Author: Steven Sahiounie

French PM slams the violence of the May Day protests as “unacceptable” and calls them “a moment for responsible mobilization and commitment.” The United Nations Human Rights Council (UNHCR) has condemned France for its increased police brutality amid widespread Labour Day demonstrations across the nation. Sweden’s representative told the UNHCR in Geneva on Monday that France must “take measures to, in a transparent manner, address allegations regarding excessive use of force by police and gendarmerie against protesters during demonstrations.” Aside from the violence ongoing amid the recent protests, rights groups have highlighted the heightened violence during the “gilets jaunes” yellow vests…

A number of Palestinians suffocated by tear gas fired at them by Israeli forces during confrontations that broke out this evening in the village of Rummanah, west of Jenin, in the north of the occupied West Bank, according to security sources. Sources told WAFA Israeli army stormed the said village and detained a young youth after raiding his family home, spurring clashes with residents. Forces attacked residents with stun grenades and tear gas canisters, causing several people to suffocate. They were treated at the scene. The village of Rummanah is subjected to almost daily Israeli military raids and the erection…

This comes as the UN warns of a mass exodus, where more than 800,000 people could flee the ongoing clashes in Sudan. The UN on Monday warned that more than 800,000 people could flee fighting in Sudan, where gun battles and explosions again shook the capital in violation of the latest truce agreed between warring generals. The United Nations refugee agency said Monday it was bracing for “the possibility that over 800,000 people may flee the fighting in Sudan for neighboring countries.” “We hope it doesn’t come to that, but if violence doesn’t stop we will see more people forced…

The Bulgarian authorities have vowed to find the culprits behind the roadside bombing Bulgarian prosecutor-general Ivan Geshev was the target of an assassination attempt on Monday morning, authorities in Sofia have said. A roadside bomb detonated as Geshev’s motorcade was driving by. The incident happened at around 11:45 local time, as Geshev was returning to Sofia from nearby Samokov. As his motorcade made a tight turn, the bomb planted by the side of the road went off, Deputy Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov told Bulgaria’s BNT TV. According to Sarafov, the bomb was “intended to kill, not to intimidate.” He said the device…

Western-supplied weapons turn into “warehouse goods” due to lack of ammo, Czech President Petr Pavel says A shortage of ammunition limits Ukraine’s ability to defend itself against Russian forces or successfully launch its mulled counteroffensive, Czech President Petr Pavel has said. Pavel talked to the media on Sunday after his return from a three-day visit to Ukraine, during which he held talks with his Ukrainian counterpart, Vladimir Zelensky, and other officials in Kiev. He also traveled to the city of Dnepr, located not far from the frontline, becoming the first foreign leader to go to the eastern part of the…

German Foreign Ministry did not specify the number of diplomats that left the country Part of German diplomatic missions’ employees left Russia on Monday, the German Foreign Ministry reported without specifying their number. Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on the Zvezda TV channel in late April that more than 20 German diplomats would be expelled from Russia as a tit-for-tat measure in response to the expulsion of Russian diplomats from Germany. “The German government held contacts with the Russian side over the past several weeks for reducing the presence of Russian special services in Germany,” the report said.…

The city’s services on standby, keeping calm, Mikhail Razvozhayev points out The Black Sea Fleet jointly with air defenses is repelling an attack of unmanned aerial vehicles in the outer harbor in Crimea’s Sevastopol, the city governor, Mikhail Razvozhayev, wrote on his Telegram channel, noting that one drone has been downed. “The Fleet’s forces jointly with air defenses is now repelling an attack of the enemy’s drones in the outer harbor. One drone has been already downed. The city’s services are on standby. We are keeping calm,” he wrote on Monday. Earlier on Monday, a drone was downed in the…

Moreover, a number of relevant current issues will be considered Russian President Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with members of the government in a videoconference format on Tuesday, the press service of the Kremlin reported on Monday. “The issues of development of the tourism sector will be the main subject. Reports will be delivered by Deputy Prime Minister D.N. Chernyshenko, Economic Development Minister M.G. Reshetnikov, Transport Minister V.G. Savelyev, Minister of Natural Resources and Environment A.A. Kozlov,” the report said. Moreover, a number of relevant current issues will be considered. Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said earlier that Putin would…

The final statement of the Amman consultative meeting for foreign ministers calls for a political solution to the Syrian crisis. The final statement of the consultative meeting of the foreign ministers of Jordan, Saudi Arabia, and Egypt, with Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad, held in the Jordanian capital, Amman, affirmed the priority of ending the Syrian crisis and all the suffering it caused to the Syrian people. The statement stressed the need to end the negative implications of the crisis, regionally and internationally, through a political solution that preserves Syria’s unity, cohesion, and sovereignty, meets the aspirations of its people, ends terrorism…

The return of diplomatic relations between Syria and Tunisia means a return to their normal level and that serves the two countries’ interest, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Immigration and Tunisians Abroad of the Republic of Tunisia Nabil Ammar said. Ammar added that restoring diplomatic relations to their normal level between Tunisia and Syria has been one of his main missions since he took office. The Tunisian minister pointed out, in statements to the Tunisian news agency, that his country’s new ambassador to Syria had received his credentials and, for its part, Syria would appoint a new ambassador to Tunisia very…