Author: Steven Sahiounie

A Yemeni source announced on Thursday night that another group of US forces entered the Al-Mahra province in eastern Yemen. On Tuesday, these soldiers entered Al-Ghaizah airport in Al-Mahrah province. There is no mention of the number of American soldiers who entered Yemen. Al-Ghaizah airport is a military base that was built illegally by the British and Zionist forces in 2017. These military forces are transported from Al-Ryan airport located in Al-Mukalla city; The capital of Hadhramout province. This action comes after Sheikh Ali Al-Harizi, the head of the anti-occupation sit-in committee, made a revelation and reported on the huge looting of…

The Kremlin on Friday offered strong support to China amid the tensions over Taiwan, warning the United States against any “provocative” moves that could exacerbate the situation. Chinese President Xi Jinping warned against meddling in China’s dealings with Taiwan during a phone call Thursday with US President Joe Biden. Speaking in a call with reporters, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that Russia staunchly supports China’s sovereignty and territorial integrity. “We believe that no other country has the right to call (that) into doubt or take any provocative steps,” Peskov said. He warned the US against “destructive” moves, adding that “such…

Lebanon has seen rising discriminatory acts against Syrian refugees over the past weeks fuelled by a bread shortage, the United Nations Higher Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) said on Friday. “Lebanon is witnessing an increase in tensions and incitement between different communities, leading to localized violence in the streets, including against refugees,” it said in a statement. The UN refugee agency said it is increasingly concerned with these “restrictive practices and discriminatory measures based on nationality.” Lebanon has been suffering from a worsening wheat crisis since the onset of the Russia-Ukraine conflict, leading to some scuffles between the Lebanese citizens and…

Late on July 28, the US-led coalition fired several projectiles from the Green Village base which is located in al-Omar oil fields in the southeastern countryside of Syria’s Deir Ezzor. The unidentified projectiles, possibly artillery shells or anti-aircraft missiles, were allegedly fired following a rocket attack on the Green Village base. According to a number of news sources, at least two rockets landed in the outskirts of the base. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said that four of the projectiles fired by the coalition hit an area in the government-held part of the southern Deir Ezzor countryside where Iranian-backed…

Hundreds of followers of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr on Wednesday broke into the Iraqi parliament building in central Baghdad to protest against the nomination of Mohammed Shia’ al-Sudani for the post of prime minister. The riot police fired tear gas canisters and warning shots to disperse the protesters, but there were no clashes between the protesters and the security forces, an Iraqi Interior Ministry source told Xinhua on condition of anonymity. Many videos aired by TV channels and social media showed dozens of demonstrators inside the parliament building waving Iraqi flags and chanting slogans hailing Moqtada al-Sadr. Iraqi Prime Minister…

Four members of the Kurdish security forces, known as Assayish, were killed by an armed Turkish drone in Syria’s northern province of Raqqa on Thursday, a war monitor reported. The Turkish drone fired at an Assayish vehicle in the vicinity of the Tal Samen town in the northern countryside of Raqqa, said the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights. With this attack, Türkiye has carried out 42 such drone strikes on Kurdish fighters since the beginning of 2022, according to the monitor. This is part of the tension between Türkiye and the Kurdish militia in northern Syria, which has been growing…

Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke with U.S. President Joe Biden on the phone at the request of the latter on Thursday evening. The two presidents had a candid communication and exchange on China-U.S. relations and issues of mutual interest. Xi pointed out that in the world today, the trends of turbulence and transformation are evolving, and deficits in development and security are looming large. Faced with a world of change and disorder, the international community and the people around the world expect China and the United States to take the lead in upholding world peace and security and in promoting…

The recently-arrested Israeli Mossad agents planned to blow up a vital military target inside Iran using highly powerful bombs according to new findings. The Iranian Intelligence Ministry provided additional information about a network of Israeli Mossad agents recently apprehended by Tehran’s security forces, revealing that the captured mercenaries planned to blow up a vital military target inside Iran using highly powerful bombs. The Iranian Intelligence Ministry claimed on Saturday that members of a terrorist group associated with the Israeli Mossad were arrested by the country’s security services before they could carry out acts of sabotage. On Wednesday, the intelligence ministry published another…

Turkey is ready to support the “Syrian regime” against the Kurdish People’s Protection Units (YPG) and the Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK), Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said during an interview with TV 100 on July 17. The YPG is the core of the Syrian Democratic Forces, which controls vast parts of Syria’s northern and northeastern region with direct support from the US. The PKK enjoys much influence within the group. Turkey has been battling these groups for years now. Cavusoglu said that Turkey held talks with Iran, a top ally of the Damascus government, on the removal of “terrorists” from…

At the same time, Karl Nehammer expressed confidence that ‘smart sanctions,’ like restrictions in respect of electronic components, will demonstrate their efficiency over time It is impossible to impose an embargo on Russian gas because it threatens by industry collapse and unemployment, Austrian Chancellor Karl Nehammer said at a press conference with Hungary’s Prime Minister Viktor Orban. “The position of Austria is such that it is impossible to introduce an embargo in respect of gas. Not merely because Austria depends on Russian gas, the German industry also depends on it, and if it collapses, the Austrian one will crash down…