Author: Steven Sahiounie

Gerald Darmanin said that 406 police officers and gendarmes had suffered injuries At least 540 people were arrested in cities across France during May Day demonstrations protesting against the government’s pension reform plans, French Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said on Tuesday. “As many as 540 people were detained across France during protests, with 300 of the arrestees detained in the capital,” France’s top cop told BFM TV. He added that 406 police officers and gendarmes had suffered injuries. “The number of injured among protesters exceeded 60, with 32 demonstrators sustaining injuries during protests in Paris,” the minister noted. Another round…

Hundreds of Palestinians marched in several West Bank cities in protest against the death of Palestinian hunger striker Khader Adnan while in prison and clashes broke out in several locations, according to various sources. In Ramallah, hundreds rallied at the city center to express their anger at the death of Adnan, 44, who died after being on hunger strike for 86 days in protest against his detention without charge. The participants in the rally raised pictures of Adnan and the Palestinian flag, demanding justice for the Palestinian freedom fighters incarcerated in Israel, and holding the Israeli government, particularly its racist…

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) today held Israel, the occupying power, fully responsible for the death of the Palestinian prisoner Khader Adnan, who died while incarcerated in the Israeli occupation prisons after 86 days of hunger strike in protest against his detention without charge or trial. The OIC also condemned in a statement “the Israeli occupation’s systematic policy of medical negligence, arbitrary measures, inhumane treatment of Palestinian prisoners, and deprivation of their basic rights guaranteed by the relevant international conventions and covenants.” It also affirmed its support for the Palestinian prisoners and called, at the…

The Islamic Jihad prisoners announce that they will not be accepting condolences on the Martyrdom of Khader Adnan and call for holding the killers accountable. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) prisoners in Israeli occupation prisons told Al Mayadeen on Tuesday that they will not accept condolences for the Martyrdom of Sheikh Khader Adnan, stressing that they are now in an open battle against the enemy. The prisoners said they will resort to escalating measures, and called for punishing “the killers of the martyr Khader Adnan.” The PIJ prisoners added that anyone who wants to help the prisoners must “work for their release, because…

The Resistance in Nablus and Tulkarm conducted shooting operations in response to the occupation’s intentional medical negligence against Sheikh Khader Adnan, which resulted in his martyrdom. Israeli media highlighted the occupation’s fear of escalation across the occupied West Bank and Gaza following the martyrdom of prisoner Khader Adnan on day 87 of his hunger strike for freedom. In response to the medical homicide committed by the occupation, the Resistance in Nablus and Tulkarm conducted shooting operations, while Gaza retaliated by launching three rockets, according to Israeli media. In turn, the Waad Association for Prisoners reported that “severe tension prevails in…

Palestinian Resistance Prisoner turned martyr, Sheikh Khader Adnan, wrote his will on day 58 of his hunger strike, stressing that “victory is near” and asking Palestinians not to despair. “Pray that God accepts me as an honest martyr in His service.” With these words, Resistance commander Sheikh Khader Adnan sealed his will when he wrote it on the 58th day of his hunger strike. Today, on his 87th day on strike, Adnan rises as a martyred prisoner after the Israeli occupation committed homicide through systematic medical negligence practiced against him. He asked his family, children, wife, and the people of Palestine not…

“Israel” commits once more the crime of medical homicide. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) announced on Tuesday the martyrdom of one of its senior members, Khader Adnan, inside Israeli occupation prisons. “In our long march towards Al-Quds, we will lose many brave men, leaders, and fighters along the way, and Commander Khader Adnan was one of those who paved a wide path for all those who seek freedom in Palestine and the world,” the PIJ said in a statement. The statement further pointed out that “the martyrdom of Commander Khader Adnan will be exemplary for the many generations of brave…

More than 60% of the country’s crude and petroleum products will be shipped to Asia this year, Deputy PM Aleksandr Novak has said Russia will reroute more than 60% of its oil and petroleum products exports from the EU to Asia this year, Deputy Prime Minister Aleksandr Novak revealed on Thursday. Russia has been diversifying its energy supplies in response to Western sanctions after the EU stopped accepting the country’s oil transported by sea. In December, the EU, G7, and allied countries imposed an embargo and a $60-per-barrel price cap on Russian crude. Similar restrictions were introduced in February…

Kristalina Georgieva says there are no viable alternatives for a global reserve currency The managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said the US dollar is gradually losing its status as the world’s main reserve currency. Speaking on Monday, Kristalina Georgieva noted that there is no viable alternative among global currencies to replace the greenback in the near future. “There has been gradual shift away from the dollar, it was 70% of reserves, now it is slightly under 60%,” Georgieva stated at the 2023 Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California. According to the IMF chief, the euro…

The polls show an increase in support for former Security Minister Benny Gantz’s “National Unity Party.” Israeli occupation Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s coalition would lose its majority in the Israeli Knesset if elections took place today, three new public surveys found, Israeli media reported. The polls showed an increase in support for former Security Minister Benny Gantz’s “National Unity Party.” A poll published by the Israeli Channel 13 found that Netanyahu’s coalition would win as few as 49 seats in a vote; a remarkable decrease from its current 64 seats. On the other hand, Gantz’s “National Unity Party” would win as many as 30…