Author: Steven Sahiounie

More than a quarter of a million Palestinians commemorate Al-Qadr night in Al-Aqsa Mosque despite IOF barriers throughout Al-Quds. The Islamic Endowments Department in occupied Al-Quds reported that some 280,000 worshippers had flocked to Al-Aqsa Mosque to commemorate the night of Al-Qadr on the 27th night of Ramadan, despite the tight measures imposed by the Israeli Occupation Forces (IOF). The Islamic Endowments Department also confirmed that worshippers prayed the Isha and Taraweeh prayers in the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque. The Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, in all its sections, was overcrowded with worshippers who came from the occupied West Bank and Al-Quds to pray in…

The ruling indicated that the defense sought to soften pre-trial restrictions, while the prosecutor insisted on leaving the current restrictions in place The Moscow City Court on Tuesday turned down a complaint from US national Evan Gershkovich, who works at the Moscow bureau of the Wall Street Journal and has been accused of espionage, according to a TASS reporter. “The ruling of the court of the first instance to take Gershkovich into custody while pending trial shall be upheld, and the complaint of the defense shall be turned down,” the court ruled after holding a closed-door hearing. The ruling indicated…

Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on April 11 that Russian forces controlled more than 80% of Artyomovsk, including all administrative buildings Russian forces have taken control of almost 90% of the city of Artyomovsk (called Bakhmut in Ukraine), Yan Gagin, an advisor to the Donetsk People’s Republic’s (DPR) leader, told TASS on Tuesday. “The Wagner private military company controls about 90% of Artyomovsk and its advance is inevitable,” he said. Wagner PMC founder Yevgeny Prigozhin said on April 11 that Russian forces controlled more than 80% of Artyomovsk, including all administrative buildings. Source: Tass

“We are determined, consistent with our respective legal systems, that Russia’s sovereign assets in our jurisdictions will remain immobilized until there is a resolution of the conflict that addresses Russia’s violation of Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity,” the statement reads Russian sovereign assets that are currently in G7 countries’ jurisdictions, will remain immobilized until there is a resolution of the Ukrainian conflict, G7 foreign ministers said in a joint statement passed on Tuesday following their meeting in Japan’s Karuizawa. “We are determined, consistent with our respective legal systems, that Russia’s sovereign assets in our jurisdictions will remain immobilized until there…

“As for the assessments of the troops status and so on – this is the prerogative of the Defense Ministry. We have no right to give any information there,” Dmitry Peskov said Russian President Vladimir Putin visited the Kherson Region and the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR) on Monday. Allegations that the trip took place at a different time are erroneous, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Tuesday. “It was yesterday. Indeed, the president said, when gifting the icon, that we have Easter. The fact is that our Easter lasts 40 days, we continue celebrating it, now we have Easter…

The Palestinian who carried out the shooting was able to escape unseen. Two illegal Israeli settlers were wounded during a shooting in Sheikh Jarrah in occupied Al-Quds, local Palestinian media reported on Tuesday, noting that the Israeli occupation police dispatched a large number of officers to the scene. The two injured settlers are in moderate condition, Israeli media said, adding that they were taken to hospitals in “Tel Aviv”. Israeli media further reported that Israeli occupation police were at the scene, “investigating the shooting and searching for the suspect, who managed to escape.” The weapon seemingly used in the operation, a makeshift…

UN Special Representative Volker Perthes announces that the UN will evacuate some of its staffers in Sudan after clashes between SAF and RSF led to civilian deaths. The United Nations will be evacuating part of its staff and their families from Sudan after clashes between the Sudanese Army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) claimed the lives of multiple civilians, UN Special Representative Volker Perthes told journalists on Monday. “We will have to evacuate some of our staff, non-essential staff (and) relatives,” Perthes, who heads the UN mission in Sudan, said. The UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres urged the sides to…

Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan is set in Damascus today to meet President Bashar Al-Assad, as per the Syrian Information Ministry. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Damascus reported that Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan will arrive in Damascus today to meet President Bashar Al-Assad. “Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan is arriving at Damascus international airport today on an official visit to Syria,” the Syrian information ministry said in a statement. This is happening less than a week after Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad visited Saudi Arabia, also on the first such trip since the outbreak of the war on…

The UK Unemployment Rate rose to 3.8% in February vs. 3.7% expected, the Office for National Statistics reported. According to the bureau, the employment rate increased by 0.2% to 75.8% in the next three months, and the estimated number of vacancies decreased by 47 thousand jobs in the first quarter of the year for the ninth consecutive period. Average weekly earnings increased by 6.6%, while the number of salaried employees rose to about 31,000 in February from the previous month’s reading. “Wages continue to grow more slowly than prices, so earnings are still falling in value, even though the gap…

The head of the Russian Central Bank, Elvira Nabiullina, stated that Russia has a safety valve of assets that are not subject to Western sanctions imposed on the country.read more The statement of the head of the Russian Central Bank came in a meeting with the Communist Party bloc in the Russian parliament. We can now feel completely calm, our country has a “safety cushion” of non-sanctioned assets. At the same time, imagine that the problems of the global financial system will “catch us” faster than geopolitical shocks. And if in this case we do not have reserves We will…