Author: Steven Sahiounie

Africa has a lot to contribute to the multipolar world being formed, given its firsthand experience with oppression, Naledi Pandor says A reform of the UN is long overdue, South African Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor told RT in an exclusive interview on Wednesday, adding that the global body must change alongside the changing world. Pandor is among a number of top African officials who have come to Russia to take part in the second Russia-Africa Summit in St. Petersburg on July 27-28. The UN Security Council has effectively “failed” to fulfill its original purpose, given its inability to prevent conflicts across the…

Israeli occupation forces open fire and kill Palestinian child Fares Abu Samra, 14, with injuries straight to the head in the occupied West Bank. A Palestinian child was killed, at midnight yesterday, with Israeli gunfire, as the occupation forces stormed the city of Qalqilya, in the occupied West Bank. The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of the child, Faris Sharhabeel Abu Samra (14 years), after being shot in the head, as confrontations broke out with the invading occupation forces in Al-Naqqar neighborhood in the city. The Ministry reported that the child’s injury was critical after receiving a gunshot…

State-run DPRK media say the DPRK leader and the Russian Defense Minister discussed files of mutual interest. Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu held a meeting with DPRK leader Kim Jong Un in Pyongyang, during which the two sides discussed security and defense issues, the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) reported on Thursday. On Tuesday, a Russian delegation led by Shoigu arrived in the DPRK on a three-day visit at the invitation of Pyongyang’s Defense Ministry to participate in the 70th anniversary of the signing of the July 27, 1953, Korean War armistice, which ended open hostilities and is celebrated as Victory Day. The news…

Minister of Administrative Development, Dr. Salam Safaf, discussed Thursday with Chinese Ambassador in Damascus Shi Hongwei prospects for bilateral cooperation between Syria and China and means to develop them, particularly in the field of administrative reform. During the meeting, Dr. Safaf reviewed the steps taken by the Syrian government to reach effective institutions, in addition to the exerted efforts in the field of investing in human capital to optimally benefit from the qualified and efficient cadres Dr. Safaf expressed Syrian side desire to enhance cooperation with the Chinese side through signing a memorandum of understanding between the two sides. In…

The terrorist organizations deployed to Lattakia northern countryside and Idleb northwestern countryside continued to target forests and agricultural fields in Lattakia northern countryside, with missiles and drones, aiming at setting fire and targeting firefighting crews and civilians. All what hinder the firefighters’ work is firing mortar shells and explosive bullets on the firefighters, by the terrorist organizations deployed to the north, during the attempts to put out the fire, which negatively affects the speed of distinguishing fires, in addition to the natural obstacles that does not allow the arrival of vehicles, Brigadier General Jalal Daoud, Director of Civil Defense in…

It is reported that the forum will be attended by the heads of state as well as Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin will participate today in a plenary session of the Russia-Africa Forum and give a substantial speech, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told journalists. He said that the Russian president will first meet with Azali Assoumani, chairman of the African Union and president of the Comoros, and Faki Mahamat, chair of the African Union Commission. “This will be followed by a plenary session of the Russia-Africa Economic and Humanitarian Forum,” Peskov added. According to…

Paris had been closely monitoring the PMC due to its “anti-French” activities in Africa, the outlet claims French security officials knew in advance about Wagner private military company chief Evgeny Prigozhin’s mutiny plans, the l’Opinion newspaper claimed on Wednesday. According to the outlet, the General Directorate of External Security of France (DGSE) has long monitored the activities of the Russian PMC because of its allegedly “anti-French” activities in Africa, including in the Central African Republic and Mali, which is why they were aware of Prigozhin’s plans before mid-June. L’Opinion’s sources also said that France had discovered Prigozhin’s plan even before it was…

During the battle, Russian forces “destroyed 22 enemy tanks, 10 infantry fighting vehicles, an armored combat vehicle and over 100 Ukrainian personnel,” Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported Russian forces repulsed a Ukrainian army’s massive tank attack in the Zaporozhye area, destroying 22 enemy tanks and retaining their positions over the past day in the special military operation in Ukraine, Defense Ministry Spokesman Lieutenant-General Igor Konashenkov reported on Wednesday. “From the morning of July 26, the enemy resumed intensive offensive operations in the Orekhov area. It carried out a massive attack by three battalions reinforced by tanks. All of the Ukrainian army’s…

The presidents have started their bilateral negotiations in the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna Russian President Vladimir Putin and President of Egypt Abdel Fattah El-Sisi have started their bilateral negotiations in the Konstantinovsky Palace in Strelna. After the protocol part of the meeting, the two leaders will continue their communication at a working lunch. Earlier today, Putin met with Prime Minister of Ethiopia Abiy Ahmed and President of the BRICS New Development Bank Dilma Rousseff. All these meetings take place ahead of the upcoming Russia-Africa summit. Putin is expected to meet with all African national leaders taking part in the summit.…

The Ukrainian military is trying to breach Russian defense lines in several areas of the Zaporozhye region on Wednesday but suffering huge casualties, Yevgeny Balitsky, the acting governor of the region, said. “The situation in the area of Rabotino, Novodanilovka and Novopokrovka escalated, the enemy tried to break through the defense from four in the morning, but faced fierce resistance from our units and suffered significant losses,” Balitsky wrote on his Telegram channel. The official added that Ukrainian forces made attempts to shell settlements in the region 36 times over the past 24 hours. The attempts of the Ukrainian regime…