Author: Steven Sahiounie

Americans want a younger generation of lawmakers in Washington, polling data has indicated US President Joe Biden’s advancing years are viewed by an overwhelming majority of Americans as a stumbling block to him securing a second term in the White House, according to a recent poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research study conducted this month found that some 77% of Americans believe Biden, who turns 81 in November, is too old to be a fully capable president should he be re-elected next year. This view is held by 89% of Republican respondents as well as 69% of…

Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani reiterated the necessity of the withdrawal of illegal US forces from Syria as soon as possible, stressing that the presence of these forces contradicts peace, security and international laws. In his weekly press conference on Monday, Kanaani said that the presence of the US forces on Syrian territory is illegal and causes instability and insecurity in Syria and the region, adding that they must leave as soon as possible based on international laws and upon the request of the Syrian government. Kanaani pointed out that the crisis in Syria is a result of interference…

Iran believes that dialogue is the suitable option for interaction with the Netherlands though the two countries may have conflicting views, an Iranian deputy foreign minister said. In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Iran’s Deputy Foreign Minister for Political Affairs Ali Baqeri and Head of Political Section at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands Marcel DeVink talked about the relations between the two countries. Highlighting the historical relations between the two countries, Baqeri said, “Iran and the Netherlands are in a new phase of cooperation, which is expected to further expand with mutual will.” The Iranian diplomat further…

The French leader stated that the rebels put Niger’s population at risk by “refusing to fight terrorism and moving away from beneficial economic policy” France is set to support any efforts, including military intervention, made by the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) to restore constitutional order in Niger, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday. “We support the diplomatic and, if it is decided, the military activity of ECOWAS,” he said, adding that Paris will not drop its support for legitimately elected President Mohamed Bazoum. The French leader called on Niger’s residents not to be misled by the…

The Turkish president plans to meet with his Russian counterpart to discuss a grain deal, the report said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan could visit Russia on September 8, Bloomberg reported, citing Turkish officials familiar with the situation. Erdogan plans to meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a grain deal, the report said. Following the meeting, Erdogan is set to travel to a G20 summit in India. The office of the Turkish presidency office declined to comment on Erdogan’s plans for the Bloomberg report. Earlier, a diplomatic source in Turkey told TASS that Putin and Erdogan were planning to meet…

The upcoming talks between Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, will largely determine the future of the grain deal, and the process will be monitored by the United Nations, a source involved in the negotiation process on the grain deal told Sputnik. On Friday, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Putin’s meeting with Erdogan would take place in the near future. Later, a diplomatic source in Ankara told Sputnik that the meeting between the two leaders would be held in early September, before the G20 summit. “There are very high hopes for these negotiations, in many ways they…

Three injured by Israeli army gunfire near Jenin were among 18 Palestinians the Israeli occupation forces detained this morning in the occupied West Bank, according to the Palestinian Prisoner’s Society and other sources. Soldiers opened fire this morning at four Palestinian youths near Yabad, southwest of the northern West Bank city of Jenin, and detained three of them after injuring them, said the PPS. The fourth, who was critically injured, was taken to a hospital in Jenin. In Nablus and its district in the north of the West Bank, soldiers detained four Palestinians, including two siblings. In the south of…

China and Singapore will hold a joint military exercise from late August to mid-September to boost military cooperation, the Chinese Defense Ministry said on Monday. “In accordance with the annual plan and the bilateral agreement, the China-Singapore joint ground forces exercise Cooperation 2023 will be held in Singapore from late August to mid-September,” the ministry stated on WeChat. During the exercise, sniper fire as well as melee combat techniques, jumping from helicopters, hostage rescue operations will be practiced. The drills are designed to strengthen practical cooperation between the armies of China and Singapore and increase the level of real combat training of the troops,…

There are no casualties and no destruction, Sergey Sobyanin said The Russian Air Defense Troops have downed an unmanned aerial vehicle flying towards Moscow in the Lyubertsy area near the Moscow Region, there are no casualties or damage, the capital’s Mayor Sergey Sobyanin wrote on his Telegram channel. “Today the Air Defense Troops destroyed a drone flying towards Moscow in the Lyubertsy area. For the time being, there are no casualties and no destruction. Emergency services are working at the scene of the incident,” he wrote. The Russian Defense Ministry reported earlier that the Air Defense Troops destroyed two drones over…

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh said today that the world should take a clear stand and what is necessary to stop Israel’s crimes of apartheid against the Palestinian people. Speaking at the start of the weekly cabinet meeting held in Ramallah, Shtayyeh said that the apartheid regime in Israel is not manifested only in practice, but Israel has enacted many laws that serve its racist regime, whether it is the nation-state law or otherwise. “The world did not need to hear the statement of the Israeli minister Ben Gvir in order to be convinced and ascertain the racist ideas that shape…