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In his latest appearance, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan slams US President Joe Biden for calling him an “autocrat” in his 2020 campaign for the White House. Ahead of next week’s presidential election runoff, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan touched on several files, most notably the elections and Turkey’s foreign policy in an interview for CNN. A couple of days ago, the results of the counted ballots in Turkey showed that Erdogan was in the lead in the presidential race, mainly against Kilicdaroglu, but with a percentage of votes insufficient to declare him as president from the first round. During the course…

The Jeddah Declaration was adopted by the Arab League following the 32nd summit that was held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, in which Syria, led by President Bashar Al-Assad, resumed its participation. Jeddah Declaration adopted by the Arab League as the summit concluded in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, reaffirms the Palestinian cause as a central Arab cause being a primary factor in maintaining regional stability. Moreover, the Declaration condemned, in the strongest terms, the practices and violations targeting the lives, properties, and the very existence of Palestinians. Additionally, the summit demanded that the international community assume responsibility for putting an end to…

Israeli media consider that Syria’s participation in the Arab Summit in Jeddah is undoubtedly “a massive victory for Syria and its leader.” Israeli media touched on the photo of the handshake between Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad and Saudi Crown Prince Mohammad bin Salman (MBS), suggesting that it was a “victory for Al-Assad.” The media considered that “it is more correct to say that the Arab League has returned to Syria, not the other way around.” It stressed that what is happening is undoubtedly “a massive victory for Syria and its leader,” pointing out that all that remains for Syria is…

The price of Ethereum (ETH) has dropped by 1% in the past 24 hours, slipping to $1,805 as the cryptocurrency market suffers a similar 1% dip. ETH has risen by 2.5% in the past week but is down by 9% in the last 30 days, although the second-biggest cryptocurrency has also gained by 50% since the beginning of the year. Its movements come as its 24-hour trading volume raises slightly above $6 billion, suggesting a gradual increase in liquidity that could result in significant rises somewhere down the line. This is also suggested by data on large whale transfers of…

The result of the first round of Turkey’s presidential election was a blow to the opposition, who had high hopes of unseating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan after 20 years in power. Contender Kemal Kilicdaroglu, a soft-spoken, bookish 74-year-old, is running as the candidate for change, vowing economic reform, a reversal of Erdogan’s policies that many describe as autocratic, and closer ties with NATO and the West. Turkish opinion polls — released before Sunday’s vote — indicated a clear lead for Kilicdaroglu. But by Monday, after nearly all votes were counted, 69-year-old Erdogan finished solidly ahead with 49.5% of the vote; Kilicdaroglu…

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khosnullin stated that trade and economic cooperation between Russia and the UAE is developing successfully, despite pressure from the West. The Russian official said in a post on the “Telegram” channel yesterday: “An active friendly dialogue has been established between Russia and the UAE, and the direction of this cooperation is determined by the leaders of our two countries, who maintain close contact between them. It is important that, despite the pressure of the West, the Trade and economic cooperation between Russia and the UAE is developing successfully. The Russian Deputy Prime Minister also indicated…

“An increase in radiation levels has already been registered in Poland,” Nikolay Patrushev warned The destruction of depleted uranium munitions supplied by the West to Ukraine has caused a radioactive cloud that is drifting towards Europe, Security Council Secretary Nikolay Patrushev said at a conference in Syktyvkar on Friday. He drew attention to the fact that US President Joe Biden arrived in Japan on Thursday to attend the G7 summit. “Including to uphold, as the Americans believe, ‘common democratic values.’ The heads of Western countries under US pressure will also discuss aid to Ukraine,” Patrushev pointed out. He noted that…

President Mahmoud Abbas called today on Arab leaders to submit written pleadings with the International Court of Justice to help issue an advisory opinion on the nature and legality of the apartheid regime established by Israel, the occupying state, on the land of the State of Palestine. In his speech before the 32nd Arab Summit held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, the President urged the international community to hold Israel accountable for its crimes against our people and to provide them with international protection. The President pointed out that Israel adheres to a colonial Zionist project based on the continuation of…

At least three Palestinians were shot and injured by rubber-coated steel bullets in an Israeli army crackdown today on the peaceful anti-settlement weekly demonstration in the town of Kafr Qaddoum to the east of Qalqilia, said local activist, Murad Ishtaiwi. The march took off after the Friday prayer with the participation of hundreds of the town’s residents, who also rallied to mark the 75th anniversary of the Nakba and in condemnation of settlers’ provocative annual flag march in Jerusalem and their continued raids into al-Aqsa masque with the full support of the occupation government. The activist said Israeli forces stormed the…

“Cuba is Russia’s key partner in Central America and it is absolutely logical that economic relations should be expanded in all areas,” Dmitry Chernyshenko said Russia will resume regular flights to Cuba starting July 1, Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko told reporters. “Cuba is Russia’s key partner in Central America and it is absolutely logical that economic relations should be expanded in all areas,” he said. “At the instruction of President regular aviation service with Cuba will be resumed starting July 1,” Russian Deputy PM said, adding that “a respective instruction has been given to Aeroflot.”. Source: Tass