Author: Steven Sahiounie

One Palestinian was badly injured after being mauled by a K9 dog unleashed by IOF. A Palestinian youth was injured and three others were arrested by Israeli occupation forces (IOF) during a large-scale raid in the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, according to state-run Palestinian news agency WAFA. An Israeli occupation force infiltrated several neighborhoods of Jenin and deployed snipers on the roofs of a number of houses in Al-Marah and Khallet Al-Sawha neighborhoods in the east of the city. In further detail, IOF raided and ransacked a number of Palestinian homes in Jenin. Simultaneously, the occupation forces arrested three Palestinians:…

Today, Monday, NEOM Green Hydrogen Company announced the completion of the financial closure phase of the project to establish the largest green hydrogen production plant in the world, with an investment of $8.4 billion. This came after signing financial documents with 23 local, regional and international banks and investment companies, and the factory is being built in the city of “Oxagon” within “NEOM”. The company also entered into an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) agreement with Air Products, as the contracting company responsible for carrying out these works and ensuring system integration at the plant level in general. It also…

The Russian Ambassador to the US says every specialist knows there is no infrastructure for operating F-16 aircraft in Ukraine. Russian Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said the United States must understand that Ukrainian strikes on Crimea would be viewed as an attack on any other region of Russia, while the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Kiev raises the question of NATO’s involvement in the conflict in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden told his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky at the G7 summit in Japan that the US, along with its partners, was going to launch a training program for Ukraine’s military pilots…

The US says Al-Aqsa Mosque should not be used for political purposes and calls on all parties to respect its sanctity. “Israel’s” strongest ally, the United States, condemned the storming of Israeli occupation Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir into the blessed Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied Al-Quds, the US State Department said on Sunday. On Sunday, Ben-Gvir stormed Al-Aqsa Mosque for the second time since January 2023. Calling the outright desecration and storming a “visit”, US State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller said Washington was concerned by Ben-Gvir’s “provocative visit” to the Mosque and “the accompanying inflammatory rhetoric.” “This holy space should not…

Israeli occupation forces storm, search, and ransack dozens of homes in the Balata refugee camp. The Palestinian Ministry of Health announced at dawn Monday that three Palestinians were killed and several others were wounded by Israeli occupation gunfire during the storming of the Balata refugee camp in the northern West Bank city of Nablus. The Ministry identified the martyrs as Fathi Jihad Rizq, 30, Abdullah Yousef Abu Hamdan, 24, and Mohammad Bilal Zeitoun, 32. State-run Palestinian news agency WAFA reported that the occupation forces stormed, searched, and ransacked dozens of homes in the camp and besieged others, amid violent confrontations with Palestinian…

The current borrowing limit is a constraint on Washington’s ability to make good on obligations coming due, Janet Yellen says America’s chances of paying its bills after June 1 are “quite low,” US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned on Sunday in an interview with NBC’s ‘Meet the Press’. According to Yellen, if Congress fails to reach an agreement on raising the country’s $31.4 trillion borrowing limit by that time, it will be forced to default on “some bills” shortly after. “There’s always uncertainty about tax receipts and spending. And so it’s hard to be absolutely certain about this, but my…

Brussels says the state-owned Russian Agricultural Bank may return to the payment system only after the conflict in Ukraine ends The European Union will not reconnect Russian state agricultural lender Rosselkhozbank to the SWIFT payment system in the immediate future, the Izvestia newspaper reported on Monday, citing EU foreign affairs spokesman Peter Stano. The bank facilitates the majority of transactions involving Russian agricultural exports. Stano told the news outlet that Brussels may move to soften or lift restrictions placed on the bank only when the conflict in Ukraine ends. “As for the de-SWIFTing of Russian banks – this is part…

The Turkish lira fell against the dollar to a new record high of 19.93 pounds per dollar, with the approaching date of the Turkish presidential re-election round. The Turkish currency lost 44% of its value in 2021, and 30% in 2022. The run-off of the Turkish presidential elections is scheduled to take place next Sunday, May 28, when President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will compete against opposition candidate Kemal Kılıçdaroğlu. The economic situation, inflation and high prices in Turkey are among the main factors that will determine the direction of voters. This article was originally published by RT.

Expert Andrei Krasnov said that the share of domestic information security solutions in Russia reached between 30 and 35% by the end of 2022, and by the end of this year it will exceed 50%. “For almost 15 years, the state, with the help of organizational means, has encouraged the process of formulating and developing local solutions in the field of information security. According to our estimates, about 80-90% can be dispensed with imports. “In the categories of information security solutions without any problems or troubles. These products are available to us. But at the same time, according to the…

Oil prices fell today, Monday, as investors focused on concerns about the possibility of the United States defaulting on its obligations.  By 10:05 Moscow time, US West Texas Intermediate crude futures fell 1.22% to $70.68 a barrel. While Brent crude futures fell by 1.01% to $74.82 a barrel, according to Bloomberg agency data. Earlier, the US President said that “things went well” during a phone call with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on the “debt ceiling” negotiations. For her part, US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen confirmed that the United States will not hold out until mid-June if the government does not…