Author: Steven Sahiounie

Lebanese President Michel Aoun affirms, after meeting the Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdul Latif Derian, the importance of “cooperation between all parties and components to get out of the current crisis.” Lebanese President Michel Aoun affirmed Saturday that all necessary preparations are proceeding to hold the upcoming parliamentary elections on time, pointing out that no reasons exist to postpone them. After meeting with the Grand Mufti of the Republic, Sheikh Abdel Latif Derian, at Dar Al-Fatwa in Beirut, Aoun mentioned that Lebanon’s relations with the Arab countries were discussed, stressing the priority of civil peace in Lebanon. The…

Early on January 29, the Houthis (Ansar Allah) announced that they had targeted a large gathering of the United Arab Emirates (UAE)-backed Giants Brigades in the district of Usaylan in the Yemeni province of Shabwah with a ballistic missile. In a brief statement, Brig. Gen. Yahya Sari, a spokesman for the group, said that the missile strike killed or wounded 40 fighters and commanders of the Giants Brigades. Several military vehicles were also destroyed. These claims were dismissed by some Yemeni news sources, who said that the Houthis’ missile struck Abdullah bin Masoud mosque in the village of al-Safha. According…

Confrontations have erupted between Israeli occupation forces and residents in various areas of the West Bank in the refusal of settlement blocs. Confrontations erupted on Saturday between the Israeli occupation forces and the residents in several areas of the West Bank. Peaceful weekly marches were held in rejection of the establishment of settlement outposts in the village of Kafr Qaddoum, east of Qalqilya, and in the towns of Beita and Beit Dajan in Nablus. Protests were met with repression by the occupation forces, which led to the injury of a number of Palestinians, including three children. In Al-Khalil, confrontations erupted…

The scheduled combat-readiness testing has been underway in the country’s Western military district since Tuesday Soldiers and aviation personnel have completed all elements of combat-readiness drills and are now returning to their home bases, the commander of Russia’s Western military district said on Saturday. The Western military district includes units stationed in capital Moscow, Moscow Region, St Petersburg, Leningrad Region, the Baltic enclave of Kaliningrad, and other regions. “All of the tasks that were set before the troops as part of the combat-readiness drills have been fully completed,” General-Colonel Alexander Zhuravlyov said, as cited by the military district’s press-service. Communications brigades,…

The Iranian hacker group “Moses Staff” hacked into CCTV cameras on occupied Palestinian streets. An Iranian hacker group going by the name of “Moses Staff” hacked into the Israeli closed-circuit television cameras (CCTV) on occupied Palestinian streets. On Friday morning, the group posted a video on its Telegram channel showing the hacking and wrote “We see with our eyes and have been surveilling you for many years, at every moment and on every step.” The group added that the hacking constitutes “one part” only of its surveillance over Israeli activities through access to CCTV cameras. The hacker group warned the Israelis that…

The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) has allowed 200 terrorists of ISIS to withdraw from Geweran prison in the northeastern Syrian city of al-Hasakah in exchange for the release of 23 of its own fighters who were being held as hostages, the London-based al-Quds al-Arabi newspaper reported on January 27, citing an official in the US-backed group. ISIS terrorists attacked Geweran prison on January 20 where some 4,000 of their comrades were being held. The prison break attempt escalated into a six-day battle between the terrorists and the SDF. “Negotiations took place yesterday, Wednesday [January 26], between the SDF and the…

Amnesty International says the Saudi-led coalition used US-manufactured bombs in the Saada prison massacre and accuses the Biden administration of violating international and US laws. Human rights organization Amnesty International said the Saudi-led coalition used US-manufactured precision-guided munition in its Saada prison massacre. According to Amnesty, the laser-guided bomb used by the Saudi-led coalition to commit the massacre is manufactured by US defense company Raytheon. The organization described the bomb as “the latest piece in a wider web of evidence of the use of US-manufactured weapons in incidents that could amount to war crimes.” Lynn Maalouf, Amnesty’s Deputy Director for…

Ben Wallace will meet with Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu to discuss tensions in Ukraine UK Defence Secretary Ben Wallace has revealed that he will soon travel to Moscow for talks with his Russian counterpart Sergey Shoigu, but noted that he is “not optimistic” of a positive outcome. Wallace’s words come as tensions remain high on the Russian border with Ukraine. Earlier this month, London donated 2,000 short-range anti-tank missiles to Kiev in response to Moscow allegedly massing troops on the frontier, which the secretary called a “legitimate and real cause for concern.” Speaking to the BBC, Wallace confirmed that he…

The Qatari and Iranian foreign ministers have met in Tehran and exchanged views regarding a number of issues of interest between the two nations. Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani met with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in the Iranian capital of Tehran. Yesterday, the Qatari Foreign Minister discussed the regional developments with Amir-Abdollahian over the phone. The two ministers reviewed bilateral relations and discussed ways to develop the various fields of cooperation. The latest regional developments were also discussed in addition to exchanging views on a number of issues of common concern. The Qatari Foreign Minister’s…

Oil prices are declining in today’s trading after crude prices recorded their highest level in 7 years yesterday, while the US West Texas Intermediate futures contract is declining by 0.77%. Oil prices fell, during Thursday’s trading, and this came after crude prices recorded their highest level in 7 years yesterday. By 10:01 Moscow time, US crude futures West Texas Intermediate fell 0.77% to $ 86.88 a barrel. Meanwhile, Brent crude futures fell 0.49% to $89.52 a barrel, according to Bloomberg website data. Yesterday, oil prices jumped above $90 a barrel, for the first time in seven years. The decline in…