Author: Steven Sahiounie

Türkiye has officially applied to join BRICS, Russian presidential aide Yury Ushakov said on Wednesday, confirming that the group’s member states will consider the bid.

The Far East region has an economically advantageous location close to global logistic routes, according to the Russian president

A group of pro-Palestinian protestors rallied through the campus of Georgetown University in the US capital of Washington, D.C on Wednesday. During their demonstration, which began with the new semester, the student protestors chanted “If we don’t get no justice, then they don’t get no peace” and “Free, free Palestine.” They called for their school’s divestment from Israel and an end to the Israeli attacks in Gaza. The demonstrators blocked a campus intersection and gathered to chant outside of Healy Hall inside the campus. The protest follows one at Columbia University in New York City on Tuesday. Pro-Palestine student protests…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday that Israel will only agree to a permanent ceasefire in Gaza that guarantees the border area between southern Gaza and Egypt could never be used as a lifeline for Hamas.“Until that happens, we’re there,” he told a news conference in Jerusalem.Netanyahu repeated his outright rejection of a withdrawal from the so-called Philadelphi corridor in the first phase of a deal, expected to last 42 days, saying international pressure would make it effectively impossible to return.For a permanent ceasefire to be agreed upon after that, Israel would need guarantees that whoever ran postwar…

Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian reaffirmed his administration’s commitment to providing unflagging support for the Palestinian people and the oppressed in the world. The Iranian president made the remarks in a message delivered during the 9th International Conference of “Mujahideen in Exile” which was held in the Iranian city of Damghan in the northern province of Semnan on Tuesday, Press TV reported. “Over the course of nearly half a century, the legacy of the Islamic Republic of Iran, which has consistently championed justice and advocated human rights globally, has been to fully support the oppressed Palestinian nation’s resistance against the Zionist…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said Tuesday that his visit to Türkiye paves the way for a new phase in Egyptian-Turkish relations. “My visit to Türkiye paves the way for a new phase in economic and trade relations,” al-Sisi said at a joint press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “We witnessed an increase in communication between two nations in recent years,” he added. The Egyptian leader also welcomed rapprochement efforts between Türkiye and Syria “aimed at achieving a political solution and alleviating the suffering of the Syrian people in accordance with UN Security Council resolutions.” Al-Sisi said Egypt…

Russian President Vladimir Putin will take part in the plenary session of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF) in Russia’s Far Eastern city of Vladivostok. Traditionally, the president delivers a 30-minute or so speech and then answers questions. The plenary session is scheduled to begin at 3:00 p.m. local time (5:00 a.m. GMT). It will be moderated by Alexandra Suvorova, a Rossiya-24 television channel host. The EEF is one of the largest international conferences in Russia. It has been held in the Primorsky Region’s Russky Island in Vladivostok since 2015. The Forum is the initiative of Russian President Vladimir Putin, who…

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s goal to maintain the current calm in the eastern Mediterranean and resolve disagreements between riparian countries in the region for the benefit of its peoples. This came during President El-Sisi’s open remarks at the joint press conference with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday. During the press conference, President El-Sisi affirmed his aspiration for further regional cooperation to leverage the region’s natural resources for the prosperity of all its people. The Egyptian president said he was delighted to undertake his first visit to Turkey, stressing that the visit constitutes the beginning of…

Russia intends to deepen cooperation with China, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum (EEF). “We are set to deepen cooperation that is beneficial to both our countries, as well as to the region and the world as a whole,” she said. Zakharova pointed out that over the past two years, Russian-Chinese trade turnover has reached a new high. Comprehensive investment cooperation has intensified, cultural and humanitarian contacts are developing, while “ties between regions are becoming stronger.” The countries pay special attention to the development of strategic projects in…

President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan met on Tuesday with Akinwumi Adesina, President of the African Development Bank Group, at Qasr Al Bahr in Abu Dhabi. They discussed strengthening cooperation between the UAE and the African Development Bank Group, focusing on enhancing coordination to achieve shared goals and promote sustainable development across Africa for the prosperity of its people. Sheikh Mohamed reaffirmed the UAE’s commitment to deepening economic and investment ties in Africa to foster mutual growth. He emphasized the crucial role of financial institutions in this effort. Adesina expressed gratitude for the UAE’s continued support in advancing Africa’s…