Author: Steven Sahiounie

“The idea is to establish an effective new bloc where developing nations can cooperate equally, rather than one that rivals developed or wealthy countries,” the Brazilian leader emphasized The BRICS grouping encompassing Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa has no intention of rivaling the G7, the G20 or other international venues, Brazilian leader Luis Inacio Lula da Silva said on Tuesday. “We are not seeking to position ourselves against the G7, the G20 or the United States. We simply want to self-organize,” he said in a weekly interview posted on his social media. The idea is to establish an…

Republicans in the US Congress want to know if President Joe Biden’s son received “special treatment” Congressional Republicans on Monday summoned government agents who investigated US President Joe Biden’s son Hunter to testify under oath, following whistleblower claims that the probe was slow-walked for the benefit of his father. “Our subpoenas compelling testimony from Biden administration officials are crucial to understanding how the president’s son received special treatment from federal prosecutors and who was the ultimate decision maker in the case,” House Judiciary Committee chair Jim Jordan and Ways and Means Committee chair Jason Smith said in a joint statement. The…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian hailed the Algerian people’s support for Palestine and the Palestinian cause. In a meeting with Algerian People’s National Assembly’s Speaker Ibrahim Boughali in Tehran on Monday, Amirabdollahian also praised the North African country’s people for their fight against the colonial powers. He further said Iran is determined to improve bilateral cooperation with Algeria in various fields, particularly in the economic, trade and tourism sectors. The foreign minister said the two countries have an “excellent” level of political ties. The top Iranian diplomat also censured the recent desecration of the Holy Quran in some European countries,…

Israeli settlers tonight attacked Palestinian vehicles driving near the towns of Burqa and Sebastia to the northwest of Nablus, according to local sources. Sources said that dozens of settlers gathered on the road linking Jenin and Nablus and pelted stones at Palestinian-registered vehicles, causing damage to a number of cars. The settlers further attacked one of the houses located a t the outskirt of the town amid the heavy firing of live ammunition, however, no injuries were reported. Source: WAFA

According to Rafael Grossi, IAEA experts were informed that a new well has already been commissioned and is now providing about 20 m3 of water per hour Water reserves to cool the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant (ZNPP) will be replenished through building new wells near the sprinkler ponds, but the nuclear safety situation is still unstable, Director General of the International Atopic Energy Agency (IAEA) Rafael Grossi said in a statement that was posted on the agency’s website on Tuesday. “The plant continues to take action to address the additional challenges caused by the loss of the Kakhovka dam some…

China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa and was received by President Cyril Ramaphosa at OR Tambo International Airport China’s President Xi Jinping arrived in South Africa at midnight on Monday for his fourth official visit to the country, coinciding with the 15th BRICS Summit. Upon his arrival at Johannesburg’s OR Tambo International Airport, Xi received a warm welcome featuring a cultural performance, a dance presentation, and a military parade organized by the South African National Defense Force (SANDF). President Cyril Ramaphosa personally greeted Xi, who is set to be hosted by Ramaphosa in the executive capital, Pretoria, on…

The US president claimed flames almost deprived him of his wife, his car and his cat in incident 19 years ago US President Joe Biden has told residents of the fire-ravaged Hawaiian island of Maui that he could understand their suffering because of his experience of a small fire at his own house in 2004. Biden arrived in Maui on Monday to inspect the aftermath of the deadliest wildfires to occur in the US in more than a century. The official death toll from the disaster currently stands at 115 and is expected to climb, with Maui County mayor Richard…

Pyongyang has accused the US of making an all-out conflict more likely Washington’s close military ties with South Korea are bringing the region closer to a nuclear war, Pyongyang claimed on Tuesday. The state-run Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) argued that the ongoing 11-day US-South Korean exercise ‘Ulchi Freedom Shield’ was a rehearsal for “an actual war to invade the North,” and that “the aggressive character of the drill is becoming ever more conspicuous.” Pyongyang further insisted that if during the current drill the US and its allies implement the principles agreed last week at Camp David, Maryland, “the possibility of outbreak of a…

Several Palestinians suffocated this evening during confrontations with Israeli military forces in the town of Beit Ummar, north of the southern occupied district of Hebron, according to local activist Mohammed Awwad. The activist said Israeli forces manning a checkpoint at the entrance of the said town prevented a funeral procession from reaching the town’s cemetery and closed the iron gate erected at the entrance, leading to confrontations. Israeli forces reportedly took over the rooftops of several Palestinian-owned homes and commercial shops and attacked residents with tear gas canisters, causing several people to suffocate. In the meantime, Israeli forces placed flying…

According to the source, an alternative route of the grain corridor without Russia is irrational Substantial progress has been made at consultations on renewing the grain deal, Turkey’s Yeni Safak newspaper said citing a source in Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s office. “Significant progress has been achieved on a grain corridor agreement. An alternative route of the grain corridor without Russia is irrational,” the newspaper quoted the source as saying. According to the source, Ankara thinks that “an agreement can be somehow reached” between Russia and Ukraine. “Our priority is renewing the grain corridor agreement,” the source told the newspaper noting that…