Author: Steven Sahiounie

As many as 22,800 mpox cases have been registered in African countries since the beginning of the year, the AP agency reported, citing the Africa Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Africa CDC), the African Union’s public health agency. As many as 622 mpox patients have died over this period. The incidence rate has jumped up by 200% over the past week, with the Democratic Republic of the Congo being the epicenter of the outbreak. Most of the patients are aged under 15. However, morbidity and lethality data vary, since some medical services register only confirmed cases while others also…

US Republican Presidential Candidate Donald Trump announced that he reached an agreement on election debates with his Democratic opponent, US Vice President Kamala Harris, the event will take place on ABC on September 10. “I have reached an agreement with the Radical Left Democrats for a Debate with Comrade Kamala Harris,” he said on the Truth Social platform. “It will be Broadcast Live on ABC […] on Tuesday, September 10th, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He noted that the debate rules will be identical to those at the debates he had with US President Joe Biden on CNN in June. Previously, CNN…

The Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the statements made by the Israeli Minister of National Security, Itamar Ben-Gvir, regarding the construction of a synagogue in the Al-Aqsa Mosque are a new and extremely dangerous example of Israel’s efforts to change the status and identity of Jerusalem and the holy sites in Jerusalem. “These statements have caused outrage in the Islamic world and alarmed everyone with common sense,” said the ministry. The ministry stressed that provocations against the Al-Aqsa Mosque, a holy place belonging exclusively to Muslims, offend the feelings of Muslims and cause tensions all over the world. The…

Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi received UN Resident Coordinator in the Kingdom Mohamed El-Zarkani in Riyadh on Tuesday. During the meeting, they discussed various aspects of cooperation between the Kingdom and the UN as well as the latest developments of common interest, the Foreign Ministry reported on X. In a meeting on Monday, Al-Rassi met with Hanan Al-Balkhy, director of the World Health Organization’s regional office for the Eastern Mediterranean, and discussed the Kingdom’s humanitarian efforts and ways to strengthen cooperation. Source: Arab News

Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has congratulated Seyyed Abbas Araghchi on his recent appointment as Iran’s new Foreign Minister.  The congratulatory message was conveyed during a telephone conversation, where Sheikh Abdullah expressed his best wishes for Araghchi’s success in his new role. During the call, Sheikh Abdullah emphasized the UAE’s strong interest in continuing to develop bilateral relations and enhance regional cooperation with the Islamic Republic of Iran. He stressed the importance of further expanding the cooperation between Tehran and Abu Dhabi in this…

A Belgian Minister today warned of the spread of epidemics and polio in the war-torn Gaza Strip. Following Israel’s relentless genocidal aggression on Gaza, Belgium Minister of Development Cooperation Caroline Gennez cautioned on X platform that “the humanitarian crisis in Gaza is unbearable after 10 months of conflict” and pointed out that “Hunger and epidemics have free rein.” She stressed the need for an immediate cessation of the genocidal aggression on the Strip. “This must stop,” she said. She called for negotiating a ceasefire and providing “unhindered humanitarian aid” into the Strip. Israel has proceeded with its genocidal offensive on…

Algeria intends to join BRICS and bring relations with the association’s countries to a new level, Chairwoman of the People’s Assembly of the Algiers Province Najiba Djilali said at the sixth International Municipal BRICS Forum. “We want our country to join BRICS,” she said at the “Development of Parliamentary Diplomacy at the Capital and Major Agglomeration Level in BRICS Countries” session moderated by TASS First Deputy Director General Mikhail Gusman. According to Djilali, this step will help Algeria strengthen ties with key partners, including Russia. “It will be a great joy for us if BRICS provides such an opportunity to…

The detention of Telegram founder Pavel Durov in France is politically motivated, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said. The official, who is also chairman of the United Russia party, made the statement at a meeting with participants of the special military operation, who are running as the party’s candidates in various elections. “Now it resembles political persecution of organizations and media businesses that one way or another work in the interests of the Russian Federation. Because we are present there and publish stuff there,” he said Medvedev said that such decisions will be in the spotlight and the…

Iran has condemned in the strongest terms remarks by an Israeli minister regarding a plan to construct a synagogue inside the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in the occupied East al-Quds. In a statement on Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kana’ani slammed Israel’s Itamar Ben-Gvir, who announced the plan a day earlier. The Al-Aqsa Mosque is Islam’s third holiest site and a symbol of Palestinian identity. “The cabinet of the criminal Zionist regime is determined to carry out its sinister agenda regarding the Al-Aqsa Mosque to the extent that it shamelessly declares its malevolent intention to build a synagogue within the…

A Ukrainian drone attacked a civilian family’s car heading to the town of Polologi in the Zaporozhye Region, killing a child and injuring the rest of the family members, including a second minor, Governor Yevgeny Balitsky said. “On the approach to the town of Polologi, an enemy UAV attacked a civilian car with a family of five on board. All passengers and the driver received injuries of varying degrees of severity, including two minors. Unfortunately, one child died. The victims are in a hospital and are receiving all possible assistance. I offer my sincere condolences to the family that lost…