Author: Steven Sahiounie

ISIS’s official news agency, Amaq, has released horrific photos documenting the June 20 central Syria ambush, which claimed the lives of 13 people. The ambush targeted a bus near the area of al-Jerah on the Raqqa-Homs highway. Two of the people killed during the ambush were civilians, while the rest were all service members of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA). Amaq’s horrific photos shows ISIS terrorists boarding the bus then executing the passengers. Before fleeing back to their hideouts, the terrorists set the bus on fire. The SAA and its allies are yet to respond to the ambush. The deadly ambush…

Travel woes across Britain are due to continue as the fallout from rail strikes causes knock-on disruption. Talks have resumed in an attempt to resolve the bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions following a mass strike of rail workers on Tuesday, with further strikes planned on Thursday and Saturday, The Guardian reported. But transport bosses warned services would be disrupted on Wednesday and through the week, with many starting later than normal because overnight workers, including Network Rail (NR) signalers and control room staff, were part of Tuesday’s strike. Wednesday was going to be “quite a messy day”, said…

They are pushing countries away from American investments, according to Ray Dalio Washington’s sanctions against Moscow are forcing other countries to cut their investments in the US for fear of becoming the next target, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio has said in an interview with German newspaper Der Spiegel. When asked about anti-Russia sanctions, the founder of the world’s largest hedge fund Bridgewater Associates said the measures are failing, but there are no other options available to Washington. “Sanctions are the only weapon the US can use. So far, the decline in Russia’s gross domestic product has been around…

Belarus says it informed an Iraqi delegation of the details of an investigation concluded about mass executions and secret burial of Iraqi refugees killed by the Polish army. The Investigative Committee of Belarus said that an Iraqi delegation visiting Minsk was handed over evidence and information about the mass and secret executions of Iraqi refugees by Polish soldiers on the Polish side of the border with Belarus. According to a statement published on the website of the Committee, a meeting was held with the Iraqi delegation in the Committee’s central office. During the meeting, the Iraqi side was informed of the details of…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Lebanon has slipped into social, economic and financial collapse after years of systemic political corruption. Beirut has the opportunity to be resurrected from the ashes by a new parliament, financial reforms and the opportunity to retrieve energy resources from a large off-shore gas field yet undeveloped. Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse interviewed Dr. Ghassan Melhem to gain insight into the issues and the people who may effect a positive change for Lebanon. Dr. Melhem is a lecturer and researcher in Political Sciences and International Relations at the Lebanese University. 1. Steven Sahiounie (SS): Lebanon has elected…

The prosecutor general of the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan says arrested Mossad agents sought to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists. Mehdi Shamsabadi, the Prosecutor General of the southeastern Iranian province of Sistan and Baluchestan, confirmed Tuesday that some Mossad agents were arrested in the province. According to the prosecutor, the arrested Mossad agents sought to assassinate Iranian nuclear scientists. Shamsabadi indicted that “the arrest of these Mossad operatives came after a complicated intelligence operation that lasted for eight months of monitoring them.” He pointed out that the arrested agents are under investigation, adding that a lawsuit will be…

Moscow also informed the EU envoy of its “opinions on the developments in Ukraine and in the Donetsk and Lugansk People’s Republics amid the special military operation” Russia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Andrey Rudenko warned European Union Ambassador to Moscow Markus Ederer on Tuesday that the bloc’s ongoing arms supplies to Kiev were unacceptable. “Russia stressed as unacceptable the EU’s ongoing weapons supplies to Ukrainian forces. [Russia] stressed that the weapons are being used for attacks on civilian infrastructure in Donbass localities leaving civilians and children dead,” the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Moscow also informed the EU envoy…

The company’s CEO has warned a recession in the US is “likely” Tesla will cut 10% of its salaried workforce over the next three months, Chief Executive Elon Musk said on Tuesday. Speaking at the Qatar Economic Forum organized by Bloomberg, he also warned that a recession in the US was likely. “A recession is inevitable at some point, as to whether there is a recession in the near term, that is more likely than not,” the head of the electric carmaker said. Musk said earlier this month that he had a “super bad feeling” about the economy. That’s when it was first…

Russia’s most-advanced anti-aircraft and anti-missile weapons are already being delivered to the military, the president has said The Russian military is in the process of deploying the S-500, the most advanced air-defense system in the country, President Vladimir Putin said on Tuesday. The Russian leader made the announcements during an address to the graduates of military colleges in Moscow as he described Russia’s plans for fielding advanced weapon systems, which he said “will determine the combat capabilities of the army and the navy for years and decades to come”. Putin stated that the S-500 long-range missile system, which is designed to…

Thousands of indigenous demonstrators marched through Ecuador’s capital on Monday urging President Guillermo Lasso to agree to demands for economic and social support, the latest in a series of protests that have injured dozens and disrupted the economy. Amid a surge in the cost of living, the protests began last Monday with a list of 10 demands, including a fuel price cut, preventing further expansion of Ecuador’s oil and mining industry, and more time for small and medium-sized farms to pay off debt. Lasso has called for dialogue and announced plans to help vulnerable sectors of society. Protesters have said…