Author: Steven Sahiounie

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Details of the recent Ukrainian-Iraqi talks have appeared in the Middle Eastern media. According to almasryalyoum.com, on September 27, a YouTube video appeared, which claims that Ukrainian president Zelenskyy has been trying to recruit certain Iraqi prisoners into the Armed Forces of Ukraine. According to the video, the prisoners in question are convicted terrorists and ISIS fighters. The author of the video is Hassan Fadel, who introduced himself as a former employee of the Foreign Ministry of Iraq, working there as a secretary from 2019 to 2023 before leaving the country. “My name is…

Israeli warplanes destroyed the Palestine Tower, a 14-storey residential tower, in the Al-Rimal neighborhood of Gaza City on Saturday evening, reducing it to rubble. WAFA correspondent reported that Israeli warplanes targeted the multi-storey Palestine Tower with at least six missiles, flattening it to the ground and leaving its residents homeless. The destruction of the Palestine Tower is yet another episode in the ongoing wanton Israeli attack on Gaza since the early hours today, which has so far resulted in at least 198 Palestinians killed, the majority of whom are civilians, and about 1,600 others wounded. Source: WAFA

The rising numbers have been reportedly facilitated by the laws protecting the rights of debtors More than one million Russians have been declared financially insolvent by courts in the eight years since the launch of the judicial bankruptcy procedure in the country in 2015, business outlet RBK reported on Friday, citing official statistics. Data showed that since the start of 2023, almost 250,000 debtors have undergone the process, jumping 28.8% year-on-year. At the same time, the growth of bankruptcy procedures is slowing down, the report indicated. In 2020, the number of financially insolvent Russians increased by 72.6%, while in 2021…

The Palestinian Resistance has captured at least 35 Israeli soldiers and settlers, as well as several military vehicles. Al-Qassam Brigades have captured 35 Israeli occupation soldiers and settlers so far, sources informed on the matter told Al Mayadeen. This comes in the context of a wide-scale ground attack on Gaza Envelope settlements where dozens of soldiers and settlers have been killed as a result of confrontations, including the Head of “Sha’ar Hanegev” council Ofir Liebstein. Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas, also announced that they took over the kibbutz of the “Kerem Shalom” checkpoint, east of Rafah. Footage released by al-Qassam Brigades’…

Israeli media confirm that Hamas has taken control of seven Israeli settlements in the Gaza envelope, and a Fox News correspondent asserts that settlers are still present in the settlements. Israeli occupation media reported the Israeli Army’s confirmation of Hamas seizing control of settlements in the Gaza envelope, adding that one of the bases seized by Hamas Resistance fighters is the command center for the Israeli Army’s Gaza Regiment. Media outlets also reported that Hamas has managed to seize control of seven Israeli settlements, as footage spread of settlers running in panic amid Operation Al-Aqsa Flood. “Rockets were launched toward targets in…

Syria described the Operation Al-Aqsa Flood as honorable and assured that the resistance is the only way to achieve the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people. “Palestinian resistance factions marked a new chapter of struggle on the path to achieving the inalienable Palestinian rights through Operation Al-Aqsa Flood against the racist Zionist entity,” Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said in a statement on Saturday. The statement reiterated Syria condemnation of brutal practices of the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people and considered that the Palestinian resistance’s response demonstrates the right of the Palestinian people to establish their independent state on their…

The death toll of the ongoing brutal Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip has risen to 198, with 1,610 others injured, since early today morning, according to an update by the Ministry of Health. WAFA correspondent said nine deaths were documented this evening in the Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, five others to Nasser Hospital in Khan Yunis, and two to Abu Yousef Al-Najjar Hospital in Rafah. Meantime, an Israeli fighter jet targeted a residential building near the Al-Shati refugee camp west of Gaza City with a missile, resulting in the injury of at least six civilians and causing severe…

The Israeli government has said at least 40 Israelis have been killed in the attack, but local media is reporting that the number has now risen to at least 100. Al Jazeera’s Sara Khairat, reporting from occupied East Jerusalem, said the figure could not immediately be verified. “We’re still waiting on a confirmation from the Israeli government or health ministry,” she added. source: AlJazeera

The decisions of the UN Security Council have not been implemented, the work of the Middle East quartet is difficult, negotiations have not been held, and this is the result, Deputy Foreign Minister of the Russian Federation Mikhail Bogdanov commented on the Palestinian-Israeli aggravation The Middle East peace process must be launched on the basis of internationally recognized agreements, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told TASS. “We urge to immediately start a peace process on the basis of existing internationally recognized agreements. UN Security Council decisions have not been implemented, the work of the Middle East Quartet has been…

Moscow is in contact with all parties, including Arab states, said deputy head of the department Mikhail Bogdanov Russia is in contact with Israel, Palestine, and Arab countries and calls on all parties involved in the conflict to cease fire, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov told TASS. “This is a relapse of a 75-year-old conflict. Moscow is in contact with all parties, including the Arab states. We call for an immediate ceasefire and peace,” he said. Source: TASS