Author: Steven Sahiounie

The tensions around Ukraine have been escalating over the past several weeks, as the US and the UK have repeatedly accused Russia of planning “an invasion” and wanting to install a puppet government in Kiev. Russian Permanent Representative to the EU Vladimir Chizhov stated on Tuesday that Russia won’t be taking any action against Ukraine unless Kiev provokes a response. “If Ukraine carries out an attack against Russia – don’t be surprised that we respond”, he told The Guardian. He also stressed that Moscow won’t allow the “blatant killing of Russian citizens anywhere – including in Donbass”. According to the diplomat, the number…

By Layla Guest However, the military bloc’s chief said it does not yet see real signs of de-escalation With Moscow announcing its troops have begun returning to their bases following exercises in Belarus, close to the border with Ukraine, NATO’s Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has said he sees hope for diplomacy to put an end to the standoff between Russia and the West. Speaking at a news conference ahead of a meeting with defense ministers from member states on Tuesday, the military bloc’s chief set out his assessment of the current climate on the Russian-Ukrainian demarcation line. “So far, we have…

The Saudi-led coalition warplanes target civilian workers, intensify raids on northern Yemen, and re-target the communications building. A Yemeni worker was martyred and two others were injured as the coalition warplanes targeted a water rig with two air raids in Al-Safia area in Al-Matammah District of Al-Jawf Governorate, northeastern Yemen. The coalition warplanes also launched 9 raids on the border district of Haradh in Hajjah Governorate, northwest of Yemen, and 4 raids on the Harf Sufyan District in Amran Governorate, north Yemen. The Saudi-led coalition warplanes targeted Yemen’s Ministry of Telecommunications and Information Technology building in the northern side of the capital,…

Damascus, SANA- A solider was martyred, and 11 others were wounded as a result of an explosive device blast planted in a military bus near the Customs roundabout, Damascus. At about 7:25 am, on February 15,2022, an explosive device planted in a military bus near the Customs roundabout went off, leading to martyrdom of a soldier and wounding 11 others, a military source said. On October,20, 2021, 14 was martyred, and others were wounded when two explosive devices attached to a military bus were detonated at Jisr al-Raees , Damascus. Source: SANA

Morocco is furthering its ties with the Israeli occupation, purchasing a defense system from “Tel Aviv” to combat “threats” from Algeria. Israeli Aerospace Industries (IAI) will be providing Morocco with advanced air defense and anti-missile defense systems, signing a whopping $500 million deal, Israeli media reported Sunday. IAI is going to sell the Barak MX system, which intercepts all types of aircraft and missiles through surface-to-air (SAM) missiles. The deal took off with Israeli Security Minister Benny Gantz’s visit to Morocco in late 2021, Israeli Channel 12 reported Monday. During his visit, Gantz signed a memorandum of understanding on security cooperation, which paved the…

Moscow was dissatisfied with the US and NATO offers, but insists it retains hope for further discussions Russia is “dissatisfied” with the West’s reaction to its key security proposals, which Moscow furnished amid mounting tensions over Ukraine, but is still hoping to resolve a growing standoff through diplomatic channels, it was announced on Monday. President Vladimir Putin summoned Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu to the Kremlin on Monday to discuss their opinion on the offers received from the US and NATO on the subject of European security and the potential expansion of the military bloc into Ukraine. Putin began…

Defense Minister Sergey Shoigu has revealed additional info about a purported incident involving an American nuclear submarine in Russian waters The Russian defense minister has outlined details of an incident which, according to Moscow, saw a US military submarine violate Russia’s sovereignty over the weekend. The Pentagon has denied that any such event took place. Speaking on Monday, Sergey Shoigu told Russian President Vladimir Putin that the submarine went 4km deep into the country’s territorial waters. It took Russia’s military three hours to make the intruding boat leave and required the deployment of “special actions” three times, Shoigu told the president. The…

Moscow, SANA- Russia revealed information about the intention of US intelligence to exploit sleeper terrorist cells in Syria to carry out attacks against the Syrian Arab Army. Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Oleg Syromolotov said in a statement that the Russian forces in Syria has information about the US intelligence plans to mobilize sleeping extremists in Syria to carry out attacks against the Syrian Army and the Russian and Iranian military personnel. He added that the Russian forces in Syria are taking appropriate measures to deal with any possible incidents of this kind. Source: SANA

Jenin mourns the Palestinian youth Mohammad Akram Abu Salah, who was shot dead by the Israeli occupation forces in a massive march against the occupation’s arbitrary measures. A Palestinian teen was killed and ten others were wounded, at dawn today, Monday, by the Israeli occupation forces’ bullets as they stormed  Silat Al-Harithiya town, west of Jenin, accompanied by dozens of military vehicles with the aim of demolishing houses. The Israeli forces opened fire on Palestinian citizens who gathered to confront them defending their town. Hundreds of people took part in the funeral procession of the Palestinian martyr Mohammad Akram Abu…

The Prisoners’ Information Office announces a new escalating step in “Megiddo” Prison, represented by the prisoners’ boycott of medication intake. Palestinian administrative prisoners in the Israeli occupation prisons continue their boycott of the occupation courts for the 45th day in a row demanding an end to the arbitrary administrative detention policy under the slogan “Our Choice Is Our Freedom.” The Prisoners’ Information Office announced a new escalation step, as “the sick administrative prisoners in Megiddo prison announced their boycott of medication intake protesting their administrative detention and demanding their immediate release.” It is expected that other prisons will join this…