Author: Steven Sahiounie

Moscow does not yet see any prospects for ending the bloodshed in the Middle East, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov pointed out at the end of his visit to Malaysia. “There are no prospects for ending this bloodshed yet. Israel, through Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu, has repeatedly responded to calls for an immediate ceasefire by saying that it will not stop until it completely destroys Hamas,” Lavrov said. He explained, “In my opinion, — and many of my colleagues share this point of view — it is an unrealistic task to completely destroy an organization that exists and that has…

CIA Director William Burns is scheduled to meet with officials from “Israel,” Qatar, and Egypt in Italy’s Rome to finalize the proposed ceasefire and prisoner exchange agreement for Gaza, Axios reported on Friday citing US and Israeli officials. On Sunday, Burns will sit down with Qatari Prime Minister Mohammed Bin Abdul Rahman al-Thani, Mossad Director David Barnea, and Egyptian intelligence chief Abbas Kamel, the news site said. The meeting will focus on devising a strategy to advance the negotiations for a ceasefire and exchange deal, the report mentioned, noting however that there will be no discussions on the remaining unresolved issues. “[Israeli…

President Mahmoud Abbas is set to make an official visit to the Republic of Türkiye soon, during which he will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to Faed Mustafa, Palestine’s Ambassador to Ankara. Mustafa stated that discussions are ongoing to finalize the timing of the visit through diplomatic channels and according to proper protocols. He also revealed that President Abbas has received an invitation from the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye to deliver a speech before the Turkish legislature. Efforts are currently underway to schedule this address through official diplomatic communications between the two countries. Ambassador…

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The United States was “working intensely every single day” to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and establish a path to ensure long-term peace and security, claimed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Laos. He made these comments in response to Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, who stated that there was an urgent need for enduring peace. “We cannot continue closing our eyes to see the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza,” she said at the meeting. Blinken made the same comments back in May, by saying that the humanitarian situation in Gaza…

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