Author: Steven Sahiounie

Hossein Amir-Abdollahian also expressed hope that the Moscow talks would create conditions for the return of Syrian refugees to their home country and the withdrawal of US troops from Syria Iran and Russia paved the way for the negotiation process in Syria, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian said upon arrival in Moscow for a four-party meeting with his counterparts from Russia, Syria and Turkey. “The diplomatic efforts of Tehran and Moscow, aimed at preventing more military clashes [on the Syrian-Turkish border], made it possible to launch a negotiation process. The parties pointed out at their Astana format meeting in Tehran…

Israeli forces Wednesday detained 28 Palestinians, including six children, from several areas in the occupied West Bank, according to sources. In Hebron, Israeli soldiers detain 13 Palestinians, including six children, while in Nablus, five people were detained. Israeli forces detained three from Ramallah, two from Bethlehem, and two more from Jenin. Moreover, the soldiers detained one from Jericho, another from Tubas and one more from Tulkarem. Source: Wafa

In early April, technical consultations between the deputy foreign ministers of the four countries were held in the Russian capital A four-party meeting between the foreign ministers of Russia, Syria, Turkey and Iran, Sergey Lavrov, Faisal Mekdad, Mevlut Cavusoglu and Hossein Amir-Abdollahian, kicked off in Moscow on Wednesday, a TASS correspondent reports. Before this meeting, Cavusoglu said that he was hoping to discuss with his colleagues, among other issues, the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland as well as the war on terrorism. In early April, technical consultations between the deputy foreign ministers of the four countries were held…

Israeli media say Netanyahu had informed two senior US officials that he was planning to launch an aggression against Gaza. The US Embassy in occupied Al-Quds and the European Union urged both “Israel” and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad movement (PIJ) to deescalate tensions, after the Israeli occupation launched a heinous aggression against the Gaza Strip, brutally murdering 15 people, including three PIJ leaders. Never failing to side with the Israeli occupation, the two sides equated between the perpetrator and the victim. In a statement on Tuesday evening, the US Embassy said, “We are closely following Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip that killed…

From dawn to dawn, “Israel’s” thirst for blood is still not quenched. Al Mayadeen correspondent in occupied Palestine reported that two Palestinians were martyred and one was injured as Israeli occupation forces stormed the town of Qabatiya in Jenin. At dawn Wednesday, two Palestinian youths were martyred and another was wounded by Israeli occupation forces’ gunfire, after storming the town of Qabatiya, south of Jenin, in the northern occupied West Bank, amid confrontations with the Palestinian Resistance. On its part, the Palestinian Ministry of Health announced the martyrdom of the Palestinian youths Ahmad Jamal Tawfiq Assaf (19 years old) and Rani…

Israeli settlers, terrified, are running out of their settlements after the occupation bombed the Gaza Strip in the early hours of the day. Over 2,000 Israeli settlers occupying the settlements of the Gaza envelope have fled their settlements in fear of retaliation from the Palestinian resistance in the Gaza Strip, Israeli media said on Tuesday. Local municipalities are preparing to evacuate thousands more, the Israeli Haaretz newspaper reported, saying the Israelis were expecting retaliation for the Israel occupation forces (IOF) overnight strikes that lasted throughout the day on the Gaza Strip. The settlers in southern regions are transported by buses to hotels in…

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced on Tuesday the resumption of the work of its diplomatic mission in Syria. “Based on the fraternal ties that unite the peoples of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Syrian Arab Republic, in the interest of contributing to the development of joint Arab action and strengthening security and stability in the region, and taking into account the resolution issued by the ministerial meeting of the Foreign Ministers of Arab States Council, which was held in Cairo on May 7, that stipulates the resumption of the participation of the Syrian Arab Republic’s delegations in…

An Israeli airstrike Tuesday evening killed two Palestinians and injured two others to the east of al-Qarara town, north of Khan Younes city, in the southern Gaza Strip, according to WAFA correspondent. He said that an Israeli drone fired missiles at a vehicle to the east of the southern coastal enclave town, completely burning it and killing two passengers. He reported medical sources in Nasser Hospital confirming that the bodies of the two slain Palestinians recovered from the car were severely burned and mutilated, while noting that two casualties were hospitalized. In the predawn hours of today, at least 13…

His decision will affect some 700,000 potential voters Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has announced a 45% increase in wages for state workers just days ahead of the May 14 general election, in which he is seeking a third term at the nation’s top post. The government will make sure “nobody is crushed” by inflation, Erdogan said after a meeting with the country’s labor and social security ministers in Ankara on Tuesday. “We are raising wages by 45%, including the welfare share, thus increasing the minimum wage of public workers to 15,000 Turkish lira (around $770),” he announced. The decision will affect the…

The two leaders touched upon pressing bilateral issues at the meeting Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has held substantive talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin during his working visit to Russia, and the two presidents emphasized the need to develop the partnership even further, Kazakhstan’s presidential spokesman, Ruslan Zheldibay, told reporters on Tuesday. “During his working visit to the Russian Federation, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev had a comprehensive conversation with Russian President Vladimir Putin,” he said. They touched upon pressing bilateral issues at the meeting. “They stressed the need to further develop the partnership in a wide range of trade, economic, cultural…