Author: Steven Sahiounie

Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Dr. Fayssal Mikdad stressed that the crimes of the Israeli occupation in the Palestinian territories are inseparable from its practices in the occupied Syrian Golan. Mikdad’s remarks came in a statement, delivered on his behalf by Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh during the Ministerial meeting of the UN Security Council. “The Israeli entity’s repeated crises, lead its failure leaders to export these crises through launching attacks against the Palestinian people and the Syrian lands,” Mikdad said. He added that the holy month of Ramadan witnesses every year an Israeli criminal escalation and shameful hostile practices…

A former representative of the Iranian leader in Sistan and Baluchestan and a current member of the Assembly of Experts was announced dead following an armed attack. The former representative of the Iranian leader in Sistan and Baluchistan and current member of the Assembly of Experts, Abbas-Ali Soleimani, was assassinated on Wednesday in Babolsar, Northern Iran, according to Mehr news agency. Reports indicate that Soleimani was murdered in an armed attack, while he was inside a branch of Melli Bank in the city of Babolsar. According to eyewitnesses, an unidentified person snatched a guard’s weapon and shot at Soleimani, killing him on…

Israeli police today raided Bab al-Rahma prayer area for the fourth day in a row and carried out inspection operations inside its yards. Last night, the forces raided Bab al-Rahma prayer area and confiscated the ID cards of worshippers. The police broke into the prayer area last Saturday and Monday and damaged the electrical power grid of Bab al-Rahmeh prayer area. Source: Wafa

The anti-monarchy Republic group schedules protests that coincide with King Charles’s coronation on May 6 in a show of opposition to the royal family. The small-scale Republican movement in the UK hopes to gain traction ahead of King Charles’s coronation, to voice out opposition to Royal rule in the country. In an event held at the West London Church, the Chief Executive of Republic said to a small group of 70 people, “The good news is that it can be got rid of and will be got rid off.” 10 of those present at the Church were journalists, which highlights…

An official claimed that a US nuclear missile submarine would visit South Korea for the first time in decades as part of a strengthened nuclear shield to be revealed at the White House by Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol. An official claimed that a US nuclear missile submarine would visit South Korea for the first time in decades as part of a strengthened nuclear shield to be revealed at the White House by Presidents Joe Biden and Yoon Suk Yeol. According to a senior US official, the actions outlined on Wednesday are unprecedented since the Cold War and are intended to…

“So far, the Kiev regime has been rejecting all reasonable initiatives aimed at finding a political and diplomatic solution to the Ukrainian crisis,” Maria Zakharova said Moscow has taken note of Beijing’s willingness to make efforts to launch a negotiation process on the Ukraine issue but Kiev is unlikely to appreciate calls for peace, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said in a statement on Wednesday. “We have taken note of China’s willingness to make efforts to launch a negotiation process. We can see that our fundamental approaches are in line with the position paper that the Chinese Foreign Ministry…

The leaders agreed to continue interaction at various levels Russian President Vladimir Putin held a phone conversation with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, the Kremlin press service reported on Wednesday. “The development of the situation around Nagorno-Karabakh was discussed with an emphasis on solving practical tasks of ensuring stability and security in the region. In the context of the current escalation in the Lachin Corridor, the importance of strict adherence to the entire set of fundamental agreements between the leaders of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan was stressed,” its statement said. The leaders agreed to continue interaction at various levels. Earlier,…

The Chinese leader pointed out that China hopes that all parties concerned would “critically ponder over the Ukrainian conflict” Chinese President Xi Jinping told his Ukrainian counterpart Vladimir Zelensky during telephone talks on Wednesday that China will push for the early ceasefire in Ukraine, China Central Television reported on Wednesday. “China is determined to facilitate the peace process and a ceasefire as soon as possible,” the channel quoted the Chinese leader as saying. According to China Central Television, Xi Jinping pointed out that China hopes that all parties concerned would “critically ponder over the Ukrainian conflict” and through dialogue “pave the way…

The shares of the American bank “First Republic Bank” plunged in trading yesterday, Tuesday, by about 50%, and experts warned of a new wave of collapses in the American banking sector in the near future. Yesterday, “First Republic Bank” shares ended trading, down by 49.38%, at $8.10 per share, according to Bloomberg agency data. Thus, the stock fell for the second day in a row, and the decline came after publishing a financial report for the first quarter of 2023, and the American Bank announced a large exodus of deposits and an increase in loans. The bank indicated that 40.8%…

Germany’s Wintershall Dea, one of Europe’s largest oil and gas companies, said it had no plans to repair and restart Nord Stream gas transmission lines. The company’s president, Mario Mirren, stressed during a press conference that his company is focusing its efforts on ensuring environmental safety in the area that these pipelines were subjected to. “We would like to be clear, Wintershall Dea has no plans to rehabilitate the North Stream. What we want to do is save the pipeline and preserve the environment there,” Mirren said. It is noteworthy that, Wintershall Dea is a shareholder in the company supervising the operation…