Author: Steven Sahiounie

The inaugural presidential ceremony was held in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle Petr Pavel took office as Czech president on Thursday. The inaugural presidential ceremony was held in the Vladislav Hall of Prague Castle. The swearing-in ceremony started at 2:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. Moscow time) and was broadcast live by Czech Television. Retired Army General Pavel secured 58.32% of the vote in the Czech presidential election that ended on Saturday, beating out his challenger Andrej Babis who garnered 41.67% of the vote. Source: Tass

A hard night! – Zelensky said commenting on another massive strike by Russian forces on military and energy facilities throughout Ukraine, which took place at night on March 9. According to the Ukrainian President, targets in Kiev, Kirovograd, Dnepropetrovsk, Odessa, Kharkiv, Zaporozhye, Lviv, Ivano-Frankivsk, Zhytomyr, Vinnytsia regions were hit. According to him, both critical infrastructure facilities and residential buildings were damaged, and there were victims. However, no evidences and more exact information were provided. In various regions throughout the country, the communication, as well as energy and water supply were interrupted. Train traffic was also delayed. The Ukrainian energy company…

On March 9, three fighters of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) were shot dead by undercover Israeli police officers during a raid in the northern West Bank village of Jaba’. A spokesman for the Israel Border Police said that the officers entered Jaba’ to arrest two Palestinian men wanted for a series of shooting attacks against Israeli forces in the area and the nearby Israeli outpost of Homesh. During the raid, the two wanted men and another gunman opened fire from their vehicle at the officers, who returned fire, killing them. The police named Ahmed Fashafsha, 22, and Sufyan Fakhoury,…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov stressed the importance of preserving Syria’s territorial integrity and sovereignty. “We affirm the necessity of preserving Syria’s unity and territorial integrity, and supporting efforts to reach a political solution to the crisis in it”, Lavrov said at a press conference with his Saudi counterpart, Faisal bin Farhan, in Moscow on Thursday. Lavrov noted that the talks dealt with the humanitarian needs resulting from the earthquake that hit Syria. The Minister pointed out that Russia will continue to support the Syrian people, stressing the need to lift the Western coercive measures imposed on Syria in light…

Russia is satisfied with how its relations with Saudi Arabia have been developing, the Russian foreign minister said Moscow welcomes Riyadh’s growing interest in solving regional issues and problems on the global agenda, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said on Thursday. Opening talks with his Saudi counterpart Faisal Bin Farhan Al Saud in Moscow, Lavrov said, “We welcome the recently increased interest on the part of Saudi Arabia in playing an active role in solving not only regional issues, but also those problems that stand high on the global agenda.” Russia is satisfied with how its relations with Saudi Arabia…

Only a well-trained intelligence service could have carried out the Nord Stream sabotage, Putin’s spokesman says Western media reports claiming that a “pro-Ukrainian group” was behind the explosions on the Nord Stream pipelines last year are not plausible and must not distract from an investigation into the actual perpetrators of the sabotage, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said. “As for a pro-Ukrainian ‘Dr. Evil’ who organized this, it’s hardly believable. The task was too difficult and was only within the scope of abilities of a well-trained, state-run intelligence service, and there aren’t too many of those in the world,” Peskov told…

Sudan has been under sanctions by the UN Security Council, including an arms embargo, since 2005. While the conflict in the Darfur region, which served as the reason for the sanctions, is being resolved as envisaged by the 2020 Juba agreement, the restrictions in 2023 have remained in place without being reviewed. During the United Nations Security Council vote on the issue of extending sanctions against Sudan, First Deputy Permanent Representative of Russia to the UN Dmitry Polyanskiy said the Russian Federation is in favor of Council’s sanctions being justified and amended until they are lifted. It is unacceptable to…

Ministry of Transport announced the resumption of air transport through Aleppo International Airport as of tomorrow morning, Friday. “The staff of the General Organization for Civil Aviation, in cooperation with national companies, repaired the damage caused by the Israeli aggression that targeted the Airport last Tuesday,” The ministry said in a statement. The statement called on the air carriers operating through the airport to return their flights as of this date. Source: SANA

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian visited earthquake-stricken areas in Syria, stating that Iran will remain a friend of the Syrian people and government during these difficult times. He also expressed his wishes for the survivors and prayed for the deceased. Amirabdollahian commended the Iranian Red Crescent Society, Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC), and other Iranian organizations for providing relief from the first day and pledged to continue efforts to aid the earthquake victims. The Iranian top diplomat and his delegation inspected damaged sites in the coastal city of Jableh, south of Latakia and visited affected families residing in shelters. He…

 Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, criticized Western officials for using the International Women’s Day as a tool for political exploitation. In a post on Twitter, the spokesperson argued that instead of reflecting on the appalling record of Western culture in its interaction with women and family rights, the day has become a tool for unjustly claiming the position of women’s rights advocates while accusing and blaming other countries and nations, despite their cultural and civilizational diversity. In another post, the spokesperson also highlighted the dark record of several arrogant European countries and the United States in violating fundamental human and women’s…