Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Israeli occupation forces stormed the Swih neighborhood in the town of Silwan in al-Quds (occupied Jerusalem).  Residents of al-Quds called for a widespread solidarity stand with the residents of the Batn al-Hawa neighborhood in Silwan, in concurrence with a session in the Israeli Supreme court looking into the decision to evict 86 families from their houses in favor of settlement organizations. The occupation has been increasing the rate of its aggressions, the latest of which was last Saturday, when large numbers of Israeli soldiers stormed the town. The Palestinians responded to these attacks with firecrackers. For its part, the Islamic…

Polish PM Mateusz Morawiecki has warned the EU against acting “with a gun to our heads,” claiming Warsaw would defend itself by any means available if the EU launched a “third World War” by holding back Covid-19 recovery funding. The strongly worded statement came after the European Commission threatened to leave Poland without billions in grants and loans as a response to a controversial decision by the country’s Constitutional Tribunal, which prioritized national laws over those of the European Court of Justice (ECJ). “What will happen if the European Commission starts a third World War? … We are going to…

The price of natural gas in Europe on Monday rose above $1,100 per thousand cubic meters on the Intercontinental Exchange in London, trading data shows. The cost of November futures on the TTF hub in the Netherlands traded at $1,109 for a thousand-cubic-meter unit as of 07:00 GMT, or, in household terms, $107 per megawatt-hour. At its peak, the cost of the commodity reached $1,139 per thousand cubic meters. The crisis in the European gas industry escalated earlier this fall, after spot gas prices soared on low-storage-capacity fears, nearly breaching the threshold of $2,000 per thousand cubic meters earlier in…

The head of Sudan’s ruling council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, has announced the dissolution of the transitional sovereign council and the government, enacting a state of emergency amid a military coup after the PM’s arrest. In a statement delivered on Monday, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan, the head of a Sovereign Council of military and civilian members which runs the country, declared a state of emergency and dissolved the government. Following the arrest of Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok and other officials by troops, Burhan stated that the military would oversee the remainder of Sudan’s transition to democracy and will hand over to a…

Russia’s ambassador to international organizations in Vienna says Iran’s demand from US administration to guarantee the landmark nuclear deal signed by Iran and world powers in 2015 is not only logical, but also “corresponds … to elementary common sense.” Mikhail Ulyanov made the remarks in a Sunday tweet while answering to a follower who asked him about his opinion on why the US administration of Joe Biden refuses to guarantee the deal even through his own presidency. Iran’s Ambassador to the United Nations Majid Takht-Ravanchi told reporters in early July that the Islamic Republic had asked Washington to provide strong…

A senior Yemeni official has lambasted the United Nations for what he termed as a political cover-up for heinous crimes being perpetrated by Saudi Arabia and its regional allies in the Arab country, stating that the continuation of such an incorrect policy would amount to a fundamental departure from the international body’s charter. Mahdi al-Mashat, who heads Yemen’s Supreme Political Council, lamented the “negative approach” of the UN vis-à-vis the Saudi-led coalition’s atrocious military campaign and brutal siege against Yemeni people. He also criticized the latest UN Security Council’s latest pro-Riyadh statement, which called for an urgent ceasefire across Yemen…

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says the Islamic Republic remains committed to obligations it has undertaken under the nuclear deal with world powers, but the United States and the European sides have failed to do so as they cannot make a final decision on the matter. Raeisi made the remarks while addressing a Sunday meeting between Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei and Iranian officials and foreign participants at the 35th International Islamic Unity Conference in Tehran. The president said his administration’s foreign policy focuses on expanded interactions with the world, particularly the neighboring countries, stressing that he…

Late last week, UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak said that when announcing the nation’s Spending Review next Wednesday, he would set out how the government “will continue to invest in public services and drive growth while keeping the public finances on a sustainable path”.UK Labour Party Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves has lashed out at the government over its policy concerning the compilation of the country’s Autumn Budget, due to be announced by Chancellor Rishi Sunak on 27 October. “We’ve seen a weekend full of Treasury smoke and mirrors ahead of the budget – with a government that would rather re-announce plans than…

The British monarch had to spend a night at King Edward VII’s Hospital last week, but reports say it was only needed for “precautionary tests”.Queen Elizabeth had to miss church on Sunday due to health concerns, but says she wants to resume official duties within days, UK media outlets have suggested. While the Queen missed the service at Windsor’s All Saints Chapel, she is believed to have received private prayers with a chaplain in her castle, The Sun reported, citing a royal source.In the meantime, all investiture ceremonies will be performed by other members of the Royal Family. “She is knackered”, another…

The Taliban (outlawed in Russia) are waging a real war on militants of the Islamic State terrorist organization (outlawed in Russia) on the territory of Afghanistan, Special Russian Presidential Representative for Afghanistan, Director of the Foreign Ministry’s Second Asian Department Zamir Kabulov said at an online conference on Monday. “The Taliban are waging a ruthless war on IS militants. In the course of a brief talk with [Russian Foreign Minister] Sergey Lavrov before the beginning of the Moscow format meeting, they told him about heavy casualties in this war. This confirms what we said earlier that the Taliban and now the…