Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian thanks the Chinese government for its supportive stances for Iran in the Vienna negotiations and for explaining Iran’s policies. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian stressed that the West must take a serious and effective decision with regard to canceling the embargo and proving its true deflection from the failed policies of the previous US government. This came during a telephone conversation with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, on Monday evening, during which they discussed and exchanged views on bilateral relations, the Vienna negotiations process, and international developments. Amir-Abdollahian thanked and praised China’s government for taking a…

Three Yemenis were wounded, in a separate incident, by a cluster bomb dropped by the Saudi-led coalition aircraft on Saada. A Yemeni citizen was martyred and four others were wounded, including an African immigrant, on Monday, by the Saudi-led coalition in the Al-Muftah and Al-Raqqo areas in the Munabih border district in Saada, northern Yemen. Additionally, three civilians were injured by an explosion caused by cluster bombs left behind by the Saudi-led coalition aircraft in the Haidan District, southwest of the governorate, north of Yemen. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Sanaa reported that the Yemeni Army and Popular Committees liberated Al-Mahsam…

The progressive commenter said his talking about Jamal Khashoggi murder and Yemen war crimes may have caused old episode’s removal Spotify appears to have censored an old episode of the Joe Rogan Experience show over criticism voiced in it against Saudi Arabia, the guest featured in the show has alleged. Kyle Kulinsky pointed out that the Arab kingdom is a promising new market for the audio streaming company. Kulinski, who hosts his own ‘Secular Talk’ show on YouTube, has been invited to Rogan’s on several occasions throughout the years. The episode that got axed by Spotify last week was aired in October…

The Israeli occupation is holding off on processing Palestinian requests for family reunification. The Israeli occupation denied Palestinians their right to reunification with their families, asserting once and for all that the Israeli regime is forcing a system of apartheid on Palestinians. The right-wing Israeli interior minister, Ayelet Shaked, is pressuring the occupation’s government to adopt a law prohibiting Palestinians from the occupied west bank who are married to Palestinians living inside the Palestinian occupied territories in 1948 from reuniting with their husbands and families. Shaked, the vocal face of opposition to reunification efforts overseeing the halt in applications, has…

Hasaka, SANA- The US occupation-backed SDF militia has raided a number of houses in the vicinity of Tal Tamir town in Hasaka western countryside and kidnapped a number of citizens and took them to an unknown destination, local sources told SANA reporter. The sources said that the SDF militia kidnapped a number of civilians during their raid yesterday on al-Askari neighborhood on the outskirts of Hasaka city center from the eastern direction and the southern section of Azizyia neighborhood under the pretext of searching for fugitives from the Industrial Secondary School Prison. In continuation of its violations against the locals,…

The U.S. is transferring military equipment and airborne units to Europe. On February 7th, at least two U.S. military C-17A Globemaster III cargo aircraft with military equipment and units of the 82nd Airborne Division on board arrived in Poland. The first C-17A Globemaster III landed at Rzeszow-Jasenka airport in southeastern Poland. It reportedly took off from the Dover Air Force Base, Delaware. The second aircraft took off from the Fort Bragg Army Base, North Carolina. It landed at the same Rzeszow-Jasenka airport, located 90 km from the border with Ukraine. Another U.S. aircraft has reportedly taken off from the Fort…

The US and Britain want a showdown with Russia, the Foreign Ministry has claimed The American & British governments have spread reports of a possible Russian invasion of Ukraine in order to declare victory in a “heroic fight,” after the humiliation of Afghanistan, and deflect attention from their domestic problems, Moscow has claimed. Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova posted the accusation on her Telegram channel on Monday, writing, “time is passing, and Russia is not attacking Ukraine. The intention of the US, who ordered this ‘music,’ and their British allies is obvious: they thought up this ‘Russian threat’ themselves, they have prepared for a…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- Four Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces on Monday in the West Bank The occupation forces stormed the towns of Silat al-Harithiya in Jenin and Azzun in Qalqilya, as well al-Burj village in Hebron, and they arrested four Palestinians, Wafa News Agency reported. On Sunday, the occupation troops arrested seven Palestinians in several areas in the West Bank Source: SANA

Eight rounds of talks have so far failed to bring back the 2015 agreement Iran’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has called on the US to fully remove sanctions imposed against Tehran, describing it as a “red line” for their nuclear negotiator during Monday’s weekly news conference. Talks between Tehran and Western powers are set to resume shortly, with the Islamic republic’s foreign ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh dismissing America’s concerns at apparent slow progress by claiming US officials have to make a “political decision” about sanctions if they wish to “reach a deal quickly.” While talks paused on January 28, allowing both sides to return to…

Egypt has been the recipient of an average of $2 billion in annual military and economic aid from the US since 1979, when it signed a peace treaty with Israel. And an Egyptian professor claims that money has always been used as a tool to ensure political leverage. At the end of January, the United States announced it would cut $130 million in annual economic assistance to Egypt, citing human rights concerns. Washington demands that Cairo stop persecuting political critics, journalists, women, and members of civil rights groups. It also urges to release several prisoners who hold US citizenship. Consistent…