Author: Steven Sahiounie

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…

The US occupation forces have stolen a new batch of the Syrian oil from the Syrian al- Jazeera fields and conveyed it towards its bases in Iraqi lands Civil sources told SANA reporter that a convoy of 23 vehicle including covered trucks sand tanks filled with stolen oil headed from Syrian territories towards Iraq, through the illegitimate al-Mahmudiya crossing in al-Yarubiya countryside. In the same context, the sources added that 34 vehicles, including trucks and tanks loaded with stolen Syrian oil, exited on batches through the illegitimate al-Walid crossing in al-Yarubiya countryside. On February 27th , the American occupation forces…

The Microsoft founder strongly believes in the potential of US-China cooperation and does not think a military escalation is likely. Bill Gates claimed on Thursday that the US would not be able to achieve the desired result and limit Beijing’s ambitions through procurement restrictions – which include a recent attempt to get the chip industry back under US control. Gates does not see much sense in restricting chip sales to China, as the Asian nation will be able to catch up with the US rather quickly at this scale, and expressed his desire for Washington and Beijing to cooperate closer…

The Bryansk region governor earlier said at least one man had been killed by a group of attackers Russian forces are conducting an operation against a group of Ukrainian saboteurs that intruded across the border into Bryansk region, the Federal Security Service (FSB) said on Thursday. In a statement, the service said that “the FSB and the attached forces of the Russian Ministry of Defense are taking measures to destroy armed Ukrainian nationalists who violated the state border” in the Klimovsky district of Bryansk region. Earlier in the day, Aleksandr Bogomaz, the region’s governor, said that a group of Ukrainian operatives had launched…

The State Department has approved the potential sale of millions of dollars’ worth of F-16 fighter jet missiles and other military equipment to the island The US State Department has greenlit the proposed sale of $619 million worth of military supplies to Taiwan, including ammunition for F-16 fighter jets, the Pentagon announced on Wednesday. The deal contains hundreds of High-Speed Anti-Radiation Missiles (HARM) and Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missiles (AMRAAM), as well as training missiles, guidance systems, multi-purpose launchers, spare parts, classified software, and other equipment. The principal contractors listed in the deal are Raytheon Missiles & Defense and Lockheed…