Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs summoned the Chargé d’Affaires of the Danish Embassy in the Kingdom and handed her a protest note against the burning of a copy of the Holy Quran. The Saudi Press Agency, SPA, quoted the ministry as saying, “The Kingdom calls for an end to those disgraceful acts that violate all Religious precepts, laws and international norms,” affirming its categorical rejection of all acts that feed hatred between religions. Source: SANA

The terrorist attack was the second to target the Islamic holy site this week At least six people have been killed and another 23 wounded in a motorcycle bombing near the Sayeda Zeinab mosque, in a southern suburb of the Syrian capital, the Interior Ministry has said. A motorbike carrying explosives detonated on a crowded street in the Damascus countryside on Thursday evening, according to Syrian officials, who later shared photos of the aftermath on social media. One resident cited by Reuters said he heard a blast at around 5:30 pm local time, after which security forces quickly sealed off the area.…

The summit also yielded a plan of action of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum for 2023-2026 and a number of other documents Russian President Vladimir Putin and African leaders on Friday adopted the final declaration of the Russia-Africa summit. The summit also yielded a plan of action of the Russia-Africa Partnership Forum for 2023-2026 and a number of other documents. “Dear colleagues, if no on objects. Let us consider that these major documents are adopted,” Putin said after the summit’s second plenary session. Apart from that, a range of agreements, contracts and other documents on cooperation between Russia and African countries…

Israeli occupation forces wreaked havoc this morning after raiding a school in the town of Beita, to the south of Nablus in the occupied West Bank, according to local sources. Dozens of Israeli soldiers stormed Bir Quza Mixed School in the town, breaking down windows and other contents of the school and stealing the security cameras installed in the yards of the school, the sources added. Last night, confrontations erupted between Israeli occupation forces and local Palestinian civilians at Mount Arma near the town, during which at least 10 Palestinians suffered suffocation from inhalation of teargas fired at them by…

Trump was indicted in June over the mishandling of classified documents that contain top secret nuclear and defense information. Former US President Donald Trump vowed on Friday that in case he is convicted of any of the felony charges he is currently facing, he will continue to run for the presidential race. This comes a day after federal prosecutors added three counts in connection with his alleged mishandling of classified documents after leaving office. During an interview with right-wing radio host John Fredericks, Trump said there was nothing in the Constitution, stating that getting sentenced would stop his campaign. “And even the…

The agreement was signed on Friday in the city of Chengdu, in southwest China’s Sichuan province. As part of the framework of the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing authorities signed on Friday an agreement with Mauritania aimed at strengthening bilateral trade and cooperation, China Central Television reported. The agreement was signed on Friday in the city of Chengdu, in southwest China’s Sichuan province, by Chinese President Xi Jinping and his Mauritanian counterpart, Mohamed Ould Ghazouani. According to the agreement, both parties will work to ensure cooperation across a wide range of areas, as well as work to remove trade barriers, promote investments…

The Russian leader pointed to the African peace initiative on Ukraine as an indicator of the continent’s increased role Africa’s political and economic role “has been growing exponentially,” as the continent is becoming a new center of power, and all countries will have to reckon with that, Russian President Vladimir Putin told a plenary meeting of the Russia-Africa Summit on Friday. “We are witnessing the African continent becoming a new center of power. Its political and economic role has been growing exponentially, and everybody will have to reckon with this objective reality,” he said. Putin pointed to the African peace…

The 510-page assessment claims that China, Russia, and the DPRK contribute to “the most severe and complex security environment since the end of World War II.” Japan raised on Friday its concerns about China’s actions in the region, Beijing’s developing military relations with Moscow, and claims on Taiwan in an annual defense paper, the first under Tokyo’s new security policy calling for a large military boost. The document is the first under the government’s National Security Strategy, which stressed the need to strengthen strike capabilities with long-range missiles such as Tomahawks, a contentious strategy perceived as a departure from Japan’s postwar self-defense-only…

The Russian military condemns the incident in Taganrog as a “terrorist attack” on civilians The Russian Defense Ministry has acknowledged that a missile struck the southwest port city of Taganrog on Friday, calling the incident a “terrorist attack” by Ukraine. The city center was hit by a major blast on Friday, with at least 15 people injured, according to local authorities. Ukrainian forces used a re-purposed missile from a Soviet-era S-200 anti-aircraft system to target the city, the military said. The missile was “intercepted” by Russian forces, but fragments ended up falling on the city, it added. “As a result…

A Palestinian citizen was wounded in the hand today after Israeli settlers attacked his vehicle near the village of Al-Mughayyer, to the east of Ramallah in the occupied West Bank, local sources told WAFA. A number of Israeli settlers attacked the vehicle of a citizen from the town of Beitunia near the village of Al-Mughayyer, injuring him in the hand, the sources added. The vehicle’s windshield was shattered as a result of the attack, while the man was taken Al-Mughayyer Medical Center for treatment. Israeli settler violence against Palestinians and their property is commonplace in the West Bank, and is…