Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Syrian air defenses intercepted the Israeli missiles. Israeli aggression targeted several sites in the countryside of Tartous and Hama provinces, the Syrian state agency SANA reported. Syrian air defenses managed to intercept some missiles, while the aggression left three Syrian soldiers wounded, in addition to some material damage reported. “Israel” carried out the aggression early in the morning at around 7:15 am from Northern Lebanon, violating Lebanon’s sovereignty and targeting several sites in the countryside of Tartous and Hama provinces, SANA added. “Our air defenses intercepted the hostile missiles and shot down some of them,” a military source confirmed. Earlier on Tuesday, the Israeli…

Speaking at the annual Gridiron dinner, the former Vice President lashes out at his one-time former boss US President Donald Trump. Former Vice President Mike Pence has chastised his former boss Donald Trump, stating that history would “hold him accountable” for his role in the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Pence was in the Capitol at the time when thousands of Trump supporters stormed the building in an attempt to prevent Congress from recognizing the results of the 2020 presidential election, which Trump lost to Joe Biden. Pence was presiding over what had historically been the ceremonial process of approving…

Leading Conservatives in the UK condemn ‘sickening’ plans to detain unaccompanied youngsters, reversing previous legislation. UK’s Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s strategy to reduce small boat crossings will effectively repeal David Cameron’s restriction on child detention and pave the way for its extension, The Observer reported. With a potential Tory rebellion forming over the measures, it has been revealed that the Illegal Migration Bill will allow the detention of families with children and even the repatriation of unaccompanied youngsters if their country of origin is deemed secure. Priti Patel, the former Home Secretary, is planning a potentially explosive intervention in the Commons on Monday regarding the…

That allowed the Russian forces “to control the movement of the enemy,” retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR People’s Militia says The Russian air forces’ assault units have taken advantageous positions in the industrial zone of the city of Artyomovsk (Ukrainian name – Bakhmut) in the Donetsk People’s Republic, thus creating a ‘good bridgehead’ for further advancement, Andrey Marochko, retired Lieutenant Colonel of the LPR People’s Militia, told TASS on Sunday. “In the town of Artyomovsk, the assault groups took advantageous positions in the territory of the Artyomovsk non-ferrous metals processing plant’s industrial zone,” he said. Marochko specified that positions…

The agreements signed in Istanbul on July 22, 2022 should be implemented in conjunction with each other to solve the humanitarian tasks of overcoming the food crisis, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman says The Ukrainian part of the grain deal is working effectively, while Russian agricultural exports continue to be blocked as a result of unilateral Western sanctions, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Sunday, commenting on the potential extension of the grain deal. “Our position in general on the ‘package’ proposal of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres, an integral part of which, in addition to the abovementioned Black…

The town is practically liberated, retired colonel points out Russian forces have practically liberated the town of Krasnogorovka north of Avdeevka, retired colonel and military expert Eduard Basurin told TASS on Sunday. “The settlement is practically liberated, mopping-up operations are going on in the outskirts,” the expert said. “The complete liberation of Krasnogorovka allows the Russian forces to further encircle Avdeevka,” Basurin pointed out. On Sunday, the Donetsk People’s Republic reported almost complete liberation of Krasnogorovka north of Avdeevka. Krasnogorovka is located north of Avdeevka. The Ukrainian armed forces regularly strike Donetsk and Yasinovataya from there Source: Tass

Only two high-ranking officials out of the 26 heads of ministries, state committees and other departments were appointed to the State Counci: head of the National Development and Reform Commission Zheng Shanjie and National Defense Minister Li Shangfu Delegates to the first session of the 14th National People’s Congress (parliament) on Sunday approved the new composition of the Chinese State Council (government cabinet), the Xinhua news agency reported. Ding Xuexiang, He Lifeng, Zhang Guoqing and Liu Guozhong became deputies to the new Premier of the State Council. National Defense Minister Li Shangfu, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong, Chairman of Jiangsu…

According to the official, 195 senators voted in favor of the reform, while 112 lawmakers were against it The French Senate (upper house of parliament) on Saturday approved the government’s proposed pension reform amid protests against it across the country since late January. The results of the vote were announced on the Twitter page of Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne. “After hundreds of hours of debates, the Senate has passed the text of pension reform. This is a decisive step towards a reform that will secure the future of our pensions. We are fully prepared for a final decision to be…

Thousands of protesters marched through London to the British prime minister’s residence to demand a better healthcare system in the UK. The protest, which was organized by healthcare workers and activists on Saturday, went off in the city center and ended near the British prime minister’s residence just to support the healthcare workers who have held a series of strikes over bad pay conditions in the state-funded National Health Service (NHS). Participants were seen carrying placards as they chanted slogans and demanded better wages and working conditions. “Our NHS is being sliced up, diced up, carved up and sold off to anyone…

DubaiCNN — Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco on Sunday reported a record annual net profit of $161.1 billion for 2022, up 46% from the year earlier, on higher energy prices, increased volumes sold and improved margins for refined products. The profits follow similar reports in February from international peers BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil and Chevron which have mostly posted record profits for last year. Oil prices swung wildly in 2022, climbing on geopolitical worries amid the war in Ukraine, then sliding on weaker demand from top importer China and worries of an economic contraction. “Given that we anticipate oil and gas will remain essential…