Author: Steven Sahiounie

Al Mayadeen correspondent says the damage resulting from the Israeli airstrikes put Aleppo International Airport out of service. Al Mayadeen correspondent reported late Monday night that more than five airstrikes targeted the vicinity of Aleppo. Our correspondent said the Israeli aggression targeted the vicinity of Aleppo International Airport and the town of As-Safirah in the southern countryside of Aleppo. Syrian-state news agency SANA said the Syrian air defenses intercepted the Israeli aggression on Aleppo and successfully shot down several missiles. Al Mayadeen correspondent further stated that the damage resulting from the Israeli airstrikes put the airport out of service. This comes two days after Israeli airstrikes hit…

The Tavini huiraatira party, led by the previous head of the overseas territory Oscar Temaru, will hold an absolute majority in the regional assembly. Pro-independence forces won elections on France’s Pacific territory of French Polynesia, which means they will have control of affairs on the archipelagos for the upcoming five years and paving the way to a possible referendum on their status, as per results published Monday. After receiving 44.3% of the vote in the second round of voting on Sunday, the Tavini huiraatira party, led by the previous head of the overseas territory Oscar Temaru, will have an absolute…

Dmitry Medvedev has claimed the social media platform blocked his last post, treating him much like Donald Trump in 2021 Former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev has claimed that Twitter blocked his last post, thereby bowing to pressure from the US State Department and Ukraine. The official, who currently serves as the deputy chair of Russia’s Security Council, compared this treatment to the ban imposed by Twitter on former US president Donald Trump in January 2021. Medvedev’s Twitter account is accessible as of Monday. However, his last post is not, with a note reading “This Tweet violated the Twitter Rules” displayed…

Israeli occupation forces this evening sealed off the two northern entrances to Jericho city with a metal gate and cement blocks, WAFA correspondent reported on security sources. Israeli forces erected a metal gate on the road leading to al-Maarajat to the west of Jericho, and placed cement blocks on the way to the village of al-Oja. Forces further blocked the city’s eastern entrance with cement blocks. To be noted, Israeli forces placed two metal gates on the southern entrance of the city on March 22. The city of Jericho has been under tight Israeli military siege for ten consecutive days,…

Ebrahim Raisi’s trip will mark a “turning point” in the region and beyond, Tehran’s ambassador to Damascus has claimed Ebrahim Raisi will become the first Iranian president to visit Syria in over a decade when he travels to Damascus this week for talks that Tehran’s ambassador to Damascus has touted as a “turning point” in regional relations. The two-day trip to Damascus will foster closer ties between embattled nations that oppose Western world dominance, Ambassador Hossein Akbari claimed on Sunday in an interview with Iran’s state-run IRNA news agency, apparently alluding to America’s hegemonic foreign policy. “This trip will not only be beneficial for Tehran…

The Kuwait News Agency confirms the issuance of an Emiri decree to dissolve the Kuwaiti National Assembly. The Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported Monday that Kuwaiti Crown Prince Sheikh Mishaal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah issued a decree to dissolve the parliament, known as the National Assembly. Sheikh Meshal, who inked Monday’s Emiri decree, was handed most of the mandates of the ruling emir, Sheikh Nawaf Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, in late 2021. The cabinet had submitted the decree to Sheikh Meshal earlier in the day, as reported by KUNA. Last month, Sheikh Meshal said that the “will of the people required new elections that would be accompanied…

The Ukrainian Defense Minister says Kiev understood Tokyo’s refusal to send lethal weapons to the country. Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksii Reznikov has called on Japan to provide Ukraine with “vitally” needed electronic warfare equipment to neutralize Russian unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), confirming that Ukraine was preparing for an upcoming offensive against Russian forces. “You are a very, very modern country with electronic warfare. We need it vitally,” Reznikov told the Japanese Kyodo news agency, urging Tokyo to provide this electronic warfare equipment to Kiev. The Ukrainian Minister said Kiev understood Tokyo’s refusal to send lethal weapons to the country. He also confirmed that Ukraine…

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…