Author: Steven Sahiounie

In an interview with Al-Mayadeen, a member of Hamas’ Political Bureau Zaher Jabarin confirmed that there is a genuine discussion about uniting all Palestinian resistance movements to fight for the Liberation of Al-Quds and all of Palestine. Jabarin confirmed that the Palestinian prisoners’ resistance inside Israeli prisons will persist, adding that the Israeli occupation is not yet prepared for a prisoner exchange deal. Simultaneously, Hamas and Islamic Jihad warned the Israeli occupation against “testing the patience and resistance of the Palestinian people,” emphasizing that the occupation must bear the consequences of this “foolish policy” that may lead to a wide explosion in the…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator French President Macron provoked Algeria’s wrath and indignation after his critical and divisive comments were reported by Le Monde newspaper. Algeria has recalled its ambassador to France in protest of the statements, and Algerian authorities then closed their airspace to French military aircraft. Many Algerians will likely call on France to apologize for the crimes it committed during its colonization of Algeria over a period of 132 years (1930-1962) which, according to the Algerian presidency, claimed the lives of more than five million Algerians. Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse interviewed Hana Saada in order to…

While reiterating that cryptocurrency deserves to have a place in global currency and transactions, Russian President Vladimir Putin believes that the digital currency market is too high-risk and unstable to be used for settling oil contracts. Russia, for years, has been trying to lower its dependency on the US dollar, which makes up over 80% of international transactions around the world. Some companies switched to euros. “It’s too early to talk about that for now because cryptocurrency can of course be a payment unit, but it is very unstable. To transfer funds from one place to another, yes, but I…

Sydney is scrapping mandatory quarantine for overseas travellers from next month, officials said Friday, signalling a faster-than-expected end to tough coronavirus restrictions. Australia’s borders have been closed for the last 19 months to prevent the spread of Covid-19, stranding tens of thousands of Australians overseas and leading critics to dub the country a “hermit state”. Currently, anyone who enters Australia has to qualify for an exemption to travel and fork out many thousands of dollars to be locked in a hotel room for 14 days. New South Wales Premier Dominic Perrottet said that, from November 1, fully vaccinated travellers to…

WASHINGTON, October 15. Word Bank Group President David Malpass hailed as ‘informative’ talks with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk in Washington on Thursday. “This afternoon, I was pleased to welcome Russian DPM Alexei Overchhuk to the Word Bank,” David Malpass said in a tweet. “We held informative talks on several issues, including IDA20, comprehensive approaches to debt and debt transparency, energy sector reforms and climate change,” he wrote on Twitter. “President Malpass welcomed Deputy Prime Minister Overchuk’s views on a new approach to assessing the business and investment climate across countries,” the World Bank said in its readout after…

Moscow, Minister of Petroleum and Mineral Resources, Bassam Toumeh, discussed on Wednesday with his Iraqi counterpart, Minister Ihsan Abdul Jabbar, means of enhancing cooperation and coordination between the two countries in the energy field, especially the oil sector. Talks during the meeting, that was held on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week International Forum, concentrated on the importance of securing good job conditions for the gas and oil companies in light of threats of the terrorist groups remaining near the oil and gas fields in the two countries. Both sides stressed the necessity to go ahead in strengthening the…

The United States unilaterally pulled out of the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty in 2019 after accusing Moscow of breaching its terms. Moscow dismissed the allegations, and took the unprecedented step of declassifying the characteristics of the alleged Russian ‘INF-violating missile’. The US pulled out of the agreement anyway.Russia should remove missiles which violate the terms of the INF Treaty from Europe, US special envoy for nuclear nonproliferation Jeffrey Eberhardt has said.“Russia has already violated the INF by deploying the missiles. Therefore the solution is for Russia to remove them,” Eberhardt told Sputnik, after being asked to clarify the Biden…

Beijing will take a strong stance against any form of “political manipulation” that may arise during the recently announced renewed probe by the World Health Organization (WHO) to determine the origins of the coronavirus. Speaking on Thursday, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Zhao Lijian said that the government hopes all parties involved in the inquiry will “adopt an objective, scientific and responsible attitude… adhere to a global perspective, perform their duties in an objective and fair manner, and truly make a positive contribution to global origins-tracing and anti-epidemic cooperation.” He insisted that while China will continue to support and participate in tracing…

by : Rida AL-qatreeb .Lebanese President Michel Aoun announced this evening about the developments in the clashes that took place in Tayouneh – Beirut.The statements included:“It is not acceptable for arms to be once again the language of dialogue between all parties, after we all agreed on the disappearance of this stage.The state must be the reference for any dispute or problem, through its institutions.Our condolences to the families of the victims who died as a result of the bullets of criminals. The scene of Tayouneh today is painful and unacceptable.The country can’t tolerate street disputes. Rather, it needs calm…

Lebanese President General Michel Aoun held talks with the Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati, the Ministers of Defense and Interior, and the Commander of the Lebanese Army General Joseph Aoun. Aoun followed up on the security developments amid the events that took place in the Tayouneh area and its suburbs, in order to address the situation and take the necessary measures to restore peace. The Information Office of the Lebanese Presidency announced that, after consultations between President Aoun and Prime Minister Mikati, it was decided to postpone the cabinet session that was scheduled for this afternoon. Prime Minister Najib Mikati…