Author: Steven Sahiounie

Pyongyang says it plans to launch its first spy satellite, however, Tokyo believes the launch could be a ballistic missile. Japan declared Monday it is preparing for DPRK to launch in the upcoming weeks what Pyongyang has identified as a satellite, however, Tokyo argues it may be a ballistic missile. A coastguard spokesperson said, as quoted by AFP, that Pyongyang has warned Japan’s coastguard that a missile would be fired between May 31 and June 11 and will land in waters between the Yellow Sea, East China Sea, and east of Luzon Island in the Philippines. The Prime Minister’s office, however, stated in…

Belarus says the West forced its hand when it came to the deployment of Russian nuclear weapons on its territory. In light of Western pressure and policies forced Belarus’ hand when it came to deploying Russian tactical nuclear weapons, a senior Belarusian official said on Sunday. Belarus also had to be careful not to “cross red lines” on key strategic issues, Belarusian Security Council secretary Alexander Volfovich said. The weapons were withdrawn after the 1991 Soviet collapse as the United States had provided security guarantees and imposed no sanctions, Volvich said. “Today, everything has been torn down. All the promises…

The visit comes in light of recent news that Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi was freed in a prisoner exchange operation that was mediated by Oman.  Iranian sources reported on Sunday that a delegation of high-ranking Omani officials led by the country’s Sultan Haitham bin Tarik met with Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and other senior officials in Tehran on Sunday. The visit comes in light of recent news that Iranian diplomat Assadollah Assadi was freed in a prisoner exchange operation that was mediated by Oman.  During today’s meeting, President Ebrahim Raisi called for Iranian-Omani relations to be bolstered in several areas on mutual…

One Palestinian was reported injured by Israeli occupation gunfire in the camp. Israeli occupation forces stormed the Jenin refugee camp north of the occupied West Bank early Monday, amid heavy confrontations with Palestinian Resistance fighters protecting the camp. A Palestinian youth was wounded by IOF gunfire, Palestinian media reported. Media sources and eyewitnesses in the area said a large Israeli military force storming the camp was confronted by Al-Quds Brigades – Jenin Brigade. Israeli occupation forces had to call in heavy reinforcements due to fierce fighting put up by the Resistance, reports added. Al-Quds Brigades further announced that its fighters…

Syrian media says the country was subjected to Israeli offensives in the capital, Damascus, and its vicinity. The Israeli occupation forces conducted air raids on numerous sites in the Syrian capital, Damascus, a Syrian military source said late Sunday. The Syrian air defenses were activated and they intercepted the Israeli occupation’s missiles, the source added, with the majority getting down as damages were reported to only be material. “At around 23:45 last night, the Israeli enemy conducted aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan that targeted numerous sites in the vicinity of Damascus,” he said. “Our air defenses…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan addresses his supporters after winning the Turkish presidential election and underlines that democracy won in Turkey. The Turkish presidential election went smoothly without any problems, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Sunday during his victory speech, adding that the people gave him the responsibility of managing the country for another five years. Erdogan also thanked the Turkish people from all walks of life, regardless of their allegiance to him or other parties, as well as all those who contributed to the success of the electoral process, especially the Turkish security forces. “We won the Parliament…

Leaders from all over the world have rallied to congratulate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his election victory after he overtook his opponent in the runoff election. Foreign leaders gathered on Sunday to congratulate Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after preliminary election results showed him ahead of opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu in the presidency. “They are all calling me one after another. And they are telling me: ‘If needed, say it, invite us, and we will come right away,'” Erdogan said while addressing his supporters in Istanbul after the preliminary results were released. Qatari emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declares his election victory after garnering the majority of the vote in the country’s runoff election. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan won Sunday the Turkish presidential election in the runoff round, and he, alongside his supporters, celebrated the victory at his home in Istanbul despite the official election results not being declared yet. After 99.08% of the votes were counted, Erdogan had 52,07% of the vote, with opposition leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu lagging behind at 47,93%. Speaking from the porch of his home in Istanbul, the Turkish President hailed his supporters and the Turkish people. “We will be…

President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, has Sunday congratulated Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on his re-election as President of the Republic of Turkey. “We are pleased, on the occasion of your victory and re-election as President of the Republic of Turkey for a new presidential term, and the victory of your party, the Justice and Development Party, in the first place in the Turkish Parliament, and the victory of the People’s Alliance led by the party in the majority in Parliament, to send you, and, through you, to Turkish people, in the name of the state and people of Palestine…

A number of Palestinians Sunday suffered from suffocation during confrontations that broke out with Israeli forces in the town of Arraba, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Security sources told WAFA that Israeli forces raided the village, sparking confrontations with youths, during which the soldiers fired tear gas bombs, resulting in a number of protestors suffocating due to inhaling the gas fired at them. Meanwhile, Israeli forces broke into the village of Tura, in the area of Ya’bad. Source: WAFA