Author: Steven Sahiounie

According to the Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, “it is time to stop the monopoly of the big powers to make decisions, as they do not take into account the interests of developing countries.” Egypt plans to play an active role in the work of BRICS, after it becomes a member of the group in January, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said at the 78th session of the UN General Assembly in New York. “Egypt looks forward to playing an active role in BRICS to promote the interests and aspirations of the southern nations, which make up about 30% of…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held talks with his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amir-Abdollahian on Saturday, the foreign ministry said. Their discussion was on regional and international developments as well as furthering cooperation between Riyadh and Tehran following the normalization of ties between Saudi Arabia and Iran in March. Prince Faisal also met with Cypriot president Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday, the the foreign ministry said. As well as discussions on relations between the two countries and international affairs, Prince Faisal conveyed the greetings of King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman to Christodoulides and the Cypriot people. The foreign ministry also said Prince…

“The Americans and the Europeans, who are used to looking down their noses at the rest of the world, are eager to make promises and undertake commitments, including written and legally binding ones, but are reluctant to fulfill them,” Lavrov said The United States and its European allies are an “empire of lies,” which is eager to undertake commitments that it is not going to fulfill, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told the general political debate of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations. “The Americans and the Europeans, who are used to looking down their noses at the…

Poland and Ukraine have been trading verbal jabs in their dispute over grain exports Polish Prime Minister Mateusz Morawiecki has warned Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky not to slander Poland on the world stage, as Kiev and Warsaw continue to feud over grain exports. “I want to tell President Zelensky never to insult Poles again, as he did recently during his speech at the UN,” Morawiecki told a crowd at a rally in the city of Swidnik on Friday. “The Polish people will never allow this to happen, and defending the good name of Poland is not only my duty and honor, but…

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister called for peaceful solutions to multiple world crises during his address to the 78th UN General Assembly in New York on Saturday. Prince Faisal bin Farhan stressed the importance of human rights to Saudi Arabia, saying: “Our country has enacted a number of laws, and has also amended existing laws, in order to promote the dignity of the citizen and protect livelihoods and decent living while ensuring protection for all.” He reaffirmed the Kingdom’s support for a solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict “that allows the Palestinian people to have an independent state within the 1967 borders…

Presidential spokesman Nabil Abu Rudeineh Sunday condemned the dangerous Israeli escalation against Palestinian people, their land, and their sanctities, and the continuation of daily killings in all governorates of Palestine, the most recent of which was the killing of the two young men in cold blood in Tulkarm at dawn today. Abu Rudeina added that the Israeli occupation authorities are waging a continuous war against Palestinian people and their capabilities, to implement their plans, which Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu announced in his speech before the United Nations, in defiance of all resolutions of international legitimacy and international law, which affirmed the right of…

Moscow has already been deceived once, Russian Foreign Minister said Russia is ready for talks on Ukraine, but will not consider any ceasefire proposals because Moscow has already been deceived once, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “We are working in the real situation that has developed. <…> In March and April 2022 there were negotiations, everything was already initialed. But two days later there was Bucha (the events in the Ukrainian city of Bucha – TASS), because, I think, someone in London or Washington does not want this war to end,” the top diplomat said at a press conference…

Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi discussed with his Iranian counterpart Hussein Amir Abdollahian several issues, including developments in the situation in Syria. Ammon News Agency reported that, on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly meetings in New York, Al-Safadi and Abdollahian discussed bilateral and regional issues, including the crisis in Syria and Arab and international efforts to resolve it according to the step-for-step policy and Security Council Resolution 2254, in a way that preserves Syria’s unity, security, stability and territorial integrity. Source: SANA

Israeli occupation forces Sunday stormed Birzeit University, north of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, and detained seven students, local sources confirmed. The sources told WAFA that the occupation forces arrested the following seven students, including a former prisoner, after storming the university and vandalizing contents and properties. Birzeit University condemned the occupation forces storming of its campus at dawn today, detain a number of its students, and causing destruction to the university’s properties. The university confirmed that what happened constitutes a major and clear violation of all international norms and conventions that criminalize violating the sanctity of universities…

Syria and United Nations discussed aspects of cooperation between them and exchanged views on all challenges facing the country. That came during a meeting between Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, head of Syrian delegation to 78th session of UN General Assembly and UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres. Ambassador Sabbagh referred to the disastrous effects of the unilateral coercive measures imposed by the U.S. and the European Union(EU) on the Syrians, asserting that these measures are behind the difficult economic and humanitarian situation in Syria. Sabbagh has affirmed Syria’s condemnation of the repeated Israeli aggression on Syrian territory which targeted vital civilian facilities such…