Author: Steven Sahiounie

The two foreign ministers are likely to discuss fight against terrorism Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in Algeria with a working visit to hold talks on Tuesday with his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra. The two diplomats last met in early April, when Lamamra visited Moscow as part of an Arab League delegation for negotiations on Ukraine. Russia’s top diplomat last visited Algeria in 2019. His latest visit coincides with the 60th anniversary of the two countries’ diplomatic relations. The two foreign ministers are likely to discuss fight against terrorism. Russian Ambassador to Algeria Igor Belyaev said earlier in…

A number of the Turkish occupation mercenaries were injured in an infighting that erupted among them in Ras al-Ayn City, Hasaka northwestern countryside. Local sources in Ras al-Ayn City told SANA that fierce clashes with light and medium machine guns erupted among mercenaries of the Turkish occupation in the city and they led to the injury of a number of them. The sources added that the clashes also caused a state of fear and chaos in the city, in addition to material damages to the locals’ property and their houses. In a relevant context, local sources said that a group…

On May 10, the Russian Defense Ministry officially announced that units of the Lugansk People’s Republic, supported by the Armed Forces of the Russian Federation, completed mopping-up of Popasnaya, broke through the deeply echeloned defence of Kyiv’s forces and reached the administrative border of the Lugansk People’s Republic. The recent clashes resulted in the elimination over 120 members of Kyiv’s forces and 13 armoured vehicles and 12 vehicles of various purposes. The defense ministry added that: Operational-tactical and army aviation of the Russian Aerospace Force have hit 16 areas of AFU manpower and military equipment concentration.Missile troops and artillery units…

The Tesla tycoon’s cryptic tweet generated a slew of Hillary Clinton jokes Elon Musk on Monday told his followers on Twitter that should he die “under mysterious circumstances, it’s been nice knowin ya.” The SpaceX and Tesla magnate has apparently clashed with a Russian official, but his announcement sparked more jokes than concern. Musk tweeted his message on Monday morning but gave no further explanation. Shortly afterwards, however, he shared a post written by Russia’s former deputy prime minister and current space agency chief Dmitry Rogozin, in which Rogozin said the Tesla tycoon will be held “accountable” for providing Starlink internet terminals to “Nazi” militants in the Ukrainian…

A prohibition on insuring Russian oil tankers reportedly remains on the table Brussels has opted to cancel plans to prohibit EU member-owned ships from moving Russian crude oil to third-party countries, documents seen by Bloomberg showed. However, a ban on insuring Russian tankers is reportedly still being reviewed. If passed, this could represent an effective barrier to exports of oil from the sanction-hit country. The ban on transporting Russian crude, which was proposed as part of the EU’s sixth package of sanctions over Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, was reportedly opposed by Greece, whose economy heavily relies on shipping, people…

Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Monday that Russia will not remain indifferent if Finland joins NATO, emphasizing that the action would not strengthen the security of either Finland or the alliance. Russia will not remain indifferent if Finland joins NATO, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Grushko said Monday. “It is clear that from the point of view of security, we will not remain indifferent. Our military will consider all the necessary measures that will be required to ensure the legitimate defense interests,” Grushko said. The diplomat added that this decision to join NATO would not strengthen the security…

“Those who claim that Israel only attacked Lebanon in retaliation to attacks from Lebanon on them are liars! The suffering of the people of the South began from the very first days of the Zionist occupation!,” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said on Monday. Speaking at the Tyre and Nabatiye election campaign ceremony, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah said: “The people of the South resorted to Resistance as a result of the Lebanese state’s abandonment of the South. I say to those who call for the disarmament of the Resistance, do not even dream of disarming the Resistance!” “They wanted to distinguish the Shias…

A Ukrainian sea and air assault on the island off the coast of Odessa was defeated with major losses, Moscow said An attempt by Ukrainian armed forces to seize the infamous Snake Island by air and sea over the weekend resulted in failure and substantial casualties, the Russian Ministry of Defense said on Monday, noting that US and UK advisers were involved in planning the operation. “Over the past two days, the Kiev regime has made several desperate attempts to land by air and sea on Snake Island, which is important for ensuring control of the northwestern part of the…

Russian-led forces have recently claimed several victories in the region of Severodonetsk-Lisichansk in the Luhansk People’s Republic. After weeks-long battles in Rubezhnoe, the Luhansk People’s Militia claimed the control over the town and nearby areas. After the town of Rubezhnoye came under the LPR control, Russian forces advanced closer to the city of Severodonetsk. The LPR military showed an apartment used as a firing point by Ukrainian soldiers in Rubezhnoe. A lot of NATO weapons were left inside: Despite several attempts by the AFU to counterattack, the village of Voevodovka located between Rubezhnoe and Severodonetsk was completely mopped up of…

The Russian president said that the Russian troops “are fighting bravely, heroically and professionally” Russia would have used any opportunity to iron out the situation in Ukraine by peaceful means, but it had not been given any chance to do this, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. “If there had been at least one chance to solve this issue by other, peaceful means, we would have certainly used this chance. But we were not given this chance, simply not,” Putin said at a meeting with Artyom Zhoga, the father of Vladimir Zhoga, also known as Vokha, the commander of…