Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli regime forces killed a 29-year-old Palestinian man, identified as Rafat Ali Ayyaseh, during a military raid in the northern West Bank city of Jenin on Wednesday, according to local reports. Citing the Palestinian health ministry, media reports said the young Palestinian man was killed after the heavily-armed regime soldiers opened fire at him near the apartheid barrier west of Jenin. A report in WAFA news agency quoted the head of the Palestinian Red Crescent ambulance service as saying that Ayyaseh, who belonged to Sanur village south of Jenin, was shot in the leg by Israeli regime soldiers near the barrier that…

A convoy of tankers carrying fuel from Iran to Lebanon has come under attack on the Iraqi-Syrian border, according to Iranian and Iraqi media reports. The reports said the attack occurred early on Wednesday, when 22 tankers were carrying diesel fuel from Iran to Lebanon through Syria. An IRIB correspondent said an “Israeili drone” targeted two of the tankers in the incident, after eight tankers passed from Iraq’s al-Qa’im border crossing into Syria. There have been conflicting reports about the attack and the casualties caused. Iranian authorities have not yet commented on the reports. Iraqi sources said earlier that at…

Lattakia, SANA-Citadel of Saladin ( Salah al-Din Al-Ayyoubi) is located east of Lattakia city , at an altitude of 410 m above the sea level.It has an area of more than 5 hectares and a length of 740 meters, setting a record as one of the largest forts in Syria.The Citadel is considered as one of the most magnificent architectural landmarks left by medieval architecture, because of its historical and archaeological value, which is attested by its immunity and the strength of its stones, in addition to its distinguished strategic location where it is surrounded by forests and picturesque landscapes…

German sportswear giant Adidas saw its net profit nearly halve in the third quarter of 2022 after leaving the Russian market and canceling a partnership with Kanye West. The company’s net profit tumbled to €‎352 million ($353 million), down from €‎984 million ($986 million) in the same period of last year. Operating profit declined by 16% and totaled €‎564 million ($565.5 million), while net income from continuing operations plummeted from €‎479 million ($480 million) last year to just €‎66 million ($66 million) during the reporting period. The sharp slump was caused by, among other things, massive write-offs mostly connected with…

Heung-Min Son suffered a fracture around his left eye during a 2-1 win away to Marseille in the Champions League last week; He has to undergo surgery which raised fears he would miss the World Cup with South Korea; Son said: “I won’t miss this for the world.” Heung-Min Son has confirmed he is fit for the World Cup with South Korea after undergoing surgery on a fracture around his eye. The Tottenham forward wrote on Instagram: “Hi everyone. I just wanted to take a moment to say thank you all for the messages of support I have received over…

Leon Edwards became the first Black British and Jamaica-born champion in UFC history when he won the welterweight crown in August; the 31-year-old has a desire to help others turn their lives around after escaping a life of crime as a teenager too Leon Edwards made history in August when he clinched the UFC welterweight title, but now the 31-year-old wants to leave a legacy outside the octagon. His fifth-round knock-out of Kamaru Usman – avenging a decision loss to the same opponent in 2015 – at UFC 278 saw him become the first Black British champion in the organisation’s…

From the red sandstone formations of Utah to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia, the United States holds a wealth of dazzling, resource-rich wild spaces. The government has been designating and extending protections for its public lands for a hundred years since the U.S. Forest Service was established in 1905. The U.S. has added dozens of designations to better protect these resources for future generations. It’s resulted in a labyrinth of acronyms and confusing titles that can easily mystify travelers. While rules vary from site to site, it’s good to generally know where you can camp, hunt, or even cut your own holiday tree. On some…

One recent October evening, NASA astronaut Zena Cardman strolled through a field of lava rock in a mockup spacesuit, her eyes set on the moon-like landscape. Cardman, a geobiologist, and fellow astronaut Drew Feustel were on a mission to collect rock samples near Arizona’s SP Crater, an 800-foot-tall cinder cone that formed during a volcanic eruption many millennia ago. NASA had seen to it that Cardman and Feustel’s nighttime trek would not be easy. Long shadows slithered across the craggy landscape, cast by an artificial sun in the form of a light moved around by a scientist. When Cardman and…

China’s consumer inflation eased in October while the factory gate price fell for the first time in nearly two months, official data showed on Wednesday. Its consumer price index (CPI), a main gauge of inflation, rose 2.1 percent year on year in October, down from 2.8 percent in September, according to data from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS). Consumer prices rose at a slower pace due to factors including dropping consumer demand after the National Day holiday and the high comparison base of last year, NBS statistician Dong Lijuan said in an online statement. The producer price index (PPI)…

As the United Nations’ latest annual climate change conference, COP27, kicked off Sunday in the ritzy resort town of Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, delegates from nearly 200 countries agreed to discuss compensating poor nations for damage linked to global warming. The item managed to land on the agenda even as the international community remains distracted by the ongoing war in Ukraine and rampant inflation. Wealthy nations at climate conferences in past years have generally ruled out discussions on “loss and damage,” wherein rich nations send money to poor nations to help them cope with the impacts of climate change. At last year’s conference in Glasgow,…