Author: Steven Sahiounie

The former US president claims if he hadn’t been cheated out of office Moscow would never have launched its operation against Kiev Former president Donald Trump has claimed that the ongoing Ukraine conflict would never have begun if the 2020 US elections hadn’t been “rigged” and Joe Biden hadn’t replaced him and taken office. In an interview with American radio host Hugh Hewitt on Wednesday, Trump insisted that Russia would have never launched its military operation in Ukraine if he were still in the White House. “Ukraine is so sad,” Trump said. “[Putin] would have never done it if the…

“We requested an open meeting of the UN Security Council for September 26 – the anniversary of explosions at Nord Stream pipeline. We will continue bringing the Westerns to the light,” Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said Russia requested a meeting of the UN Security Coincil on the topic of explosions at Nord Stream gas pipelines on September 26, Dmitry Polyansky, Russia’s first deputy permanent representative to the UN, said on his Telegram channel. “We requested an open meeting of the UN Security Council for September 26 – the anniversary of explosions at Nord Stream [pipeline]. We…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) strongly condemned Papua New Guinea’s decision to open an embassy in the occupied city of Jerusalem, stressing that this step was illegal and constituted a violation of the international law and relevant UN resolutions, especially Security Council Resolution No. 478 (1980), which called on states that have established diplomatic missions in Jerusalem to withdraw them. The OIC stressed in a statement that this decision contributed to the consolidation of the system of illegal colonial occupation and constituted a violation of the rights of the Palestinian people. It also called, at the same time, on…

Fayssal Mikdad, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, met Thursday with the South African delegation visiting Syria. The visit is aimed at discussing the humanitarian aid that South Africa will provide to Syria, in the presence of Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa in Damascus, Barry Philip Gilder. Minister Al-Mikdad expressed Syria’s high appreciation for South Africa’s standing by the Syrian people during the years of crisis and its provision of humanitarian aid to overcome the challenges of the earthquake and its devastating repercussions. Mikdad also stressed the inhumane and immoral impact of the unilateral coercive measures imposed on…

Russia has now moved from sixth to third place among Germany’s largest fertilizer suppliers, both in terms of the total amount of fertilizer imported and the monetary value of the imports. Data from the German statistical office revealed on Wednesday that Germany’s imports of Russian fertilizers increased 3.3-fold to a record $151.3 million in the first half of 2023. German imports of fertilizers from Russia in the first six months of 2023 were $151.3 million, up from an average of $45.5 million in the previous five years. This is the highest figure since at least 2008 when Germany began publishing data on…

Sber clients are now able to send money to the Islamic Republic, the lender has announced    Russia’s largest lender Sber is offering a new service that allows its clients to transfer money to Iran, the bank announced on Thursday. The service is available to both individuals and businesses using their Sber accounts, according to the bank. “The money transfer service to Iran is new to us and the demand for it has yet to be assessed. The service is primarily designed for tourists,” the announcement read. According to Sber, ruble transfers will be sent to the Iranian Pasargad…

The Purchasing Managers’ Index has plunged to an almost three-year low Business activity in the 19 European countries that use the euro has been contracting faster than anticipated, prompted by a slowdown in the region’s services industry and manufacturing sector, data compiled by S&P Global showed on Tuesday. According to the calculations, the Eurozone’s final composite Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) plunged to 46.7 in August from July’s 48.6. It came in lower than the preliminary estimate, which suggested a decline to 47. An indicator of the overall economic health, a PMI reading over 50 signals growth or expansion of business activity, while…

Failure to adapt to geopolitical changes and a lack of investment have sent the nation into decline, the newspaper reports Germany’s decades of prosperity, which propelled it to become one of the world’s biggest economies, are coming to an end, Spanish daily El Pais claimed earlier this week, citing analysts. According to figures released by the International Monetary Fund in July, Germany is forecast to be the only major economy not to grow this year, with its GDP expected to decline by 0.3%. The German model hinges on cost competitiveness, technological leadership in industry, and geopolitical stability, and “all of them…

Seaborne crude flow hit an eight-week high despite sanctions and production cuts, tanker-tracking data shows Russian crude shipments soared by an average of 880,000 barrels per day (bpd) in the week to August 27, amounting to 3.4 million bpd, tanker-tracking data compiled by Bloomberg shows. The figure is reportedly the highest in eight weeks. Data showed that less volatile four-week average numbers increased by 40,000 bpd. Shipments to Russia’s Asian customers, including those showing no final destination, rose to 2.57 million bpd during the reporting period, from 2.53 million bpd in the period to August 20. The report indicated that…

Kuwait is expected to sign agreements with China across several fields Kuwait’s crown prince Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah will visit China later this month, state news agency KUNA reported on Thursday.Kuwait’s defense minister Ahmad Fahad Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah discussed preparations for the crown prince’s visit during a meeting with the Chinese ambassador to Kuwait Zhang Jianwel.The visit is “expected to include the signing of a number of important and vital agreements between the two countries in several fields,” said the KUNA statement.The defense minister will lead a delegation to China that includes Kuwait’s foreign minister Sheikh Salem Abdullah Al-Jaber Al-Sabah, oil…