Author: Steven Sahiounie

Police say the republican demonstrators were conspiring to “cause a public nuisance” Police officers arrested a number of anti-monarchy demonstrators and seized protest placards ahead of the coronation of King Charles III on Saturday. The protesters say they want to be able to choose their head of state. London’s Metropolitan Police said on Saturday morning that “a significant police operation” was underway in central London. Shortly afterwards, the force announced that it had arrested four people “on suspicion of conspiracy to cause a public nuisance,” and another three “on suspicion of possessing articles to cause criminal damage.” The first group were found in possession…

Iranian media say the Iranian FM will attend the meeting aimed at assisting the normalization of bilateral relations between Turkey and Syria. Iranian media reported on Sunday that Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will participate in a quadrilateral meeting of foreign ministers of Iran, Syria, Turkey, and Russia in Moscow. According to the media, the meeting aimed at assisting the normalization of bilateral relations between Turkey and Syria will be held on May 10 in the Russian capital. The Russian, Syrian, and Turkish defense ministers held talks in the Russian capital earlier in December 2022 where they discussed means of resolving…

After 8 years of war in Yemen. Now Yemeni conflict is between a complete agreement to end the war, or restarting the war more aggressively. UN Envoy to Yemen Hans Grundberg departs Sana ‘a with an effective speech about the cease-fire that includes more destinations and flights to and from Sana’a International Airport, the opening of Al-Hudaydah ports, and the payment of salaries. The people want the United Nations, the United States, and its agents in the area to leave the pledges to execute on the ground, which is far from being honest discourse. What is unknown are maneuvers and…

Hours after Israeli forces demolished a Palestinian school in the Palestinian village of Bayt Ta’mar, to the east of Bethlehem in the south of the West Bank, Palestinian residents and activists were ready to rebuilt the school again. Earlier today, Israeli occupation authorities demolished the donor-funded Jibb Al-Deeb School, six years after the same school was rebuilt after being demolished by the occupation authorities in 2017. Palestinian residents and activists and crews from the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission rebuilt the school, which houses about 60 students from the first to the fourth grade. Bassam Jabr, the Director of Education in Bethlehem, told WAFA the…

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman noted remarks by Chief of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate who asserted that Ukraine had been and would be killing Russians “anywhere on the face of this world until the complete victory of Ukraine” The Kiev regime has confirmed that the administration of US President Joe Biden is a sponsor of terrorism, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova wrote on her Telegram channel on Sunday. The diplomat noted remarks by Chief of the Ukrainian Defense Ministry’s Main Intelligence Directorate (GUR) Kirill Budanov who in an interview with Yahoo News, replying to a question about…

Earlier on Sunday, interim Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced his intention to resign. According to legislation, his entire cabinet will resign as well Ludovit Odor will be appointed as Slovakia’s new prime minister, Slovak President Zuzana Caputova said at an emergency briefing on Sunday. “Deputy Head of the National Bank of Slovakia Ludovit Odor will be designated as a new prime minister,” she said. Earlier on Sunday, interim Prime Minister Eduard Heger announced his intention to resign. According to legislation, his entire cabinet will resign as well. Source: Tass

Former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi calls for a “truly united continent.” In the event that China decides to attack any EU state – a matter that remains undiscussed by Chinese ministers – the EU would be unable to defend itself, said former Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi in a video interview recorded on Friday with Sky TG24 news channel. The former PM, in the interview, urged the EU to adopt a “single military policy, with strong cooperation between the armed forces of all European countries,” in order to improve its standing, calling for a “truly united continent.” In order to achieve that, Berlusconi…

Imad Al-Adwan, 35, is a lawyer and a member of the Palestine Committee in the Jordanian Parliament who was captured by Israeli occupation forces on charges of alleged weapons and gold smuggling. A Jordanian parliamentarian arrested by Israeli occupation forces last month was released on Sunday under heavy diplomatic pressure. Imad Al-Adwan, 35, is a lawyer and a member of the Palestine Committee in the Jordanian Parliament. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported today that the lawmaker had his immunity revoked by Jordan’s Parliament. The court hearing in “Israel” that was set for Sunday afternoon to debate the extension of Al-Adwan’s detention was canceled, and “Israel’s” Shin…

Sources say White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan, who is slated to arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday, will meet with his Saudi, Emirati, and Indian counterparts on Sunday to discuss the project and other regional concerns. National security advisors from the United States, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and India are expected to meet on Sunday to discuss a possible major joint infrastructure project to connect Gulf and Arab countries via a network of railways that would also be linked to India via shipping lanes from ports in the region, according to two sources with direct knowledge of the plan. As China’s influence in the…

Per former German Chancellor Kohl’s words in the now-declassified documents, Turkey “cannot become a member” because it belongs “in another dimension”. Ex-German Chancellor Helmut Kohl’s federal government from 1982 to 1998 always supported Turkey’s accession to the European Community (EC) in public, but secretly worked to prevent it. When Kohl’s foreign minister during that time, Klaus Kinkel, assured that Turkey was a part of Europe and that they “wanted to be there,” Der Spiegel editor Rudolf Augstein said, “Not a word is true.” Now, the curtains are up as the German Foreign Office released confidential papers dating from 1992, and proving the suspicion…