Author: Steven Sahiounie

Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it absolutely clear that there cannot be any talks with Kiev after its attack on Russia’s borderline Kursk Region, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “The president said it very clearly that following attacks, or even incursion, on the Kursk Region, any talks are impossible. The president also said a very important thing and I would like to draw attention to it that we will give an assessment of this situation later,” he said in an interview with the Moscow.Kremlin.Putin program on the Rossiya-1 television channel. A fragment of the interview was posted by…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘s official visit to Ukraine will take place amid the ongoing conflict there, and the consultations in Kiev will certainly broach this topic, Indian Deputy Foreign Minister Tanmaya Lal told a briefing. “PM Narendra Modi will undertake an official visit to Ukraine later this week,” Lal said. He recalled India’s position that “diplomacy and dialogue can resolve this conflict, which can lead to enduring peace.” “Dialogue is absolutely essential. Lasting peace can only be achieved through options that are acceptable to both parties and it can only be a negotiated settlement,” he added. Earlier, Lal…

At least 169 journalists have died in the Gaza Strip since October 7, 2023, the press service of the enclave’s government said. According to it, the latest victim was Ibrahim Marwan Muhareb of Pakistan, who collaborated with several Arab media outlets and TV channels. The Gaza authorities placed the blame for the deaths of journalists on Israel and called on the international community to bring Israel’s leadership to responsibility “for continuing crimes.” According to the latest data from Gaza’s health ministry, the death toll from Israeli bombardments stands at 40,139, with as many as 92,743 Palestinians being wounded. Tensions flared…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has invited his Azerbaijani counterpart Ilham Aliyev to the events along the lines of the CIS and BRICS slated to be held in Russia in October. The Russian leader noted the similarity between Moscow and Baku’s approaches following Russian-Azerbaijani talks. “A number of issues on the regional agenda were also reviewed. Naturally, given the role Azerbaijan is playing in the Caspian region and the South Caucasus,” Putin said. “We also touched on pertinent international issues. In foreign policy, our countries firmly adhere to the principle of supremacy of international law, sovereignty and non-interference in internal affairs,”…

Lawyers seeking an order to prevent the United Kingdom’s government from continuing to grant arms export licences to UK companies selling arms to Israel have submitted their case to the high court in London, according to the Guardian newspaper. The lawsuit is backed up by 14 witness statements by Palestinian and Western medical doctors, covering more than 100 pages and including descriptions of Palestinians being tortured, left untreated in hospital and unable to escape constant Israeli bombardment in Gaza, the report said. The case has been brought by an alliance of NGOs, including Al-Haq, Global Legal Action Network (GLAN), Amnesty…

Palestinian Resistance group Hamas praised Colombia for imposing a ban on coal exports to “Israel” amid its genocide on Gaza, urging the international community to sever ties with the regime. “We call on all countries to sever their relations with this fascist entity and to work by all means to boycott, isolate, impose sanctions on it, and prosecute its leaders as war criminals before international courts,” Hamas said in a statement issued on Monday. Hamas also hailed Colombian President Gustavo Petro’s statement highlighting his country’s coal was being used to create bombs and murder Palestinian children. Petro imposed the coal ban on “Israel” after…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received his Egyptian counterpart Badr Abdel Aati in Riyadh on Monday. During the meeting, the two ministers discussed regional and international developments, especially developments in the Gaza Strip and efforts made in this regard. They also reviewed the strong relations between Saudi Arabia and Egypt and ways to enhance them in various fields. Meanwhile, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken is on his ninth urgent mission to the Middle East since the conflict began. Blinken is due in Egypt after his visit to Israel. The visit came days after mediators, including Egypt, Qatar…

Germany must answer all questions posed by Russia regarding the terrorist attacks on the Nord Stream pipelines, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said in a commentary for the daily Izvestia. “[Germany] must answer all questions. First, they must stop categorically refusing to present the facts that they could not but discover. When at least some of the information we demand is not provided through official channels, but pops up in newspaper articles, and simultaneously in three, I think, German periodicals and in the Wall Street Journal in the United States, this induces the thought that all this was plotted in…

Prime Minister Mohamed Mustafa discussed today with the Dutch envoy for humanitarian affairs in Gaza, Ambassador Marjanne de Kwaasteniet, the importance of intensifying efforts and coordination to accelerate the entry of relief and medical aid to the Gaza Strip through all methods and to pressure to open more crossings with the Strip. During his meeting with the Dutch envoy Kwastnet in his office in Ramallah, Mustafa reiterated the need for joint coordination with the government and relevant ministries, with the aim of integrating efforts and making maximum use of available resources to meet the urgent needs of the people in the…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has launched a unified employment portal offering job opportunities spanning across the government and public sectors.