Author: Steven Sahiounie

“Tel Aviv” will be the focal point of the protests with smaller protests set to take place in 150 other sites across occupied Palestine. i24NEWS has reported that tens of thousands of Israeli settlers took to the streets in protest of the judicial reforms proposed by Netranyahu’s government: marking the 15th week of the streak of protests against the judicial reform bill. “Tel Aviv” will be the focal point of the protests with smaller protests set to take place in 150 other sites across “Israel”. Israeli Channel 13 reported that around 162,000 people are demonstrating in “Tel Aviv” against the judicial reforms. The…

The suspect in the leaking is expected to face Espionage Act charges and the probed investigation will reportedly take months to finish, according to CNN. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken confirmed during a press conference on Saturday that the recent leak of Pentagon classified files has not impacted any cooperation between the US and its allies, after communicating with them afterward at “high levels”. Blinken added at the conference in Vietnam: “… we have made clear our commitment to safeguarding intelligence and our commitment to our security partnerships. What I’ve heard so far, at least, is an appreciation for the…

UAE is Brazil’s second-largest trading partner in the Middle East: whereby trade was estimated to amount to around $4 billion in 2022 which marks a 32% increase from 2021. Today, Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva arrived in the UAE after finishing a two-day visit to China for the purpose of strengthening economic and diplomatic bilateralism. President Lula was welcomed at the Abu Dhabi airport by the Emirati Energy and infrastructure minister Suhail bin Mohammed al-Mazrouei. Afterward, he is expected to meet Emirati President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. UAE is Brazil’s second-largest trading partner in the Middle…

At least three civilians were killed in clashes between the army and paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in Sudan on April 15, according to the doctors’ committee in the country. The committee said that the clashes wounded “dozens” of other civilians and military personnel, without providing any further details. Clashes broke out in the early morning as a large force from the RSF attempted to take over the presidential palace, the residence of the army chief and Khartoum International Airport in the capital, Khartoum. The army responded quickly with support from the air force, whose fighter jets and attack helicopters hit several…

The Israeli navy today opened fire and water hoses at Palestinian fishing boats sailing off the northern Gaza coast and forced them to return to shore, reported WAFA correspondent. He said the navy fired live bullets at the fishing boats and then opened water hoses at them in order to sink them which forced the fishermen to return to the shore to avoid being hit. Fishing is an important living source for Gaza’s two million impoverished population in light of the tight air, land and sea blockade imposed by Israel on the Gaza Strip since 2005. Source: Wafa

After finding an unexploded American bomb, 385 police officers have been mobilized to adequately contain the incident.  15,000 civilians in the German city of Dresden have been evacuated after discovering an unexploded American bomb ranging back to the second world war, according to German police. “It is a 250-kilogram US-made air bomb,” the local police told the Bild newspaper. The bomb reportedly needs to be deactivated on the spot and cannot be transferred for risk detonation. The newspaper added that the dangerous area includes two nursing homes whose patients can’t be transported for health complications. 385 police officers have been mobilized to…

The League of Arab States stresses that the organization is prepared to intervene and look into the situation upon cease of fire. Following the breakout of clashes between the Sudanese army and the Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Saturday, the League of Arab States (LAS) Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit voiced his condemnation of arms use and urged for an immediate ceasefire. In its statement, the LAS said that “Aboul Gheit condemns the use of arms in Sudan and calls for an immediate ceasefire,” adding that Aboul Gheit requested the stop of escalations and stressed that the organization is prepared to…

50.8% of the sampled voters in the polls were in favor of another term for Erdogan. According to a pre-election poll conducted by the Areda Survey Center, the main opposition candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu lags behind Erdogan by a 7.7-point margin, Turkish media reported. The survey, which involved 10,136 participants and was conducted from April 12 to April 14, showed that 50.8% were in favor of another term for Erdogan and 43.1% were in favor of Kilicdaroglu as president. 4.5% were in favor of Homeland Party leader Muharrem Ince, and 1.6% were in favor of the ATA Alliance candidate Sinan…

The scandal may have far-reaching consequences for Washington, experts have told CNBC The leaking of highly sensitive Pentagon documents has undermined the “trust” between the US and its allies, former intelligence officials claimed to CNBC on Friday. The incident has already left a major dent in relations with Washington’s partners and they will now be wary of sharing their secrets, according to Bill Lynn, a former US deputy secretary of defense who now serves as CEO of arms company Leonardo DRS. “It’s hard to trust us with your secrets if we can’t protect them,” Lynn told CNBC. “It’s devastating to our allies to…

The US and Vietnam stated on Saturday that they aimed to strengthen diplomatic ties following a flare-up in tensions with China over Taiwan. The US and Vietnam stated on Saturday that they aimed to strengthen diplomatic ties following a flare-up in tensions with China over Taiwan. On his way to a G7 foreign ministers conference in Japan, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Vietnamese authorities on Saturday to prepare the ground for a prospective diplomatic upgrade to a “strategic partnership.” “We think this is an auspicious time to elevate our existing partnership,” Blinken said to reporters. “We’ve had for the…