Author: Steven Sahiounie

France won the Nations League on Sunday after coming from a goal down to beat Spain 2-1 in Milan. Karim Benzema and Kylian Mbappe struck to claim the title for world champions France after Mikel Oyarzabal put Spain ahead midway through the second half. The win will ease some of the pain created by an early exit from Euro 2020 at the hands of Switzerland and highlighted just how powerful France are going forward. Les Bleus came out on top of a match at the San Siro which came to life after Oyarzabal slid home the opener in the 64th minute. As well as the two goals from their superstar attackers, France…

Oil prices rose on Monday, continuing a trend that has been in place for weeks amid supply constraints from major producers and rising fuel demand as economies try to recover from the coronavirus pandemic. Brent crude rose 81 cents, or 1%, reaching $83.20 a barrel, after rising nearly 4% last week. American crude oil rose $1.15 or 1.5% to $80.5 a barrel, the highest level since late 2014, noting that it had already increased 4.6% until Friday. Oil prices continue to rise as more vaccinated residents leave the lockdown, initiating economic activity. Consequently, Brent continued to rise for five weeks…

Amid the escalating war of words between Beijing and Taipei, the Chinese military posted a video of its troops practicing beach landings and building beachheads, in “recent” drills conducted right across the straits from Taiwan. The People’s Liberation Army (PLA) Daily posted a video on its Weibo account on Monday, showing soldiers “in multiple waves” practicing “capturing the beach.” The video shows soldiers storming the beach using small craft, breaking through barbed wire and other obstacles, digging trenches in the sandbar, and practicing fighting through a forest. The drills were carried out “in recent days,” according to the PLA, at a range in Fujian province, the…

A large blaze broke out at a fuel storage tank near the Zahrani power station in southern Lebanon, just days after the country was plunged into complete darkness after the same facility, as well as one other, shut down. The Lebanese army rushed to evacuate the area on Monday due to concerns that the inferno could trigger an explosion, Al Jadeed TV channel reported, as firefighters scrambled to control the flames. The Lebanese government later announced on Twitter that the fire had been contained Traffic on the Al-Zahrani Highway was also cut off in both directions as a result of…

According to the industry association, the ongoing crisis may force plants into expensive shutdowns, which could damage equipment, increase costs and ultimately lead to “poorer environmental performance with higher emissions”.UK Steel warned on Monday that spiking electricity prices could result in skyrocketing emissions and lead to chaos in supply chains.”These extraordinary electricity prices are leading to smaller or wiped-out profits and thus to less reinvestment,” UK Steel said in a briefing document. “With winter approaching, demand for gas and electricity will rise, and prices could get higher, which will make it impossible to profitably make steel”.According to the association, some plants may…

SIMFEROPOL, October 11. /TASS/. The court session in Amsterdam, where the ownership of the Scythian gold collection will be considered, is likely to be postponed to late 2021 due to the pandemic, Director of the Central Museum of Tavrida, Andrei Malgin, said on Monday. “The court of appeal is being postponed all the time due to COVID-19, no one knows when it will take place. It will not be held in October, it will be postponed, perhaps, to the end of 2021,” Malgin noted. Earlier, it was reported that the meeting scheduled for September 14 was suspended to October. The…

Iran announced on Monday that it is committed to strategic cooperation with Russia in the coming months, seven months after signing a similar deal with China as part of its program of moving east towards neighboring nations. “The east axis is taking shape between Iran, China, and Russia, and in recent years, it has become important to enhance relations between Iran and Russia and focus on strategic alliances,” said Saeed Khatibzadeh, spokesperson for Iran’s foreign ministry. Khatibzadeh revealed that preparatory procedures for the Comprehensive Charter on Cooperation between the two nations had been completed. Iran’s rapprochement with Chinese and Russian…

France must forget that Algeria was once a French colony, said Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Sunday. The president asserted that the Algerian ambassador returning to Paris is conditional on France’s respect for the Algerian state. The president demanded France’s “total respect” after the diplomatic crisis that took place between Paris and Algiers over visas and comments from French President Emmanuel Macron disrespecting Algeria and undermining its sovereignty. “History should not be falsified,” President Tebboune stated. The tensions between France and Algeria stem from statements from Emmanuel Macron, in which he questioned the existence of an Algeria prior to French colonization.…

Hasaka, Two QSD militants were killed in an attack by the poplar factions in Tal Hamis township, Hasaka eastern countryside. “The popular factions have targeted a vehicle carrying two of the US backed-QSD gunmen, west of Jaz’aa village in the eastern countryside of Tal Hamis township, causing their death and the burning of the vehicle”, local sources told SANA reporter. Over the past few months, the attacks on positions of the QSD militia have escalated, during which scores of militants have been killed in the countryside of Deir Ezzor, Hasaka and Raqqa.source : sana.sy

Belgrade, Works of the high-level meeting starts tomorrow Monday in the Serbian capital of Belgrade marking the 60th anniversary of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM). Syria participates in this meeting through a delegation headed by Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Fayssal Mikdad, Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Bashar al-Jaafari, Director of the Special Office, Abdullah Hallaq, and Acting charge d’affaires at the Syrian Embassy in Belgrade, Ammar Awad. Mikdad will meet with a number of his counterparts participating in the meeting, as discussions will touch upon the situations of the NAM, the international developments and bilateral relations. The Syrian delegation was received…