Author: Steven Sahiounie

The United Nations Security Council convened today for its monthly session to discuss the situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue. The session featured briefings from UN Special Coordinator for the Middle East Peace Process, Tor Wennesland, and Louisa Baxter, Head of the Emergency Health Unit at Save the Children. During the meeting, council members unanimously stressed the urgent need for an immediate ceasefire and the facilitation of humanitarian aid throughout Gaza, including polio vaccines. They warned of escalating regional tensions if the conflict persists. Wennesland urges immediate ceasefire Addressing the council via video link from Jerusalem, Wennesland…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has arrived in Ukraine on the first visit since diplomatic relations were established between the two countries in 1992, NDTV said. The details of Modi’s agenda in Kiev have not been disclosed. According to the Indian TV channel, the visit will last just a few hours. The Indian premier is currently staying at a hotel. Modi arrived in the Ukrainian capital after wrapping up his visit to Poland. On Thursday, he met with Polish President Andrzej Duda and his Polish counterpart, Donald Tusk, in Warsaw. The two sides developed a plan for cooperation for the next few…

Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan met with Iraq’s Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani during an official visit to Baghdad on Thursday, state news agency SPA reported. During the meeting at the presidential palace, both officials reviewed bilateral ties and discussed ways to strengthen cooperation across various fields. They also addressed several regional and international issues of mutual interest. Prince Faisal conveyed the wishes of Saudi King Salman and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman for further progress and continued prosperity for the government and people of Iraq. Source: Arab News

Abbas Araghchi, Iran’s former chief nuclear negotiator, has been nominated as the country’s new foreign minister by recently elected President Masoud Pezeshkian, pending parliamentary approval. Araghchi, who has extensive experience in international affairs and nuclear talks, is seen as a positive choice at a time of high regional tensions. In response to his appointment, several foreign ministers have sent congratulatory messages to Araghchi, wishing him success and expressing hope for developing ties with Iran.Japanese Foreign Minister Yōko Kamikawa took the lead, sending a letter stating her high hope for Iran to play a more constructive role towards peace and stability…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Former Bangladeshi Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina, has a shocking accusation against the US. On August 12, while in exile in India, she told the Economic Times, “I could have remained in power if I had surrendered the sovereignty of Saint Martin Island and allowed America to hold sway over the Bay of Bengal. I beseech to the people of my land, ‘Please do not be manipulated by radicals’.” Hasina resigned on August 5 after weeks of violent street protests by students angry at a law which awards government civil service jobs. The protests began…

The next regular meeting between prime ministers of Russia and China will be held in China in 2025, according to the joint communique of Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin and China’s Prime Minister Li Qiang in conclusion of the 29th meeting held in Moscow. The document was posted on the website of the Russian government. “The parties agree to hold the thirtieth regular meeting of prime ministers of Russia and China in 2025,” the communique indicates. “The specific timeframe, venue and format will be agreed further via diplomatic channels,” the document reads. The mechanism of regular meetings between prime ministers…

The International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Grossi may visit the Kursk nuclear power plant (NPP) in southwestern Russia early next week, Russia’s Permanent Representative to the Vienna-based international organizations Mikhail Ulyanov said. “The IAEA director general has publicly stated his intentions to visit the Kursk NPP next week. I presume that the visit is more likely to take place early next week rather than in the weekend,” the Russian diplomat wrote on Telegram. Earlier, the Russian foreign ministry’s official spokeswoman, Maria Zakharova, said Grossi’s visit to the Kursk nuclear power plant in late August was in the…

Palestinian news sources in the Gaza Strip reported that 11 Palestinians, including children, have been killed, while several others were injured following an airstrike by the Israeli occupation forces on a residential house in Beit Lahia, northern Gaza Strip. The attack was part of a series of airstrikes on various areas of the Strip which resulted in further casualties. In Jabalia’s Tal al-Zaatar, several Palestinians, including women and children, were also either killed or injured in an Israeli occupation airstrike on an apartment. In the central region of the Strip, Israeli occupation warplanes conducted four airstrikes on various locations east of Deir al-Balah, near…

Ukraine was preparing an attack on the Kursk Region “secretly and without any feedback,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has said. “First of all, Ukraine was preparing its military operation in the Kursk Region secretly and without any feedback,” Scholz stated at a joint press conference with Moldovan President Maia Sandu in Chisinau. He noted that Germany is closely monitoring the events. Scholz assured that his country will continue to support Ukraine and will remain its major proponent in Europe. He added that only the United States, as the world’s biggest power, is able to do more. “In this regard, it…

Prime Minister and Mohammad Mustafa discussed today with the Representative and Director of the World Food Program in Palestine, Antoine Renard, enhancing relief efforts and joint coordination They also discussed the need to exert more efforts to bring aid into the Gaza Strip through more crossings and deliver it to all areas of the Strip and the importance of purchasing aid provided from the local market in the West Bank, with the aim of activating and reviving the Palestinian economy. Mustafa was informed by Renard, during a meeting held at the Prime Ministry headquarters in the city of Ramallah in the…