Author: Steven Sahiounie

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- 25 Palestinians were arrested by Israeli occupation forces on Tuesday in several areas of the West Bank. The occupation forces stormed the towns of Qatana, northwest of occupied Jerusalem, Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron, Taqoua, east of Bethlehem, al-Amari camp in Ramallah, and Qalqilya City, and they raided and searched Palestinian homes and arrested 25 of them. On Monday, the occupation forces arrested 26 Palestinians in the West Bank. Source: SANA

In a phone call with US secretary of state Antony Blinken, PA President Mahmoud Abbas reiterates that “Israel” must stop the abuse of prisoners and the withholding of taxes, among other things. US secretary of state Antony Blinken urged ‘reform’ within the Palestinian Authority (PA) during a phone call with PA President Mahmoud Abbas, the Foreign Ministry said in a statement. Biden’s administration has asserted that the US plans to mend ties with the Palestinians were damaged under the Trump administration, which closed the US Consulate General in Al-Quds and cut off aid to the Palestinians in the West Bank…

MOSCOW (Sputnik) – Qatar has agreed with the Taliban movement (under UN sanctions for terrorist activities) to resume chartered evacuation flights from the Kabul airport, Axios reported on Tuesday, citing Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani. A chartered Qatar Airways evacuation flight carrying US citizens – the first one since the suspension of evacuations last November – took off from Kabul last Thursday, NBC reported, citing sources. According to Al Thani, as cited in the report, a new agreement between Qatar and the Taliban provides for two flights from Kabul per week operated by Qatar Airways, allowing…

An American announcement that Russia responded to recent proposals is not true, Moscow has said Claims from US officials that Moscow has responded to America’s proposals on de-escalation in Ukraine are inaccurate, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced. It confirmed that the two sides are in talks about security in Europe but denied that a formal answer had been given. Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Alexander Grushko told RIA Novosti on Tuesday that Russia is still preparing a “summary” response to Washington’s most recent proposals, and the US claim that it had received an answer “is not true.” He clarified…

People living in the vicinity of a fertilizer business in Winston-Salem, North Carolina were ordered to evacuate After hours spent battling a blaze at a fertilizer plant in North Carolina, firefighters warned on Tuesday that the facility could explode at any moment due to the large quantities of ammonium nitrate stored on site. The fire has also produced a significant amount of smoke and fumes, which pose a serious health hazard if inhaled. Residents within a one-mile radius of the plant were told to immediately evacuate. An estimated 6,000 to 6,500 people live in the affected area of Winston-Salem, according…

Amnesty International releases a report that finally condemned “Israel” as an apartheid regime, and documenting its crimes and practices against the Palestinian people. Amnesty International has finally released an awaited 211-page report, whose release “Israel” had fought against, which asserted once and for all that the Israeli regime is forcing a system of apartheid on Palestinians. Amnesty said the Israeli system is founded on “segregation, dispossession and exclusion”, which amount to crimes against humanity, and its findings were documented in a report that shows the Israeli seizure of Palestinian land and property, unlawful killings, forcibly displacing people, and denying them citizenship. This is the…

The authorities in Denmark don’t categorize the coronavirus a “socially critical disease” anymore due to a high vaccination rate Denmark has become the first EU member state to lift all coronavirus curbs on Tuesday despite surging Omicron cases. The government believes its massive vaccination drive alone would allow it to cope with the more contagious, yet milder variant of the virus. Starting from February 1, the Scandinavian country has stopped categorizing Covid-19 as a “socially critical disease,” ditching facemasks and Covid-19 passes. Limitations on indoor gatherings have been removed, with restaurants and bars returning to their usual working hours. Nightclubs are also…

Hasaka, SANA- The US occupation backed-SDF militia has intensified its raid campaigns and repressive practices against citizens in the areas it occupies, as on Tuesday morning, it raided several neighborhoods in Hasaka city, and a camp for the displaced in Raqqa countryside, and kidnapped dozens and took them to an unknown destination SDF militia continued its violations against the locals in Ghwairan neighborhood, as this morning, it prevented them from entering and leaving the neighborhood, in conjunction with raiding the houses, especially in the southeastern area, under the pretext of searching for fugitives from the Industrial High School Prison, local…

The Israeli occupation authority continues the demolition of Palestinian homes, and forces two brothers to demolish their own homes in Jabal Al-Mukabber. Israeli occupation authorities forced families living in Jabal Al-Mukabber and the town of Al-Issawiya in occupied Al-Quds to demolish four homes. Eyewitnesses said that the occupation’s municipality forced the two brothers Mohammad and Basem Shqeirat to demolish their homes in Jabal Al-Mukabber, and Mohammad Obeid from Al-Quds to demolish two homes under construction in the town of Al-Issawiya in occupied Al-Quds. Settlers attack young girls Under the protection of Israeli occupation forces, settlers attacked young girls from in the Sheikh Jarrah…

Four senior Israeli spy agency officials have allegedly resigned over disagreements with the newly appointed Mossad director An unnamed commander of Mossad’s special operations division has resigned, accoridng to Israeli media. He reportedly became the fourth high-profile official to leave Mossad in seven months since David Barnea became director of the Israeli intelligence agency in June 2021. According to a Channel 13 News report on Sunday, the commander resigned after Barnea allegedly told him that he and other officials had become a “burden on the organization.” “Barnea wanted to make major changes to how the department headed by [the unnamed commander]…