Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iraqi government spokesman Basem al-Awadi said that Iraq supports all procedures aimed at lifting coercive economic measures imposed on Syria, stressing that Syria’s security is part and parcel of security of Iraq and the region. Al-Awadi said in a statement to Sputnik Sunday about the visit of Iraqi Prime Minister, Muhammad Shia’ al-Sudani, to Syria: Iraq is considered that the security and stability of Syria is part and parcel of security and stability of both Iraq and the region . The stance of Iraq is to support all measures aimed at lifting the sanctions imposed on Syria, in order to…

Musk criticizes the US decision to prove Ukraine with cluster bombs out of desperation. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX, has accused the United States of hypocrisy in reference to its supplying Ukraine with cluster munitions, which are widely prohibited. In a tweet, Musk criticized the US for resorting to providing cluster bombs out of desperation, considering it a degradation of the country’s reputation without significantly impacting the course of the war. “We have run out of normal ammunition to send Ukraine, so now send them cluster bombs in desperation, debasing ourselves with no change to the outcome.” He…

It was scheduled for 22:00 Moscow time The United Nations Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation in Ukraine on Monday, which will be attended by top diplomats from a number of countries, Russian First Deputy Permanent Representative to the United Nations Dmitry Polyansky said on Sunday. “At 10:00 p.m. Moscow time tomorrow, on July 17, the United Nations Security Council will hold another discussion of the Ukrainian crisis, which was requested by the British mission. They plan to gather ‘heavy artillery’ in the person of a number of foreign ministers,” he wrote on his Telegram channel Source: Tass

Andrei Troshev, a Wagner commander who has fought in Syria as per EU claims, has been named as a probable candidate to head PMC Wagner. Reports indicate that Russian President Vladimir Putin will appoint a PMC Wagner commander known as “Sedoi” as the new head of the private military group. The direct translation of Sedoi means “grey hair” in Russian and is believed to be the alias of Andrei Troshev, a leader of Wagner, Reuters reported, citing European Union and French documents. The agency said France’s Treasury referred to the Wagner affiliate under the alias Siedoy. Troshev has been associated with Dmitry…

Israeli forces shot and detained a Palestinian youth during a raid to the village of Shufa, southeast of the occupied West Bank city of Tulkarm, according to local sources. Witnesses told WAFA that Israeli forces opened fire at a Palestinian youth, whose identity has yet to be revealed, after he crashed his bike in a military jeep, noting that he was shot in his foot before the soldiers detained him. They added that the soldiers stationed at the eastern of the village and deployed its forces in the area and conducted extensive inspection operations. Source: WAFA

A former advisor to the head of the Pentagon describes Ukraine’s President as “desperate” as he confirmed that Ukraine has already lost the war. Ukraine has lost the war and President Volodymyr Zelensky is in a “desperate” state, while Russians on the other hand are comfortable with the current path of the conflict, former advisor to Pentagon chief and retired US Army Colonel Douglas Macgregor said in an interview with Anders Abjorn on the latter’s YouTube channel. Responding to concerns that the war in Ukraine and the continued Western weapons assistance will lead to WW3, the Colonel criticized roles played…

Two UAVs were shot down by air defense systems, and five were suppressed by electronic warfare, crashing without reaching the target The Russian military has foiled an attempt by the Ukrainian military to attack facilities near Sevastopol; no casualties or damage were reported, the Russian Defense Ministry said on Sunday. Earlier, the city’s Governor Mikhail Razvozhayev reported about the thwarted UAV attack on Sevastopol. “This morning, an attempt by the Kiev regime to carry out a terrorist attack by seven unmanned aerial vehicles and two water surface drones on facilities on the territory of the Crimean peninsula near the city…

The President of Russia noted that all attempts by the enemy to break through the Russian defenses imply the use of strategic reserves Russian President Vladimir Putin has said that the Ukrainian army has had no success since the start of its counteroffensive. “All the enemy’s attempts to break through our defense – which is a task including the use of strategic reserves – they have not succeeded since the offensive began. The enemy has no success!” the president said in an interview for the program “Moscow. Kremlin. Putin”, a fragment of which was posted on the Telegram channel of host Pavel…

The United Arab Emirates and India discuss the boosting of their bilateral ties in numerous areas, including energy, defense, and food. In a significant diplomatic move, United Arab Emirates (UAE) President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday to discuss the strengthening of bilateral ties, energy partnerships, defense exchanges, and other key areas of collaboration. The meeting between the heads of state took place in Abu Dhabi. President Al Nahyan expressed his pleasure in welcoming Prime Minister Modi to Abu Dhabi and took to Twitter to share the agenda of their discussions. The…

Syria supports decisions of Cairo summit and all efforts made to stop the bloodshed and destruction in brotherly Sudan, a source at Foreign and Expatriates Ministry said Sunday. “The Cairo summit emphasized the necessity of full respect for the sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity of Sudan, non-interference in its internal affairs, dealing with the existing conflict as an internal matter, “the source said. Syria considers Sudan a dearly and integral part of Arab land, the source noted. The source went on by saying that Syria supports the decisions of the Cairo summit and all the sincere efforts made to stop…