Author: Steven Sahiounie

Taiwan claims that 42 warplanes entered its air defense zone and eight Chinese vessels were in the exercises. Additionally, 26 of the warplanes crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait, per the island’s Ministry of Defense. Military drills by China were witnessed around Taiwan on Saturday as a show of “stern warning” following a stopover in the US by the island’s vice president, William Lai. The frontrunner in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election and an opponent of China’s territory claims returned to Taiwan on Friday from his trip which included stops in San Fransisco and New York. China called Lai a…

Putin has repeatedly visited the command post of the Russian special military operation in Rostov-on-Don President Vladimir Putin has held a meeting with Russia’s top brass in the command post of the Russian special military operation in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don, the president’s press service told TASS “The head of the state heard reports from Chief of the General Staff Valery Gerasimov and a number of military commanders,” the Kremlin said. Putin has repeatedly visited the command post of the Russian special military operation in Rostov-on-Don. In particular, he held a meeting here and heard the military’s reports…

“We are ready to resolve the issue peacefully but it takes two to tango,” Abdel-Fatau Musah, the West African bloc’s commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, said The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) may send a mission to Niger for talks with rebels, Abdel-Fatau Musah, the West African bloc’s commissioner for political affairs, peace and security, said following a meeting of ECOWAS military chiefs in Ghana. “Possibly, tomorrow, an ECOWAS mission will travel to Niger to continue following a peaceful path to restoring constitutional order [in that country],” Agence France-Presse quoted him as saying. “We are ready to resolve…

“The problem, however, is that the US has no intention of ending the conflict,” he said The United States is unwilling to end the Ukrainian conflict, which is why it keeps talking about resolving it based on Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky’s “formula,” Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in an interview with the International Affairs magazine. When asked about the viability of a position taken by a number of politicians that it’s up to Russia and the US to agree on a way to end the conflict in Ukraine, Russia’s top diplomat pointed out that “such logic implies that Ukraine is an…

Emirates Development Bank, the key financial engine of UAE economic development and industrial advancement, has inked a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to create supply chain finance and working capital solutions for SMEs in collaboration with Trade Capital Partners (TCP).This partnership was facilitated by Hub71, Abu Dhabi’s global tech ecosystem, as part of its efforts to support startups with commercial opportunities through its network of leading corporate and government partners in the UAE.In alignment with government priorities, Emirates Development Bank (EDB) continues to deliver on its mission of fostering a healthy, sustainable, and self-reliant economy, with a mandate to approve ($8.17…

As the Russian Foreign Ministry noted, “under the conditions of London’s unrelenting support for the neo-Nazi Kiev regime,” the stop-list also includes the leadership of Prevail Partners, a British private military and intelligence company Moscow has expanded its stop-list as a retaliatory measure barring 54 UK citizens from entering Russia, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. The list now includes Lucy Frazer, UK secretary of state for digital, culture, media and sport, “who is promoting Russia’s international sports isolation.” Other UK nationals on the list include journalists from the BBC, Guardian Media Group, the Daily Telegraph, as well as Karim Khan,…

A police officer in Al-Mayadeen area in the countryside of Deir Ezzor was martyred in a terrorist attack. Interior Ministry said in statement that “ Lieutenant Muhammed Yassin al-Aoun was martyred by unknown gunmen in al-Mayadeen area Police station in Deir Ezzor governorate while he was performing his national duty”. Source: SANA

BAE Systems Plc’s biggest purchase ever, the $5.6 billion deal for Ball Aerospace, extends the UK defense contractor’s reach into space, a frontier the company predicts will become increasingly important for warfare. The Ball Corp. unit’s position in both the civil and military space markets was a key reason BAE’s move, it said. On a conference call, Chief Executive Officer Charles Woodburn signaled he may make more acquisitions in the sector. “We see space as an increasingly important domain of future war-fare,” Woodburn said on a conference call. “This acquisition really accelerates our position.” The growing use of satellites for…

Aramco made significantly more profit than second-placed Apple, which had a profit of $94.32 billion. Saudi Aramco has once again been ranked as the most profitable company in the world despite a 38 percent year-on-year decline during the second quarter of this year, according to a new report released by Forbes. Based on financial data from the last 12 months, as of May 5, 2023, the Saudi oil company had a profit of $156.36 billion. The $30.08 billion profit during the second quarter of this year was a 38 percent decline during the same period last year. Aramco said the decrease in…

The foreign minister of Brazil highlighted the contribution that Iran’s capacities could make to the BRICS. In a telephone conversation on Thursday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Brazilian counterpart Mauro Vieira talked about the course of cooperation between Tehran and Brasilia. Expressing satisfaction with the growing relations between the two countries, the Iranian foreign minister said, “We hope that increased contacts would pave the way for the promotion and vitality of good cooperation between the two sides.” For his part, Vieira said Brazil and Iran have significant economic and trade capacities, and expressed the Brazilian government’s interest in…