Author: Steven Sahiounie

Palestinians succeeded in preventing settlers from establishing a new settlement outpost on Arab al-Zayyadna village’s lands, near Rahat in the al-Naqab. Palestinians of Al-Naqab succeeded in preventing Israeli settlers from establishing a new settlement outpost on Arab Al-Zayyadna village’s lands, near Rahat town in the Al-Naqab. Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that the Israeli occupation police evacuated the settlement outpost that was established at dawn today in the Al-Naqab, after dozens of settlers stormed the village of Arab Al-Zaydna, and set up a group of tents in the place. According to the Israeli media, dozens of Rahat residents arrived in the vicinity…

WASHINGTON (Sputnik) – A group of US lawmakers led by Congressman Ronny Jackson on Wednesday sent a letter to President Joe Biden, his physician and chief medical adviser urging them that Biden immediately undergo a cognitive test after a number of incidents including publicly offending a reporter.”We again write to you to express concern with your current cognitive state. We believe that, regardless of gender, age, or political party, all Presidents should follow the example set by former President [Donald] Trump to document and demonstrate sound mental abilities,” the letter said. “To achieve this, we urge you to submit to…

Minsk could send troops to support Russia’s humanitarian efforts in Syria By Alexey Viryasov Belarusian soldiers could be sent to Syria to help Moscow provide humanitarian aid, after Russia’s Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin ordered that his country’s defense and foreign affairs ministries negotiate an agreement with Minsk. The document, signed last week but published this Monday, proposes that Russia work together with its closest ally in helping the war-torn nation. The text suggests that Belarus could send up to 200 soldiers to assist the Russian troops. They will not engage in combat and will remain out of the conflict zone. “The…

The Houthis (Ansar Allah) continue to hold onto their positions in the city of Harad in the northwestern Yemeni province of Hajjah in the face of a large-scale attack by Saudi-led coalition proxies. The attack on Harad, which began in the first week of February, is being led by Saudi-backed forces from the Yemeni Armed Forces’ 5th Military District. As of February 9, Saudi-backed forces have failed to make any significant gains in Harad. With the Houthis showing fierce resistance inside the city, Saudi-backed forces moved to the nearby al-Hayjah mount where they recaptured a few positions they lost very recently. The Houthis…

Damascus, SANA- Ministry of Economy and Foreign Trade underlined that the Syrian trucks are still carrying out the exporting operations of the Syrian goods to Iraq at the Syrian-Iraqi border. A source at the Ministry said in a statement to SANA that the issue of the entry of Syrian trucks is being closely followed up by the Syrian Embassy in Baghdad along with the brotherly Iraqi side. The source added that this issue also topped the discussions held on the sidelines of the visit paid by the Syrian Minister of Agriculture to Iraq. Source: SANA

The price of crude has seen steady gains since the beginning of the year Oil prices will “certainly” hit $120 a barrel if Russia invades Ukraine, and the global economy will be “radically altered,” veteran strategist David Roche told CNBC on Monday. He referred to uncertainty over Moscow’s next steps as “the ghost in the room” – one with the potential to massively disrupt global markets. “I think if there was an invasion of Ukraine and there were to be sanctions which impeded either Russia’s access to foreign exchange mechanisms, messaging systems and so on, or which prevented them from exporting their commodities, either oil or…

Media groups claim they’re concerned by the current lack of access afforded to journalists US media organizations have circulated a letter calling on the Pentagon to urgently allow journalists to be embedded with US troops being sent to Europe, CNN revealed on Wednesday. In the correspondence, news outlets Military.com, the Military Times, and Task & Purpose claim the public has a “right to know how and what their troops are doing and how their tax dollars are spent. The three publications, which are circulating the letter to other journalists in the hope of garnering more support for their cause, said that “despite numerous…

The occupied West Bank witnessed a state of tension and anger following the assassination of three Palestinians in Nablus. More than 50 young men were injured during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces at Beita, Burqa, and Bazariya junction, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, in the wake of calls for an anger day following the martyrdom of three Palestinians. The Palestinian youths set rubber tires on fire and threw stones at the IOF. Gunfire was also fired at the occupation forces at the Beita junction, south of Nablus. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in occupied Palestine indicated that the West…

On February 9, four Turkish-backed militants were killed or wounded when the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) targeted the Abu al-Zandin crossing in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The crossing was targeted with precision-guided munitions, most likely anti-tank guided missiles or guided artillery rounds. The pinpoint strike killed a militant of the Malik-Shah Division, a faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, and wounded at least three others. Two truck-mounted heavy machine guns were also destroyed. The Abu al-Zandin crossing, which is located right on the separation line between government-held and Turkish-occupied areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo, has been…

Nations in the West have long been expressing concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile programme, urging Tehran to slash it during the signing of the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. Iran insisted that it needs these missiles for defensive purposes and will not end the programme. The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Bagheri has stated that the country will continue to advance its ballistic missile development and production as Tehran unveiled its new third-generation long-range missile dubbed “Kheibarshekan”. “We will continue on the path of growth, development, and excellence for our missile power, both in…