Author: Steven Sahiounie

The group is the antidote to a declining hegemon pursuing its own interests without regard for problems that require system-level solutions

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer told Israel’s President Isaac Herzog there needed to be “immediate steps” toward a ceasefire in Israel’s conflict with Hamas in Gaza.“The Prime Minister said there must be immediate steps toward a ceasefire, so that hostages can be released and more humanitarian aid can get in for those in desperate need,” Starmer’s office said in a statement released on Sunday.“The Prime Minister reiterated his ongoing support for Israel’s right to self-defense in accordance with international law,” the statement said.Starmer met Herzog in Paris where both were attending the Olympics.In a call with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin…

General Supervisor of Saudi aid agency KSrelief Abdullah Al-Rabeeah met with Syrian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Mohamed Sousan on Sunday to discuss humanitarian affairs. Sousan commended the humanitarian and relief efforts provided by Saudi Arabia, represented by KSrelief, to refugees and affected people worldwide. Source: ARAB NEWS

Incumbent Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro’s win in Sunday’s election would further boost the strategic partnership between Russia and Venezuela, Russian Ambassador to the Bolivarian Republic Sergey Melik-Bagdasarov said in an interview with TASS. “The convincing win of Nicolas Maduro in the [presidential] election allows one to expect a continued strengthening of the Russian-Venezuelan strategic partnership across the board,” the Russian diplomat said. According to him, Maduro’s re-election as president “will push forward the development of a broad political dialogue proclaimed by the Venezuelan leader during his election campaign, promote Venezuela on the international arena and foster the continued Bolivarian peace…

Turkiye said early on Monday, “just as the end of the genocidal Hitler came, so too will be the end of the genocidal (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) Netanyahu.” In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said, “Just as the genocidal Nazis were held accountable, those who seek to destroy the Palestinians will also be held accountable,” adding that, “Humanity will stand with the Palestinians. You will not be able to destroy the Palestinians.” On X, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said, “Our president has become the voice of humanity’s conscience.” “Those who seek to silence this just voice, especially international…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is preparing to meet with Iranian President-elect Masoud Pezeshkian at a BRICS summit in Kazan in October, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told Izvestia. “The Iranian side has an invitation and we hope that the new president comes to the summit. We will be happy to see him, and President Putin is getting ready for the upcoming meeting,” the Kremlin official said. Earlier, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko told TASS that Russia and Iran had put the finishing touches on a comprehensive cooperation treaty, setting the stage for the signing of this historic document. In turn, IRNA reported that Iran’s new president told his Russian counterpart in a phone conversation about…

High-ranking dignitaries from different countries have arrived in the Iranian capital Tehran to take part in President Masoud Pezeshkian’s inauguration ceremony. The Iranian parliament’s ICANA news agency reported on Monday that officials from Cuba, Columbia, Mongolia, Malta, Niger, Libya, Gambia, Sudan, Myanmar, Ecuador, the Dominican Republic, and Madagascar have so far arrived in Tehran. They are expected to attend a ceremony at the parliament on Tuesday afternoon, during which Pezeshkian, a 69-year-old heart surgeon, will officially swear in as Iran’s new president. Pezeshkian will take the oath of office before Iranian lawmakers, as well as the Judiciary chief, and members of the Constitutional Council.…

President Recep Tayyip Erdogan threatened the Israeli regime on Sunday that Turkey would send forces to occupied Palestine to support the Palestinian people. “We must be very strong so that Israel can’t do these things to Palestine,” he said, referring to the Israeli ongoing genocide in Gaza. “Just as we entered [Nagorno-]Karabakh, just as we entered Libya, we might do the same to them. There is nothing we can’t do. We must only be strong.” Directly after his statement, top Israeli officials went hysteric, even threatening the Turkish president that he would face the same fate as former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. In…

Venezuela’s President Nicolas Maduro has secured a third term, according to the country’s electoral authority.  National Electoral Council head Elvis Amoroso announced that Maduro received 51% of the vote, defeating his rival Edmundo Gonzalez, who garnered 44%. He stated that the results were based on data from 80% of the voting stations. After the announcement of Maduro’s victory in the presidential election, celebrations spread across the country, and the president celebrated his win with supporters at the Miraflores Palace in Caracas. In his first speech after being named the winner of Sunday’s presidential election, Maduro asked for respect for “the sovereign…

By: Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Ambassador Samantha Power, former US Ambassador to the UN, and now director of USAID, an office of the US State Department, traveled to Armenia on July 10 to strong-arm Prime MInister Nikol Pashinyan into buying gas from Azerbaijan, instead of Russia. Armenia currently imports almost all of its hydrocarbons from Russia and Iran via gas pipeline. The President Joe Biden administration supports the war in Ukraine by providing billions of dollars of weapons to Ukraine to fight Russia. Prior to the Nord Stream 2 pipeline being destroyed, Biden had made a speech promising…