Author: Steven Sahiounie

Australian Senator Lidia Thorpe has called on the Australian Government to recognize the sovereignty of the State of Palestine over the lands illegally occupied by Israel since 1967 and to call for the Israeli government to end the illegal occupation. “This government must recognize sovereignty abroad and at home, recognize the sovereignty of the Palestinian people over all the land taken since 1967 and must call for the Israeli government to end the illegal occupation,” said Thorpe in a speech before the Australian Senate. Senator Thorpe also welcomed the Australian government changing its language this week to recognize the occupation…

At least four Palestinians were shot and injured by rubber-coated steel bullets as Israeli forces violently suppressed today the anti-settlement weekly demonstration in Kafr Qaddoum village to the east of Qalqilia, according to local activist Murad Ishtawi. The activist said Israeli forces attacked participants, who marched in condemnation of Israel’s ongoing crimes against the Palestinian people, with rubber-coated metal bullets and tear gas canisters, shooting and injuring at least four people. Dozens of others were treated at the scene from tear gas suffocation Source: WAFA

Cyril Ramaphosa also expressed hope that during the official visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to the African country, a number of documents on cooperation between the two countries would be signed Pretoria fully supports Iran’s accession to the BRICS, South African President Cyril Ramaphosa said at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian. “South Africa is interested in Iran being accepted as a friendly country by the BRICS,” Ramaphosa said as quoted by Mehr News. The President of South Africa also expressed hope that during the official visit of Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi to the African country, a…

The Ukrainian President cites corruption charges as the reason for the dismissals, detailing they could amount to treason. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky fired officials in charge of military conscription in each area of the nation on Friday, alleging corruption charges that might amount to treason. In a social media post after a meeting with military leaders, the Ukrainian President explained the dismissals. He hinted that some officials were involved in cynicism and bribery, stating that the “system should be run” by people who know these actions amount to high treason during a time of war. Kiev has been conscripting troops…

“Reviewing such historical lessons is especially important nowadays, when Japanese Prime Minister [Fumio] Kishida’s administration is actively taking steps to deviate from the decades-old policy of so-called peaceful development to put the country on track for accelerated demilitarization,” Maria Zakharova noted Moscow urges Tokyo to refrain from any military preparations that may threaten security and stability in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) region, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Friday. “August 11 marks the 85th anniversary of the end of the armed conflict with militaristic Japan at Lake Khasan,” Zakharova said in a commentary on the 85th anniversary of the…

Representatives of the United States and Egypt did not confirm to the newspaper information about the negotiations on this matter The US has been trying to get Egypt to supply weapons to Ukraine since spring but Cairo is not giving in to this pressure, the Wall Street Journal reported. According to the newspaper, US Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin first asked Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi to send Ukraine artillery shells, anti-tank rockets, air defense systems and light arms back in March but did not receive an unequivocal answer. Later, in private conversations, members of the Egyptian administration said that arms supplies…

Governor Josh Green said the island state “will continue to see loss of life” as firefighters struggle to contain wildfires Police in the US state of Hawaii have confirmed the death of at least 53 people due to massive wildfires that have been raging on Maui island since Tuesday. Governor Josh Green predicted that the natural disaster could be the largest of its kind in the archipelago state’s history. On Thursday, Maui county police chief John Pelletier revealed that the death toll had risen from 36 to 53. When asked by reporters about the number of missing people, the official said…

According to the ministry, preventing a potential act of aggression against Russia and its allies “is among its highest state priorities” Russia is taking all necessary measures to guarantee national security but is firmly committed to the principle of the inadmissibility of a nuclear war, the Russian foreign ministry said on Friday, commenting on the decisions made by Russia, the United Kingdom and the United States to not target strategic nuclear missiles. “The leadership of our country is firmly committed to the principle of the inadmissibility of a nuclear war. We proceed from the fact that there can be no…

NBC reports that the President’s legal team is attempting to gain prior access to the questions he will be subjected to during the investigation into his mishandling of classified documents. US President Joe Biden is looking for ways to put his hands on the questions he would be subjected to by the Special Counsel investigating the classified documents found in his position, NBC reported on Friday citing sources. The documents were found distributed in several locations; in his private office, Delaware home, and personal garage between November 2022 and January this year, dating back to his time as Vice President under former…

A Syrian security source reports 20 were killed and 10 wounded after a Syrian Arab Army bus was ambushed overnight in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor. A Syrian security source reported that 20 soldiers were killed and 10 were wounded in an ambush targeting a bus carrying members of the Syrian Arab Army in Syria’s Deir Ezzor. The source further explained that “ISIS militants carried out an ambush targeting a military bus on the T2 road in Badia Al-Mayadeen in the eastern countryside of Deir Ezzor.” Earlier this month, ISIS announced in an undated recording on Telegram the death of…