Author: Steven Sahiounie

A massive prisoner exchange expected to last 3 days will see roughly 900 prisoners released from both sides. A massive prisoner exchange between Yemen and Saudi Arabia began on Friday, with the first plane leaving Sanaa for Aden, according to the International Committee of the Red Cross. ICRC media advisor Jessica Moussan told AFP that the first plane had officially left Sanaa in a 3-day process that will release roughly 900 prisoners, most of whom were fighting with the Sanaa government forces. Yemen has been under an international war waged mainly by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and backed by…

“With regard to the Ukraine issue, China emphasized that the only way to resolve the Ukrainian crisis was to promote the peace process and negotiations,” Wang Wenbin noted Chinese officials meeting with German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock on Friday stressed that promoting peace talks should be seen as the only path to resolving the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Wang Wenbin said at a briefing. “This morning, Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang and Germany’s top diplomat, Annalena Baerbock, held the Sixth China-Germany Strategic Dialogue on Diplomacy and Security,” he said in response to a TASS question. “With regard to…

Clashes between protestors and police were reported throughout the day The number of participants, who took to the streets across France on Thursday, was estimated at 380,000, the CNEWS television reported, citing assessments of the country’s interior ministry. The number of participants is by 190,000 less than during the 11th nationwide protest day on April 7, and by 370,000 less than on the ninth day of protest, on March 28. The record number of protestors – almost 1.3 million people – was registered on March 7. However, France’s national trade union center, the General Confederation of Labour (CGT) estimates the number of…

On April 14, a Saudi delegation led by the kingdom ambassador to Yemen, Mohammed bin Saeed al-Jaber, concluded a round of peace talks with senior officials from the Houthis (Ansar Allah), including the head of the group’s Supreme Political Council, Mahdi al-Mashat. The breakthrough peace talks, which began in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa on April 8, were also attended by officials from Oman. Houthi politburo official Mohammed al-Bukhaiti described the talks as “going well”. Another Houthi official, Abdulmalik Alejri, said on Twitter that “with determination and honest intentions remaining difficulties can be resolved”. The talks focused on a ceasefire,…

It is stated that Ukraine is an economically non-existent country The military conflict in Ukraine will end as soon as the US and the European Union stop providing financial support to Kiev, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban said in an interview on the Kossuth radio station on Friday. He stressed that Ukraine was bankrupt in financial and economic terms. “Ukraine is an economically non-existent country. The question is whether we will preserve Ukraine as such,” Orban said. “As soon as the United States and the European Union decide to stop funding the Ukrainian state, the war will end.” “At the…

Miguel Diaz-Canel called on the international community to support initiatives that would contribute to establishing a dialogue between the parties to the conflict The responsibility for the crisis in Ukraine lies entirely with the United States, Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel told a Lebanese reporter. “The US government has distorted the root cause of the conflict and has incited a sense of contempt for Russia through its enormous media power. I believe that they were the ones who fomented Russophobia and concealed the true causes of the conflict by making Russia out to be the scapegoat. I do think that the…

Qatari Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani stated on Thursday that media rumors concerning the likely resumption of Syria’s membership in the Arab League (LAS) are still unconfirmed. Qatari Prime Minister Khalifa bin Hamad Al Thani stated on Thursday that media rumors concerning the likely resumption of Syria’s membership in the Arab League (LAS) were unconfirmed. Arab sources reported on Tuesday that the Gulf Cooperation Council is scheduled to meet on Friday to discuss Syria’s reintegration into the Arab League. During an interview with Qatar’s broadcaster, the Prime Minister called Qatar’s position “clear” on the matter, explaining that Syria’s suspension came about…

Turkish Presidential candidate Kemal Kilicdaroglu makes pledges for his first 100 days in power amid a difficult economic situation in Turkey. Turkish presidential candidate and Republican People’s Party (CHP) leader Kemal Kilicdaroglu announced on April 13 his political program for the first 100 days in power if he got elected as President of Turkey. Kilicdaroglu’s election slogan during this election has been “I promise you, Spring will come again!” In the newly published brochure, Kilicdaroglu stated, “On May 14th, the government will change in Turkey,” adding “Together we will build a prosperous, fair, and democratic Turkey where everyone gets their due, with…

A former senior minister accuses Home Secretary of weakening the party in order to further her personal leadership aspirations. Top UK Conservative Party members have condemned Suella Braverman’s “racist rhetoric,” accusing her of sabotaging the party in order to further her personal leadership ambitions. On Thursday, Rishi Sunak was under pressure to act to safeguard the party’s credibility after the home secretary incited additional outrage by criticizing police for seizing a pair of golliwogs exhibited in an Essex bar. Conservative MPs, Lords, and campaigners have accused Braverman of inflaming racial tensions on many occasions in recent months, expressing concern that she is now…

The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement stresses the need to wage a battle against the United States and the Zionist lobby in all fields. The leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik Al-Houthi, called on the Yemenis to participate in the celebrations of the International Al-Quds Day on Friday, stressing that the Yemeni people will affirm tomorrow their readiness to wage any decisive battle against the inevitably vanishing Israeli occupation. Speaking on the occasion of International Al-Quds Day, the leader of the Ansar Allah movement said that the Khalifa family in Bahrain and the Emirati, Moroccan, and Saudi…