Author: Steven Sahiounie

Hasaka, SANA- The US occupation warplanes completely destroyed the Technical Institute building in Hasaka city under the pretext that a number of the escapees from the Industrial Secondary prison have hidden in it, meanwhile QSD militia imposed a curfew on the city. SANA reporter said that US helicopters were still flying as clashes in the vicinity of the prison, al-Zohour and Ghwairan neighborhoods between QSD militia and members of Daesh terrorist organization and the escapees from prison went on. The militia’s repressive practices against locals while storming houses of the neighborhoods, with the help of the US aircraft, forced them…

The social media platforms are addictive to an extent that caused a kid to kill herself, mother claims in lawsuit Eleven-year-old Selena was apparently so addicted to Instagram and Snapchat that she suffered depression, eating disorders and sleep deprivation, before eventually killing herself, her mother Tammy Rodriguez claims. The woman, from Connecticut, sued the companies in San Francisco federal court this week. According to the lawsuit, filed on Thursday against the platforms’ respective parent companies, Meta (formerly Facebook) and Snap, the photo-sharing and messaging apps lack parental control and “seek to exploit users’ susceptibility.” As an alleged result, the girl…

Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades stress that their response to the Israeli crimes against the Palestinian people will be painful. Today, Saturday, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades in Jenin camp announced general mobilization in all its ranks and threatened that they will strike a painful blow against the Israeli occupation for all its crimes against the Palestinian people. The Brigades’ Spokesperson stressed that “the escalation of the [Israeli] occupation’s crimes in Beita, Jabal Sbeih, and Barqa, along with the escalation in settlers’ attacks through killing and destruction, will be met with a mighty blow and the announcement of the mobilization of all fighters.” He…

After the Saudi-led coalition launched raids on Yemen, in a continuous act of terrorism and genocide, former British MP Jeremy Corbyn condemned the attacks and called on officials to “stop arms sales to Saudi Arabia.” “Airstrikes in Yemen last night killed more than 60 victims and caused a nationwide internet blackout. The UK government is complicit in these crimes through arming and training the Saudi-led war on Yemen. Arms sales to Saudi Arabia must end now.” These were the words of former British MP Jeremy Corbyn in a tweet as he stood in solidarity with Yemen against the Saudi-led coalition’s murderous acts…

Raqqa, SANA- A number of civilians were martyred and many others were wounded in artillery attacks by the Turkish occupation and its mercenaries on al- Hadriyat village in Raqqa northern countryside. The Turkish occupation forces and their terrorists shelled, with heavy artillery, al- Hadriyat village, east of Ayn Issa city in Raqqa northern countryside, killing and injuring a number of civilians and causing damage to public and private properties, local sources told SANA.  The sources noted to information about the intention of Turkish occupation and its terrorist organizations to launch a large-scale attack towards Ayn Issa in Raqqa countryside. Source:…

USS Harry S. Truman joins Neptune Strike ‘22 wargames in the Mediterranean Sea amid tensions with Russia The nuclear-powered fleet aircraft carrier USS Harry S. Truman will take part in next week’s NATO exercise in the Mediterranean Sea dubbed “Neptune Strike ‘22,” the Pentagon has announced. The 12-day exercise kicks off Monday and is supposed to “demonstrate NATO’s ability to integrate the high-end maritime strike capabilities of an aircraft carrier strike group to support the deterrence and defense of the alliance,” Pentagon spokesman John Kirby told reporters Friday. Though the Truman and its strike group will be placed “under NATO operational control,” the overall command of the exercise will…

Human rights organizations condemn the Saudi-led coalition massacres against Yemenis. Western humanitarian organizations, led by the Norwegian Refugee Council, denounced the massacres committed by the Saudi-led coalition in Saada, Hudaydah, and Sanaa. The Norwegian Presidency of the UN Security Council condemned the recent airstrikes of the Saudi coalition on Yemen. “It’s not acceptable,” Norway’s Ambassador to the UN, Mona Juul, said of the strikes, calling for “de-escalation and restraint”. Dozens of victims under the rubble For his part, the Director of the Office of the Humanitarian Affairs Officer in Saada, Majd Al-Din Al-Razhi, told Al Mayadeen that there are dozens of victims under…

US State Secretary Antony Blinken says the US is concerned about the recent escalation in Yemen and calls for de-escalation A recent escalation in Yemen, in which the Saudi-led coalition committed another brutal massacre by targeting a detention facility in Saada, led the US State Department to condemn the escalation. “The escalation in Yemen, which resulted in more than 100 casualties in recent days, is of great concern for the United States,” the State Department statement said, addressing the Saudi-led coalition’s massacre, adding, “In particular, we are aware of reports of a Saudi-led Coalition strike that hit a detention center…

The Lebanese cabinet will discuss next Monday the draft budget for the current year, which includes a deficit of 15,000 billion Lebanese pounds, and will adopt an exchange rate of 20 thousand pounds against the US dollar. Significantly, a 3% on all imported goods and a customs fee of 10% on imported goods, if it is similarly manufactured in Lebanon, will be imposed. The draft budget will increase the tax on movable capital income, including interest on deposits and bonds, to 10%, and will witness imposing fees on empty real estate and shares for companies that own real estate. In addition,…

Yemen’s Supreme Political Council says the massacres committed by the Saudi-led coalition “will not go unpunished,” condemning international silence on the atrocities against the Yemeni people. According to Lebanon’s al-Mayadeen television network, the council said in a statement on Friday that “those who are silent on the massacres” should “swallow their tongues when the screams of Saudi Arabia and the United Arab of Emirates (UAE) and their users rise,” in an apparent reference to the United States and the Israeli regime. According to the statement, the targeting of telecommunication networks means the coalition aims to “commit more crimes away from…