Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Israeli occupation forces detained at least 10 Palestinians in raids across the occupied West Bank, one of them said to be 62 years old, according to various sources. They said one Palestinian was detained in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, and another from the Nablus-area village of Salem. Three others were detained from the Bethlehem governorate, one from Arroub refugee camp, north of Hebron, and three from the Ramallah area towns of Bir Zeit and al-Mughayyer, one of them 62 years of age and the other 48. One person was also detained from the village of al-Ouja,…

Criticizing China while overthrowing foreign governments is standard practice for group members, the country’s foreign ministry has retoted The G7 countries will not be able to trick the world into believing that Beijing is undermining global stability, Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman Hua Chunying said on Monday. In a series of posts on Twitter, Hua blasted the G7 stance, writing: “Some [sic] members called China ‘the biggest threat to global security and prosperity’. Seriously?” She was apparently referring to remarks by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak, who declared during the group’s summit in Hiroshima, Japan, that “China poses the greatest challenge to global security and…

The Hungarian prime minister’s speech in Doha, in essence, morphed into an interview with the forum’s moderator and was streamed live on the Hungarian government’s page on Facebook (prohibited in Russia due to its ownership by Meta, which has been designated as an extremist organization) Ukraine will not be able to prevail in the conflict with Russia, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said on Tuesday, noting an unwillingness by NATO to deploy alliance troops to Ukraine and urging that a peaceful settlement be reached as soon as possible. Addressing a public debate at the Qatar Economic Forum in Doha on…

A report by Action on Armed Violence, a UK-based research charity, details the various secretive actions of UK special forces that have been noted in media leaks around the world. British special forces including the Special Air Service (SAS) have operated in at least 19 different countries over the last 12 years, a report by Action on Armed Violence revealed. The UK special forces have been active in Sudan, Syria, Ukraine, and Russia, among other nations around the globe, as their secret operations are not publicly disclosed by the government’s ministers. The group collected a list of the special forces’…

The media suggest that the US chose Al-Jazira area to construct its military bases due to its large oil and gas fields. The United States is widely monitoring one of the western regions of Iraq’s Al-Anbar to build its second military base in the province after the Ain Al-Assad base, an Iraqi security source revealed, as cited by local media outlets. The media suggested that the US chose Al-Jazira area to construct its military bases due to its large oil and gas fields, as well as other mines. According to the reports, the area is one of Iraq’s completely safe regions…

The Assistant Secretary-General for Energy Affairs at the Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources, Hassan Al-Hiyari, confirmed today, Monday, that the transfer of Iraqi oil to Jordan has resumed, with the same quantities and previous conditions. Last Thursday, Jordan and Iraq signed a memorandum of understanding for the processing and transportation of crude oil, according to which Jordan imports 10,000 barrels per day based on the monthly Brent crude rate minus $16 per barrel, to cover the difference in quality and transportation fees. Al-Hiyari added that work has been done to re-transfer Iraqi oil to Jordan through tankers, according…

Romanian Energy Minister Virgil Popescu said today at the Financial Intelligence Energy Forum in Bucharest that his country wants to supply electricity and gas to Moldova “completely and completely”. “With regard to natural gas, we have the Iasi-Ungeni-Chishinau gas pipeline – last week we approved in the government a memorandum on strengthening cooperation with the Republic of Moldova in the field of energy. We are studying ways to increase the capacity of this gas pipeline,” he added. The Romanian minister drew attention to the successful promotion of the Suceava-Balti project – a 400 kV power transmission line directly connecting Romania…

Palestinian youths confronted Israeli occupation forces that stormed the town. Israeli occupation forces blew up on Tuesday the house of Palestinian martyr Moataz Al-Khawaja in the town of Ni’lin, west of Ramallah, after besieging it for more than four hours, amid confrontations with Palestinian youths. At dawn today, large forces of the Israeli occupation army stormed Ni’lin in the occupied West Bank and surrounded the house of martyr Al-Khawaja in preparation for its destruction. The occupation forces fired tear gas canisters massively at the homes of the people in the eastern neighborhood of Ni’lin. Violent confrontations broke out between a…

Witnesses in Khartoum report breaches in the ceasefire, which entered into effect on Monday at 9:45 pm as hospitals reach a critical stage amid supply shortages. Clashes and airstrikes were reported in Khartoum, Sudan, minutes after the previously agreed-upon ceasefire came into effect on Monday night, witnesses told AFP. Gunfire was heard north of the capital, while airstrikes shook areas in east Kharotoum just after 9:45 pm (local time), which marked the commencement of the one-week ceasefire agreement that is meant to allow humanitarian aid into areas of conflict. “Beyond official announcements, Sudan is still pounded and bombarded, with millions of…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan promises to plan the return of 1 million Syrian refugees as the May 28 runoff elections loom. Turkey is preparing to send back Syrian refugees to their country in batches, said President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “A road map for the return of refugees will be planned soon. It will be analyzed how soon their return can be ensured,” Erdogan told TRT Haber in an interview. Turkey has already repatriated 450,000 Syrian refugees as Erdogan reveals plans to return another 1 million. “We have a plan to return another 1 million refugees there,” Erdogan revealed. The topic of…