Author: Steven Sahiounie

According to Wang Yi, China and the European Union “must advocate openness and development” China and the European Union have the ability to prevent a new cold war if they work together, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said. “If China and Europe work together, there will be no opposing blocs, no split in the world, no new cold war,” he said at a joint news conference with French Minister for Europe and Foreign Affairs Catherine Colonna. According to the top Chinese diplomat, China and the European Union “must advocate openness and development.” He stressed that China’s cooperation with the EU…

The neighboring nations continue ramping up energy cooperation Russia’s energy giant, Gazprom, set a new record for daily gas supplies to China through the Power of Siberia mega pipeline, the company announced on Saturday. Gazprom supplies natural gas to its leading trading partner under a long-term contract sealed with the China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC). The Power of Siberia is part of a $400 billion, 30-year agreement between Gazprom and CNPC inked in 2014. “On November 23, the supply of Russian gas through the Power of Siberia pipeline once again exceeded the daily contractual obligations. Gazprom delivered all requested volumes…

Berlin froze major spending commitments after the national off-budget fund was declared unconstitutional Limits on electricity and gas prices will not be extended until March 2024 as previously planned, but will expire at the end of this year, Deutschlandfunk radio station has cited Finance Minister Christian Lindner as saying in an interview to be aired on Sunday. “As of December 31 of this year the Economic and Stabilization Fund will be closed,” Lindner said. “There will be no more payouts from this. The electricity and gas price brakes will also be terminated.” Lindner did not clarify whether energy support would be provided…

Following the successful launch of Malligyong-1, the DPRK leader visits the country’s Space Agency and reviews the operational preparations of the satellite. The leader of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), Kim Jong Un, visited the Pyongyang General Control Center of the National Aerospace Technology Administration (NATA) on Friday to review operational preparations for a reconnaissance satellite. General Secretary Kim was accompanied by the vice department director of the Workers’ Party of Korea (WPK), Kim Jong Sik. According to the state-owned Korean Central News Agency (KCNA), Kim Jong Un was informed in detail of the fine-tuning process of the satellite which…

The Palestinian Presidency has strongly condemned the recent racist statements made by Dutch MP Geert Wilders, in which he denied the Palestinian people’s right to their historical homeland, Palestine. In a press statement, the Presidency emphasized that “Palestine is the historical homeland of the Palestinian people, whose independent State has been internationally recognized in this homeland, not elsewhere.” The Presidency reiterated that “peace and security in the region can only be achieved through the establishment of this Palestinian state.” “The destiny and choices of the Palestinian people are determined by the Palestinians themselves, through their legitimate representative, the Palestine Liberation…

Boris Maksudov was wounded in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Zaporozhye Region, on the morning of November 23, he was reported dead Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree decorating the Rossiya-24 TV channel journalist Boris Maksudov with the “Order of Courage” posthumously. The reporter was wounded on November 22 in a Ukrainian drone attack in the Zaporozhye Region. On the morning of November 23, he was reported dead. Maksudov has been working for the Rossiya-24 TV channel for the past several years, repeatedly reporting from hot spots and the special military operation zone. He has been in…

Jalal al-Rowaishan has offered his condolences to Al Mayadeen after the network lost two colleagues who were martyred by Israeli drone strikes. The Deputy Prime Minister for Defense and Security Affairs in the Sanaa Government in Yemen, Jalal al-Rowaishan, told Al Mayadeen that the temporary humanitarian truce, between the Palestinian Resistance and “Israel”, will not affect the government’s decision to close the Red Sea off for Israeli vessels. “The truce concerns Gaza, and the military spokesman announced that our decision to close the Red Sea to the enemy still stands,” al-Rowaishan affirmed. He emphasized that the Yemeni position on the war on Gaza…

Israeli military vehicles are currently in the courtyard of Ibn Sina Hospital, as well as outside Jenin government hospital, in the occupied West Bank, medical sources in the hospitals tell Al Jazeera. Two Palestinians have been injured and were taken to al-Razi Hospital because both hospitals we just mentioned are surrounded by Israeli forces, said Mahmoud al-Saadi, head of ER at the Palestine Red Crescent. Ambulances dispatched to and from both hospitals are being searched, he told Al Jazeera. Source: AlJazeera

According to the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry Maria Zakharova, the evacuation will continue after the end of the humanitarian pause Passage through the Rafah border crossing checkpoint has been blocked for everyone due to a truce between the Hamas movement and Israel in the Gaza Strip and the evacuation will continue after the humanitarian pause is over, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS. “Due to the declared humanitarian pause, passage through the Rafah checkpoint has been temporarily blocked for citizens of any country. After the humanitarian pause is over, the evacuation of residents will resume,”…

Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad met Saturday Talal Naji, Secretary-General of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine – General Command, and his accompanying delegation. Mikdad asserted Syria’s principled and firm support for the Palestinian cause, noting the heroic struggle of the people of Gaza who taught the Zionist enemy an unforgettable lesson. Mikdad stressed the need for stopping the bloody Israeli aggression which brutally targeted Gaza’s children and women and destroyed its hospitals and civilian facilities. Mikdad indicated that Syria rejects any attempts to displace people of Gaza and the Palestinians in general outside of their cities…