Author: Steven Sahiounie

MOSCOW, October 8. Red tape, together with political pressure from European officials, and unfair competition hinder the recognition of Russia’s Sputnik V jab by the European Union, Deputy Speaker of the Federation Council Konstantin Kosachev said on Friday. “In addition to the purely bureaucratic procrastination that I consider immoral in this particular situation, there are two other factors that I suspect have led to the work-to-rule strike by European officials. The first one is political pressure,” the senator wrote on Facebook. He cited examples of a recent call by France’s Secretary of State for European Affairs Clement Beaune to EU…

Belgrade, Serbian Foreign Minister, Nikola Selaković, affirmed his country’s desire to develop and boost relations with Syria in all fields and its permanent support for Syria’s sovereignty, unity and territorial integrity. Selaković who met Chargé d’ affairs of the Syrian Embassy in Belgrade, Ammar Awad, said that Serbia has an interest to intensify political dialogue and enhance economic cooperation and trade exchange with Syria. He welcomed the upcoming visit of Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Faysal Mikdad who will attend meeting of the Non-Aligned Movement to be held in Belgrade this month, referring to the importance of cooperation between the two…

Hasaka,US occupation backed –QSD militia continued their terrorist practices against civilians within areas they occupy, storming on Friday morning several villages and kidnapping a number of men in Hasaka countryside. Local sources told SANA reporter that QSD militia carried out raid campaign that included al- Jassa’ah and Tal al- Farass villages in Hasaka countryside, kidnapping four young men and taking them to unknown destination on the background of protests that were organized on Thursday.source : sana.sy

The United Nations Charter mandates “All Members shall refrain in their international relations from the threat or use of force against the territorial integrity or political independence of any state”. Turkey and the USA are in violation of this commitment as they occupy sections of northern and eastern Syria. In northern Idlib province, Turkey is doing this in alliance with the Syrian version of Al Qaeda called Hayat Tahrir Al Sham (formerly Jabhat al Nusra). In the northeast, the US has invaded and is occupying the area in alliance with local proxies and mercenaries. For public relations purposes, the puppets changed their name to “Syrian Democratic Forces” after…

Crude oil prices fell in today’s tradings following a record multi-year high during which prices reached more than $83 a barrel. This occurred following a report issued by American Petroleum Institute (API), which stated a spike in US reserves, in addition to technical signs that indicated a sudden rise in prices. At 2:00 p.m. GMT, the global price benchmark for Brent crude contracts decreased by 1.7% to record an $81.12 a barrel, after having jumped earlier to $83.47, hitting its highest price level since October 2018. US West Texas Intermediate crude contracts also fell 1.8% to $77.50 a barrel, having earlier…

A Dutch court has given its backing to the government, dismissing a call to scrap the Netherlands’ corona pass which is required to enter restaurants, bars, museums, theatres, and other public places. On Wednesday, a court in The Hague said the Dutch government had the right to demand citizens show proof of their Covid-19 vaccination or a recent negative coronavirus test result if they wished to enter certain public places. The court noted that the government had made it unequivocally clear that people who weren’t vaccinated were more at risk of catching Covid-19 and passing it on to others. The…

Thousands of French people are set to hold demonstrations against issues such as rising energy costs, changing rules for unemployment and pensions, and decreased spending power. Protests against government policies are planned for Tuesday afternoon at hundreds of spots all over France, where several unions, including the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) will be present. Céline Verzeletti, the confederal secretary of the CGT, a national trade union center, told Sud Ouest, “We will have 200 meeting points [for protesters], which is an initial sign that today will be positive for us.” She said that despite the COVID-19 pandemic, “there is a return to…

by : Pepe Escobar . Sides are forming around the Iran vs Azerbaijan squabble. But this fight is not about ethnicity, religion or tribe – it is mainly about who gets to forge the region’s new transportation routes. The last thing the complex, work-in-progress drive towards Eurasian integration needs at this stage is this messy affair between Iran and Azerbaijan in the South Caucasus. Let’s start with the Conquerors of Khaybar – the largest Iranian military exercise in two decades held on its northwestern border with Azerbaijan. Among the deployed Iranian military and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) units there are…

Russia has been playing a significant role in resolving conflicts, triggered by the West, who seek to exploit ethnic and religious tensions for its own goals, Russian lawmaker Alexey Chepa said during an online press conference on Wednesday. “Russia is doing more than anyone else today [to resolve conflicts]. We see it in Syria, where attempts to exacerbate religious issues led to a civil war. Only through Russia’s efforts was it possible to extinguish this to a certain degree today,” he said. In this context, Chepa noted that a State Duma delegation’s recent visit to Syria proved very clearly that “all…

In a brief statement, Yemeni Armed Forces Spokesman Brigadier General Yehya Saree announced that the Air Defenses managed in the early morning to down a CH4 Chinese-made surveillance fighter jet belonging to the Saudi-led forces. The drone was targeted using a land-to-air missile, according to the statement. The aircraft was targeted while carrying out hostile acts over al-Jouba in Marib Province, Saree added.source : islamtimes.org