Author: Steven Sahiounie

Talks between the two sides in Moscow this week were “substantive and frank,” Russian Foreign Ministry says Turkey, Syria, Iran and Russia have agreed to develop a roadmap for rebuilding ties between Ankara and Damascus, which deteriorated during the Syrian conflict, the Russian Foreign Ministry has said. The announcement was made after talks between the top diplomats of the four countries – Türkiye’s Mevlut Cavusoglu, Syria’s Faisal Mekdad, Iran’s Hossein Amir-Abdollahian and Russia’s Sergey Lavrov – which concluded in Moscow on Wednesday. During the negotiations, the foreign ministers “discussed the issues of restoring Syrian-Turkish interstate relations in various aspects in a…

The price of Shiba Inu (SHIB) has gained by as much as 5% today, with the meme token dropping to $0.00000877 earlier this morning before rising as high as $0.00000916. SHIB’s current price of $0.00000894 means that it has dropped by 11% in a week and by 20% in the last 30 days, although the altcoin is up by 9% since the beginning of the year. However, given just how much SHIB has fallen in the past weeks, its indicators suggest that it may have bottomed and that a recovery is due. And when added to the incoming public launch…

The judges ruled that the arrest of the opposition politician was illegal Pakistan’s Supreme Court has ordered the release of former prime minister Imran Khan, whose arrest earlier this week triggered deadly protests across the country, Geo TV news channel has reported. The court considered an appeal by Khan’s legal team on Thursday, ruling that the arrest of the opposition figure was illegal, according to the broadcaster. The leader of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party was detained on an order from the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Tuesday as soon as he arrived at a lower court in connection with…

The Bitcoin market has recently shown notable resilience, with bulls successfully maintaining the price above the crucial $27,000 support level.  This development has sparked renewed curiosity and speculation among investors, traders, and analysts alike, leading to the inevitable question: What’s the next price target for Bitcoin? As we chart Bitcoin’s current landscape and forecast its potential trajectory, this article aims to provide insights into the possible next steps for the world’s largest cryptocurrency. US Annual Inflation Rate Dips to 4.9% in April, Missing Expectations As revealed by the Bureau of Labour Statistics (BLS) on Wednesday, the US annual inflation rate, according to the…

An Israeli airstrike Thursday evening killed a Palestinian and wounded at least four others in Bani Sahla town, east of Khan Younes city, in the southern Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent. He said that an Israeli warplane fired at least a missile at a house in the southern coastal enclave town, killing a Palestinian, wounding four others and causing extensive property damage. He reported medical sources at the European Hospital in the city confirming that a Palestinian was killed and four others were injured, noting that the casualties are hospitalized. Israeli army airstrikes also targeted Palestinian farmlands, an industrial…

A notorious Brazilian militia group reportedly moved thousands of USD worth of money and coins through an “obscure” domestic crypto exchange. Per reports from O Globo and Portal do Bitcoin, the Public Ministry of Rio de Janeiro (MPRJ) believes that the Tandera Militia “laundered money” through an exchange named Tradingpfx Ecommerce. The trading platform now appears to be defunct and its channels have all been taken offline. Brazilian militias are criminal, illegal paramilitary units. Most were originally formed in the 1980s. They are often made up of former soldiers and police officers. The Tandera Militia is thought to be commanded by figures including Danilo Dias…

Egypt underlines that its mediation effort has faltered in Gaza in light of the tense situation on the battlefront with the Israeli occupation. Egypt’s mediation efforts are still ongoing in a bid to reach a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip in light of the ongoing Israeli aggression, though Cairo’s efforts to reach an armistice have not met the desired success, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said Thursday. The Egyptian top diplomat called during a joint press conference with his Jordanian, German, and French counterparts for the international community and countries seeking to bolster the “peace process” to intervene to put…

The XRP price has dropped by 0.5% in the past 24 hours, dipping to $0.425301 amid a similar fall for the cryptocurrency market as a whole. XRP is now down by 7.5% in the past week and by 18.5% in the last 30 days, yet it has risen by 25% since the start of 2023, with the wider market so far enjoying a partial recovery this year. Encouragingly, XRP’s 24-hour trading volume has topped $1 billion in the past few days, and while this has largely been led by selling, the increased liquidity could end up translating to gains in…

A Palestinian youth has Thursday succumbed to the wounds he sustained after he was shot by Israeli soldiers during yesterday’s army raid in the town of Qabatiya, south of the occupied West Bank city of Jenin. Fawaz Hamad, head of al-Razi hospital, told WAFA that Aws Kmeil, 30, was rushed to the hospital in critical condition as he was shot with live bullets in the chest and stomach, noting that all efforts to save his life were unsuccessful. Yesterday, a large army force raided the Qabatiya town and broke into several homes in the western neighborhood, searched them and ransacked…

A report shows that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s popularity has dwindled in the last two years. A couple of days before Turkish voters head to poll stations to practice their right in voting in the presidential and parliamentary elections, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is ahead of an intense reelection challenge, analytics company Gallup reported on Thursday. For many years, Erdogan has been an icon in Turkish politics and is regarded as “a serial winner” for the Justice and Development Party (AKP), the company’s website pointed out. He ascended to power in the aftermath of a terrible earthquake in 1999 and is currently…