Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Israeli occupation forces today installed an iron gate on the Halhoul bridge leading to the northern entrance to the southern West Bank city of Hebron, reported WAFA correspondent. He said that the gate, which hampers the movement of people in and out of the most populated West Bank city, is part of the collective punishment Israel has decided to impose on Hebron following the shooting attack and killing of a settler earlier this week. Israel, following the attack, imposed a strict military closure on the city and all the villages and towns of the governorate. Hundreds of people were…

Iran and China exchanged $8.540 billion worth of products from January to July 2023, showing an 11 percent decline compared to the figure for the same period last year, China’s Customs Office reported. Iran and China exchanged over $9.6 billion worth of products from January to July 2022, the report added. In the first seven months of 2023, China imported $2.540 billion worth of products from Iran, registering a 43 percent drop compared to last year’s corresponding period. But China’s export of products to Iran in the first seven months of the current year reached $6 billion, showing a 17 percent…

Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, said that the Israeli occupation persists to escalate tense situation in the region through its repeated attacks on Syrian territory and its criminal practices against citizens of the occupied Syrian Golan. Sabbagh added at UN Security council session on the situation in Syria that the U.S. still supports terrorist organizations and recruit them along with the separatist groups as a tool to carry out its project in Syria and the region. “Syria condemns, in the strongest terms, the Israeli aggression and criminal practices, and calls on Security council to take action…

Israeli forces Wednesday opened fire towards Palestinian farmers, west of the city of Khan Younis, sources said. WAFA correspondent said that Israeli forces stationed at the eastern Khan Younis borders targeted with bullets and toxic gas and tear bombs Palestinian farmers, forcing them to leave the scene. Opening fire at Gaza farmers working in their lands near the border fence with Israel is an almost daily occurrence. Often, the Israeli army infiltrates the Gaza borders with its heavy machinery and level land for hundreds of meters inside the besieged Gaza Strip. Source: WAFA

The politician highlighted that “Russophobes in Georgia” still hope for revenge, but “constantly encounter resistance from fellow citizens who are not interested in elevating hatred towards Russia to the level of a national idea” Events show that the majority of Georgians wish to live in harmony with Russia, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev noted in an article for aif.ru, website of newspaper Argumenty i Fakty. “For the majority of Georgians, it is much more comfortable to live in peace with our country. Russia is nearby; America is across the ocean. For Georgia, a country with a rich culture, intricately…

It is stressed that Brazil is not considering unilateral peace formulas in Ukraine Brazil is ready to join diplomatic efforts aimed at achieving peace in Ukraine, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva said speaking on Wednesday at a plenary session of the 15th Summit of BRICS countries (Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa). “We cannot stand aside ignoring the major conflict of our time that keeps developing in Ukraine and poses consequences for the entire world,” he said. The Brazilian president stressed that “the Ukrainian conflict demonstrates the limited abilities of the United Nations Security Council” and, in…

Amid the aftermath of a military coup that removed President Mohamed Bazoum from power in Niger, reports suggest that Algeria rebuffed France’s appeal to fly over its airspace for a potential attack. Algeria rejected France’s request to use its airspace for a military attack on Niger following a coup that ousted President Mohamed Bazoum in late July. According to multiple media reports, including Algerian state radio, it was suggested that France was considering a strike against the new military leadership in Niamey if they did not release Bazoum, who has been detained since July 26. In response to Algeria’s refusal, France…

According to the ministry, packages of investment and export opportunities of Iran’s free and special economic zones with a focus on the cooperation of the two countries as well as packages of investment and tourism capacities will be presented at the forum. Import and export companies, tour organizers, producers of home appliances, cosmetics, textiles, automotive parts, LED lamps, greenhouse and agricultural equipment and insurance companies will attend the forum. Back in April, the Kapan Cultural Center in Syunik province in southern Armenia hosted an exhibition that showcased features of Iran’s free economic zones (FEZs). High-ranking Iranian and Armenian officials and traders attended…

The five-country alliance will also discuss expansion at its summit in Johannesburg The leaders of the BRICS nations will discuss ways to eliminate dependence on the US dollar during their meeting in Johannesburg this week, South African Deputy President Paul Mashatile has said. The bloc comprising Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has taken several steps towards reducing the share of the greenback in mutual settlements by boosting payments in members’ currencies. “Today the world takes notice of this bloc because it’s at the forefront of the global discourse” to curb dependence on the dollar, Mashatile told business leaders from…

The current fiscal situation poses no risks to macroeconomic stability, according to the president The Russian government and the central bank should make more active use of all the tools they have to reduce financial market volatility, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. Speaking at a meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects, Putin pointed out that inflationary risks in Russia have been rising and that curbing price growth is a top priority. The government and the central bank need to develop the corresponding economic policy, he stressed. “In recent months, volatility in financial markets has increased…