Author: Steven Sahiounie

Hundreds of thousands of Israelis demonstrated for the ninth week in a row tonight in Tel Aviv and in at least 20 other locations against judicial overhaul plans by Benjamin Netanyahu’s far-right government that critics say will undermine the judiciary. In Tel Aviv, tens of thousands participated in the central demonstration at Kaplan Street. The demonstrators waved banners, some of which read, “Oh police, where were when they [settlers] burned Huwara?,” in reference to the terrorist pogrom carried out by Israeli settlers last week in the town of Huwara, south of Nablus. Demonstrators also held a banner bearing the images…

The former airborne infantryman pleaded guilty to trying to kill members of his unit in a “jihadist” attack A federal judge in New York has sentenced a former US Army private to 45 years in prison for planning a terrorist attack on his airborne infantry unit while it was deployed in Türkiye. Ethan Phelan Melzer, also known as Etil Reggad, was sentenced on Friday after pleading guilty to attempting to murder US service members, providing material support to terrorists, and illegally disclosing national defense information. The 24-year-old native of Louisville, Kentucky shared sensitive information on his unit with an Al-Qaeda…

Washington and Seoul have announced their largest military drills in years despite warnings from Pyongyang The US and South Korean militaries have announced their largest joint exercises in at least five years and their longest on record, defying threats from North Korea that such drills could be considered a “declaration of war” and lead to “unprecedentedly persistent and strong counteractions.” The exercises, including amphibious landings, will run from March 13 to March 23 and will be the largest-scale joint drills held by the two countries since then-President Donald Trump throttled back such training during peace talks with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The concurrent drills,…

The Eurozone is on the verge of stagflation, renowned US economist Jeffrey Sachs has warned on his YouTube channel. Stagflation refers to a period of stagnant economic growth combined with persistently high inflation and a sharp rise in unemployment. According to Sachs, who was the mastermind behind “shock therapy” reforms in the 1990s in Russia, the recent slowing in headline inflation in the euro area is a temporary occurrence, as it includes highly volatile fresh food and energy prices, which change quickly. However, core inflation, which excludes these readings and therefore gives a clearer picture of underlying pressures within the economy, surged to a…

Lawmakers are reportedly working on a new system to regulate US investment in advanced technologies abroad Washington plans to prohibit investment in the high-tech sectors of rival economies, The Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, citing sources and reports on the proposed regulation from the US Treasury and Commerce Department. The restrictions will likely target private and venture capital investments in the production of semiconductors, artificial intelligence and quantum computing, and will mostly be aimed against China, sources close to the discussions about the new regulations told the news outlet. The WSJ notes, however, that the reports themselves do not…

The head of ISIS’s States General Administration was killed in a recent suspected United States drone strike on the northwestern Syrian region of Greater Idlib, Anba Jassim, a blog that covers inner affairs of terrorist groups, revealed on March 2. The news blog identified the slain senior ISIS official as Abu Sarah al-Iraqi, who is also known as “Abdul Raouf al-Muhajir” and “Kfoush”. Abu Sarah was traveling with one of his guards, also an Iraqi national, on a road near the town of Kah in the northern Idlib countryside on February 24 when his motorcycle was targeted by a combat drone. The strike…

Extremist Israeli settlers today assaulted a group of Palestinian civilians and attempted to uproot trees in their lands in the town of Tarqumia, to the west of southern West Bank city of Hebron, according to local sources. Suleiman Jaafra, a local Palestinian activist, told WAFA that a group of settlers from the illegal Israeli settlement of Telm physically assaulted Palestinian civilians and beat them up while present in their own lands near the town. He added that the settlers attempted to uproot olive trees if it wasn’t for the intervention of the residents who forced the settlers out of the…

Under the treaty, Russia and Syria agree to extradite to each other persons sought by the authorities for trial or punishment for extraditable offenses MOSCOW, March 4. /TASS/. Russian President Vladimir Putin on Saturday submitted for ratification to the State Duma the Russian-Syrian treaty on the extradition of criminals. Under the treaty, Russia and Syria agree to extradite to each other persons sought by the authorities for trial or punishment for extraditable offenses. Source: Tass

Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency Rafael Grossi said he gets frustrated when confidential reports on Iran’s nuclear program are leaked to the press before being officially released. Grossi made the remarks in Tehran on Saturday, in a joint news conference with head of the Atomic Energy Organization of Iran Mohammad Eslami who urged the IAEA to help build trust. Grossi also stated that any military attack on nuclear facilities is outlawed, responding to US and Israeli threats to target those in Iran. The Biden administration has drawn closer to Israel in recent weeks, conducting large-scale joint military…

A Russian aid convoy, loaded with 1300 kg of medicines and medical supplies to Health Directorate, arrived in Lattakia on Saturday. Deputy Chairman of the Medical mission in Russian military base in Hmeimim Doctor André Nikolajević told SANA reporter that the convoy includes 40 various kinds of medicines, antibiotics, cleanser, surgical clothing and blankets. He pointed out that there is a plan to distribute other batches of aid supply assistance to a number of medical establishments and centers in Lattakia. For his part, Health Directorate Training and Rehabilitation Officer Doctor Ammar Issa thanked the Russian side for continued support since…