Author: Steven Sahiounie

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni informs her Libyan counterpart Abdulhamid Dbeibah of the decision during a meeting between the two officials. On Sunday, the Libyan government announced that Italy has lifted a 10-year ban on Libyan civil aviation using Italian airspace. Flights are set to resume in September. This decision comes as a positive development for Libya, as there are currently few airlines operating flights in and out of the country due to the prolonged period of chaos and conflict since the downfall of Muammar Gaddafi in 2011. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni informed her Libyan counterpart Abdulhamid Dbeibah of the decision…

The Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister says the Crimean Bridge was bombed to obstruct Moscow’s supply lines. On the 500th day since the start of the Ukraine war, Ukrainian Deputy Defense Minister Hanna Maliar on Saturday officially acknowledged Kiev’s responsibility for last year’s bombing that targeted the Crimean Bridge in October, the Business Insider news website reported. On Telegram, Maliar said that the Crimean Bridge, also known as the Kerch Strait Bridge, was bombed to obstruct Russia’s supply lines. The Ukrainian official said that Saturday marked 273 days since what she called the “first strike” on the bridge, which was carried out “in order to break…

A new poll reveals that trust in the police has grown since February, despite mass protests: which reveals a preference for a tough approach in addressing security troubles. A recent OpinionWay poll conducted for the Parisien newspaper has shed light on the evolving sentiments of the French people towards their police force. Contrary to expectations, the survey results indicate a notable increase in trust in law enforcement, despite the wave of mass protests sparked by the murder of a 17-year-old teenager earlier this month. Published on Saturday, the poll findings reveal that an impressive 73% of respondents express confidence in the French police. Even more striking is the…

The former Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevičs becomes Latvia’s President and while the Prime Minister is set to fulfill the role of Foreign Minister until a new top diplomat gets appointed. Edgars Rinkevics, former Latvian Foreign Minister got sworn in as the new Latvian president after an 11-year career as FM. In a broadcast on the parliament’s website, Rinkevics vowed to commit in his political course to the Latvian people. On Twitter, the now President tweeted: “11 years 8 months 11 days as Foreign Minister of Latvia. Many thanks to the fantastic @Latvian_MFA team for continuous support as well as…

The former mayor of New York worked as an attorney for Trump on a failed lawsuit that challenged the 2020 election results. A Washington DC attorney ethics committee has recommended that Rudy Giuliani’s legal license be revoked for his involvement in a failed lawsuit disputing the 2020 election results on behalf of then-President Donald Trump. He risks disbarment in the capital after a review panel chastised him for pursuing the bogus claims about Trump’s loss to President Joe Biden. The report by Panel members Robert Bernius, Carolyn Haynesworth-Murrell and Jay Brozost detailed that Giuliani “claimed massive election fraud but had no…

Digital rights group, La Quadrature du Net, stated that the French government’s move raises serious concerns over the violation of fundamental civil liberties and decried it as part of a “slide into heavy-handed security”. The French government has allowed police forces to spy on citizens by remotely activating the camera, microphone, and GPS of their phones and other devices such as laptops, cars, and other connected objects, in an attack against civil liberties. The devices would be activated to record sound and images of people allegedly suspected of terror offenses, delinquency, and organized crime. The measure has been condemned by rights activists as…

President of Iran Ebrahim Raisi will start a three-nation tour of Africa on Tuesday. Heading a delegation, the Iranian president will embark on a tour of Kenya, Zimbabwe and Uganda on Tuesday. After taking office in August 2021, Raisi adopted a new foreign policy oriented towards neighbors, Muslim states, Asian countries and the members of the Non-Aligned Movement. He will be visiting Africa at the official invitation of his Kenyan, Ugandan and Zimbabwean counterparts with the purpose of diversifying Iran’s export markets and promoting trade cooperation with the foreign countries. In comments in January 2022, Raisi denounced the objectives and interests…

In February, veteran US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh reported that with Norway’s assistance, the United States was behind the operation to bomb the pipelines. Russian First Deputy Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said on Saturday that Russia is requesting that a new meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) be held to address the sabotage of the Nord Stream pipeline. “We have requested a new open meeting of the UN Security Council on undermining the Nord Stream for July 11. We will deal another blow to the West in terms of sufficient attention getting paid to the investigation of…

Iran and Algeria are on their way to canceling normal visas for citizens, signing numerous agreements that outline their growing ties. Relations between Algeria and Iran are on the right track, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian said Saturday, with an agreement signed on the issuance of diplomatic visas and an expected one regarding normal visas. Iran and Algeria are canceling the need for diplomatic visas, and they are on the way to cancel the need for normal visas. Iran’s diplomat also stressed that the country was still working on the neutralization of sanctions through dialogue and diplomacy. Amir Abdollahian…

Russian Presidential Spokesman said that a one-on-one meeting between Russian President Putin and Turkish President Erdogan is possible Russian President Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the president of Turkey, did not hold telephone conversations as of yet, particularly after Erdogan’s talks with Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky in Istanbul on Friday, Russian Presidential Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Saturday. “No, not yet,” Peskov told journalists on Saturday in response to a question whether Putin and Erdogan managed to speak with each other over a telephone. Asked whether Erdogan already made an official telephone call to Putin, Peskov replied that “Not…