Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Chinese and Russian leaders call for increased cohesion and cooperation among SCO members. It is vital to safeguard the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) region from any attempts to create a new Cold War static by foreign powers, Chinese President Xi Jinping said on Tuesday. Xi also called on the members of the organization to boost cooperation rather than competition and build bilateral ties based on mutual interests and respect. “We must remain vigilant against attempts from outside to foment a new cold war and provoke a bloc confrontation in our region,” Xi said in his address to the New…

The US Treasury Secretary says she supports responsibly managing the bilateral relations between the two countries. China hopes that the US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to the country would create a common ground for Beijing and Washington to manage their differences and resolve their disputes. Chinese Ambassador to the United States Xie Feng expressed a desire that both countries would “meet each other halfway,” boost dialogue and cooperation, and implement the crucial consensus between the country’s leaders. Xie considered that the objective is to redirect relations onto the right track. According to the US Treasury Department, Yellen supports the…

The protests in France are stocking fears in Germany as the latter’s authorities say they might spill over into the country. The violent protests that shook France over the murder of a teenager at the hands of the police at a traffic stop, sweeping across the country and even spilling over to neighboring countries such as Switzerland, are now stocking concerns in Germany amid fears of the protests spreading over to the country. The Trade Union of the Police (GdP) and the Social Association of Germany (SoVD) revealed that they were seeing parallels in terms of the lead-up to the…

Jenin Brigade confirms that it has successfully targeted multiple IOF vehicles in the Jenin camp dealing heavy damage and pushing back IOF troops from the Jenin Hospital. Al-Quds Brigades – Jenin Brigade announced in a statement that its fighters “discovered an Israeli special force in the Jenin camp square and managed to thwart its mission,” and that they “dealt with the special force swiftly and targeted it with intense gunfire and explosive devices.” The Brigade clarified that its fighters “attacked the occupation forces at Al-Asfour Roundabout with intense and concentrated gunfire and explosive devices,” as they also engaged in…

Ratification is being delayed by Turkey and fellow NATO member Hungary due to several separate disputes with both Stockholm and Brussels. Turkey warned Tuesday it will not be pressured into backing Sweden’s bid to join NATO and said it was still considering whether the Nordic country’s entry would benefit or hurt the alliance. The remarks were made by Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan just two days before he was due to meet with his Swedish counterpart in Brussels to tackle Stockholm’s attempt to become the 32nd member of the US-led military alliance. NATO hopes to welcome Sweden by the time alliance leaders hold…

The Islamic Republic continues to implement policies that aim to bolster trade and bilateral ties with friendly countries. Iran sees that the next step after it became officially a full member of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) is finalizing its accession to BRICS, a political advisor to Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi said on Tuesday. “Based on the doctrine of neighborhood and convergence, active membership in regional and international organizations is an important part of President Raeisi’s foreign policy. Full membership in Shanghai Cooperation Organization has been successfully finalized. The next step is [being a member of] BRICS,” said Mohammad Jamshidi…

A spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office expresses alarm over Israeli airstrikes hitting a densely populated refugee camp. UN aid agencies said on Tuesday they were alarmed at the scale of the ongoing aggression against the city and camp of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, where 10 Palestinians were martyred and dozens were injured as of yet. “We are alarmed at the scale of air and ground operations that are taking place in Jenin in the occupied West Bank, and airstrikes hitting a densely populated refugee camp,” Vanessa Huguenin, a spokesperson for the UN humanitarian office, told a briefing.…

Israeli media suggest the operation comes to confirm “Israel’s” anxieties about potential operations in retaliation to the Israeli aggression against Jenin. A Palestinian youth was martyred after carrying out a ramming operation in “Tel Aviv”, Israeli media reported on Tuesday. This coincides with the Israeli occupation aggression on the city of Jenin and its camp, which left 10 Palestinian martyrs and dozens of injuries. The media reported that at least seven illegal Israeli settlers were injured in the operation, including four seriously. According to the Israeli occupation police, the Palestinian who carried the operation rammed his vehicle into settlers on a…

Terrorists, operating from their positions in Aleppo’s western countryside, target liberated areas in the southwestern countryside of Syria. A family, including a mother and two children, was martyred in Aleppo following rocket shelling by HTS that targeted their house, Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA) reported. A SANA correspondent reported that the terrorists, operating from their positions in Aleppo’s western countryside, targeted liberated areas in the southwestern countryside of Aleppo. One of the shells landed in Tadil village, within Urum Al-Kubrah town. The devastating incident claimed the lives of four individuals. Two children, their mother, and their uncle were martyred, while the father was severely…

The Israeli occupation military expands the scope of bombardment on the camp amid deteriorating humanitarian conditions. The Israeli aggression continues on the city and camp of Jenin in the occupied West Bank for the second consecutive day as Palestinian Resistance fighters continue to repel the IOF incursion. In the meantime, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced that the number of martyrs of the aggression rose to 10, as the Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) announced that it had received the body of a new martyr recovered earlier from Horsh Al-Saada area in Jenin. PRCS confirmed that its medical teams dealt…