Author: Steven Sahiounie

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…

The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority announced the return of Aleppo International Airport to service and the resumption of flights, as of the dawn of Wednesday. The Syrian Civil Aviation Authority said in statement that its cadres, in cooperation with the authorities and institutions concerned, have repaired the damages caused by the Israeli aggression and put the airport back into service. It also called on the national airlines to arrange their flight schedules through the airport and to serve passengers as usual. On May 1st, a military personnel was martyred and seven others, including two civilians, were injured in Israeli aggression…

Delegation of the Syrian Arab Republic, chaired by Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad, arrived in Moscow on Tuesday to take part in the quadripartite meeting to be held by foreign Ministers of Syria, Russia, Iran and Turkey. The Syrian delegation is expected to hold bilateral meetings with the Russian and Iranian delegations to affirm the importance of ending the Turkish occupation of Syrian territories, the withdrawal of the illegitimate foreign troops from the country and stop support of terrorism. Source: SANA

The former head of major crypto exchange BitMEX and now prominent essayist Arthur Hayes has come out with his new work titled “The Denominator.” In it, Hayes, comparing the current situation in the U.S. banking sector to friends splitting the bill at a nightclub, tries to answer the question: Who will pay for the banking crisis ignited by the Fed’s deflationary policies? Along the way, Hayes offers rescue options which, according to the author, guarantee not only safety but also the possibility of making a profit in the midst of the financial storm. If we try to answer the author’s…