Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli occupation forces clamped down today on activists demonstrating outside the house of the Sub Laban family in occupied Jerusalem in protest of expulsion threats that the family is facing by the occupation authorities. Israeli police officers physically assaulted and beat up international, Palestinian and Israeli activists demonstrating in support of the Sub Laban family outside their home in Aqabat al-Khaldia quarter in the Old City of Jerusalem, according to local sources. The protesters raised the Palestinian flag and banners in Arabic and English that read: “No to the occupation”, “Save the Sub Laban family”, “Displacement is a war crime”,…

A month-long investigation by CNN exposes the Israeli military for turning a blind eye to the illegal Israeli settlers who set the Palestinian town of Huwara ablaze on the night of February 26, 2023. A month-long investigation by CNN into the Israeli settlers’ attack on Huwara reveals that the Israeli occupation forces not only failed to prevent the acts of terror on the Palestinian town but were also involved in prolonging and aiding the aggression on Palestinians. The attacks, which took place on the night of February 26, led to the martyrdom of one Palestinian and the injury of more than a…

Kiev must understand that in case of continued attacks on Russian territory, Moscow will consider creating a “sanitary cordon” in Ukraine, the Russian leader warned Russia always responds militarily to Ukrainian strikes, but it seldom presents its retaliation as breaking news, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF) on Friday. “We hit military targets with high-accuracy long-range and high-yield weapons and succeed in this respect. It’s enough to see arms depots, warehouses and barracks housing personnel, including foreign mercenaries destroyed. <…> There always follows a retaliation. We just avoid presenting it…

The foreign minister noted that half of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ planned package, “concerning Russian fertilizers and food, has not progressed at all” The grain deal does not work, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Friday. “How can you prolong what doesn’t work?” the minister said on Friday in a interview with NTV TV channel. Sergey Lavrov noted that half of the UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres’ planned package, “concerning Russian fertilizers and food, has not progressed at all.””Only the Ukrainian part is working, but it is not working in the context proposed by the UN Secretary General, namely,…

Beijing has rebuffed accusations of incursions into Palau’s waters without permission China has rejected claims that its vessels made incursions into Palau’s territorial waters, after the Pacific island nation requested additional US military patrols, citing a threat from Beijing. Asked on Thursday about accusations that Chinese ships had entered Palau’s exclusive economic zone without permission on multiple occasions this year, Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin insisted that the nation’s vessels follow international law. “The Chinese vessels were taking shelter from the wind at relevant waters and they did not conduct any maritime exploration or survey activities,” Wang said. The official added that…

The two presidents held talks on SPIEF sidelines on Friday and examined the stands of the UAE, which is participating in the forum as the main guest The United Arab Emirates is ready to assist in any way possible the efforts to resolve the conflict in Ukraine, UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan said during talks with his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin on Friday. “Regarding Ukraine, thank you for your words. You can be certain that if the UAE can play any role in stabilizing the situation, in humanitarian issues, we are ready to assist in any way…

Dmitry Peskov pointed out that about 15 nations have expressed interest in joining the organization The BRICS group of nations currently enjoys great popularity in the world, and one could even say that the group is currently “in vogue” internationally, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday “The BRICS is an association that currently indeed enjoys great popularity; one could even say that the BRICS group is currently in vogue internationally,” he said on Russian TV. Peskov pointed out that about 15 nations have expressed interest in joining the organization. “And this issue will be high on the agenda of the…

NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said earlier that Ukraine would not be able to join the alliance as long as the military conflict rages on “There are increasing signs that everyone will be able to agree on this,” Pistorius said, commenting on reports that the US is open to permitting Ukraine to forgo formal candidacy procedures. “I would be open for this,” Pistorius told reporters on the sidelines of a NATO defense ministers’ meeting in Brussels. NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said earlier that Ukraine would not be able to join the alliance as long as the military conflict rages on. In…

The Ukrainian leader doesn’t believe the ex-US president could promptly end the conflict with Moscow, should he be reelected Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky has dismissed former US President Donald Trump’s pledge to immediately end the conflict with Russia if he returns to the White House, insisting he could not make good on his promise. Speaking to NBC News for an interview published on Thursday, Zelensky took a brief detour to respond to recent comments from Trump, who has argued he could quickly negotiate a peace deal between Kiev and Moscow. “Why didn’t he do that earlier? He was president when…

The veteran diplomat has urged Washington and Beijing to defuse tensions amid fears of a military clash over Taiwan The US and China could slide into an open military confrontation if they continue to pursue their current policies, former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger warned in an interview released on Thursday. Speaking to Bloomberg, the former statesman, who is widely considered to have been the architect of the Sino-US détente in the 1970s, was asked whether he thought China would attempt to reclaim Taiwan in the near future. While Kissinger stopped short of providing a definitive answer, he warned…