escalation, and called for an early ceasefire to avoid a “more serious humanitarian catastrophe”. …

Foreign Secretary of India Vinay Mohan Kwatra expressed his country’s determination to broaden relations with Iran in various fields. During a visit to Tehran, Kwatra held talks with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian on Sunday afternoon. Expressing satisfaction with the political consultations between the two countries, he said, “The Indian government, at the highest levels, is firmly determined to enhance relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran.” He also expressed hope that through the joint efforts of the two nations, the volume of economic relations would increase in various sectors, including agriculture, fisheries, and traditional medicine, the Iranian Foreign Ministry’s website reported. Highlighting…

Egyptian, Qatari and US negotiators are close to agreeing on a truce extension but were still discussing for how long and which prisoners would be freed under it, three Egyptian security sources told Reuters news agency. According to the sources, Hamas is currently seeking a four-day extension, while Israel wants day-by-day extensions, with negotiations continuing over which Palestinian prisoners would be freed. We earlier reported that a government spokesperson said Israel was open to an extension if more captives were released by Hamas. Source: AlJazeera

Syria’s ally Russia has condemned Israeli air strikes on Damascus international airport as provocative and dangerous in light of the Israeli war on Gaza. Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said Sunday’s strikes could aggravate tensions in the region, already inflamed by the Gaza war. “We strongly condemn Israel’s latest provocative attack on an important Syrian civilian infrastructure facility,” Zakharova said in a statement. “We are convinced that such a vicious practice is fraught with extremely dangerous consequences, especially in the context of a sharp aggravation of the situation in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the resulting increase…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is pushing for a complete humanitarian ceasefire over of a temporary truce, saying the “humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza is getting worse by the day.” In a statement, Guterres’ spokesperson, Stephane Dujarric, said, “The dialogue that led to the agreement must continue, resulting in a full humanitarian ceasefire, for the benefit of the people of Gaza, Israel and the wider region. “The United Nations will continue to support these efforts in every possible way,” he said. Guterres reiterated his call for the captives held by Hamas to be released immediately and unconditionally, Dujarric said. During the past…

It is stressed that Russia was forced to launch its special military operation in Ukraine because the neo-Nazi regime in that country, condoned by the West, has taken to exterminating everything Russian Russia has never had any aggressive plans to expand in Europe, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has pledged. Commenting on US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s remarks that if the United States stopped supporting Ukraine, Russia would win and go after Baltic countries, Poland and other neighboring states next, Lavrov said, “This comes from a man who holds a high-ranking position and cannot but receive expert views, including…