Author: Steven Sahiounie

written by: Pepe Escobar The Israel vs. Arab Children War is veering totally out of control, writes Pepe Escobar. The Israel vs. Arab Children War, which doubles as the Hegemon vs. Axis of Resistance War, both a sub-branch of the NATO vs. Russia and NATO vs. China War, is veering totally out of control. By now it’s firmly established that with China brokering peace all across West Asia, and Russia-China going all out on BRICS 11, complete with facilitating energy trade settlements outside the U.S. dollar, The Empire Strikes Back would be totally predictable: Let’s set West Asia on fire…

The prime minister’s office said the staffer violated the cabinet’s rule of “collective responsibility” UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has fired a ministerial aide for calling for a “permanent” ceasefire in Gaza. London has stopped short of urging for an end to the war, proposing only limited “pauses” to allow aid to reach the Palestinian enclave. Conservative Member of Parliament Paul Bristow was removed from his position as parliamentary private secretary (PPS) at the Department for Science on Monday, days after he penned a letter to Sunak pressing for a long-term truce between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza. “Paul Bristow has been asked…

The Sultunate of Oman has appealed to the international community to conduct an impartial investigation into Israeli actions in the Gaza Strip, the Oman News Agency reported on Tuesday. Minister of Foreign Affairs Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al-Busaidi, urged for Israel to be held responsible for targeting civilians and civilian infrastructure. The minister noted Oman’s dedication to political solutions and adherence to international law and the need for international intervention to halt the Israel-Hamas war. Al-Busaidi pointed out that violence would never provide a solution to the Palestinian or Arab-Israeli conflicts and said political dialogue and a strong commitment to…

Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, the Crown Prince of Kuwait, has condemned Israeli aggression on Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and renewed calls for an immediate ceasefire. “The leadership, people, national assembly and government of the State of Kuwait are following closely the bloody events taking place in the Palestinian territories, especially the Gaza Strip, denouncing the attacks of the brutal Israeli aggression,” the crown prince said during the opening of the second session of the 17th legislative term of the National Assembly.“We affirm Kuwait’s firm position towards the Palestinian issue and demand a ceasefire and allowing the entry of humanitarian…

Iran’s ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations Amir-Saeed Iravani said that the illegitimate presence of the US occupation forces in Syria contributed greatly to providing a favorable environment for feeding terrorist organizations inside Syria and the region. Speaking at the UN Security Council session on the middle East Monday, Iravani said that after 12 years of crisis in Syria, terrorism remains a threat to Syria and the region. The Iranian diplomat stressed countering terrorism must be conducted in full respect of Syria’s integrity and territorial integrity. He added that the US is seeking to escalate tension through its…

The UN’s Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has urged the opening of the ‘Kerem Shalom’ crossing to enhance humanitarian aid delivery to the Gaza Strip. Director of OCHA’s Humanitarian Financing and Resource Mobilization Division, Lisa Doughten, emphasized on Tuesday the need to open an extra border crossing to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, given the deteriorating situation. “And more than one entry point into Gaza is indispensable if we are to make a difference. Kerem Shalom between Israel and Gaza is the only crossing equipped to rapidly process a sufficiently large number…

By Hani Mahmoud in Khan Younis, Gaza It was another night of relentless Israeli bombardments in the Gaza Strip, with civilians paying a heavy price. In Rafah, an Israeli strike hit a residential tower without prior warning. At least nine people were killed in that attack. Emergency services officials are telling us they expect the death toll to rise as several people are still trapped under the rubble. In al-Zawayda, an entire family comprising at least 18 people, including grandparents and grandchildren, was killed after an Israeli air strike hit the shelter they were in. Source: AlJazeera

The ‘Pax Americana,’ the ‘American world’ – with a single hegemon – is crumbling, slowly but steadily becoming a thing of the past,” he said The United States and its satellites are benefiting from conflicts in the Middle East and other parts of the world, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “We must not, have no right and cannot afford to be guided by emotions. We must clearly see who is really behind the tragedy of people in the Middle East and in other world regions, who orchestrates the deadly chaos, who benefits from it. I think that it…

The two countries have called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, holding Washington accountable for UNSC’s impotency. Russia and China’s representatives in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) have urged the United States to cooperate on a resolution that would ensure a ceasefire between the Palestinian Resistance in Gaza and the Israeli occupation. During a meeting of the UNSC, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Vassily Nebenzi, emphasized the need to hold “regular open briefings” on the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip. The diplomat stressed the need to make the humanitarian situation a focal point of the UNSC, reiterating the need…

Israeli forces kill four people in Jenin and one man near Hebron, labelling their raids a ‘counterterrorism operation’. Israeli forces have killed five Palestinians in the West Bank, according to health officials, as violence escalates in the occupied territory amid Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza. The Israeli army said on Monday that its forces encountered explosive devices in a raid on the northern city of Jenin and labelled another incursion, near Hebron, a “counterterrorism operation”. The Palestinian health ministry said four people aged 23 to 28 were killed during the early morning raid on the Jenin refugee camp, a stronghold of Palestinian…