Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Independent High Electoral Commission clarified that the voting of the security forces, prison inmates, and the displaced, which will take place on the eighth of next month, will be via the biometric card exclusively. Commission Spokeswoman Joumana al-Ghalay said that “each voting station includes a directory of candidates for special voting,” stressing that any error in the information in the voter’s paper will hinder its receipt in the voting machine. She added that “those who have recently joined the security services should visit the nearest electoral registration center to update their information and receive the biometric voting card.” In…

The Iranian Armed Forces’ Chief of Staff, Major General Mohammad Hossein Bagheri, said Iran will not show leniency with any hostile movement at its borders, and that Iraq and the Kurdistan Province should not allow US’ and “Israel’s” “mercenaries” to establish training camps at Iran’s borders. He added that Iran’s forces, under the command of the IRGC, will destroy the bases of terrorist groups at the borders. On a related note, the Secretary of the Supreme National Security Ali Shamkhani had said during his meeting with Iraqi PM Mustafa al-Kadhimi last Sunday that “terrorist activity in Kurdistan is worrisome,” adding that such…

The New York Times revealed on Saturday that Israeli agents wanted to take out Iran’s top nuclear scientist Mohsen Fakhrizadeh for years, adding that the latter was assassinated by a killer robot machine gun. The machine in question was kitted out with artificial intelligence and multiple cameras and capable of firing 600 bullets a minute. The new details were a result of interviews with American, Israeli, and Iranian officials. The report unmasked that Fakhrizadeh has been assassinated by a bullet fired from a machine gun via satellite: The Mossad sniper who pulled the trigger was thousands of miles away. Israeli-US Preparations “Israel’s”…

ISIS claimed responsibility for Friday’s attack on the power plant in Deir Ali, south of the Syrian capital of Damascus. The terrorist group announced through Telegram its responsibility for the attack that led to widespread power outages in several Syrian provinces. The group’s statement said that its militants were able to lace the gas pipeline that links the Tishreen thermal plant to the Deir Ali power plant with explosives and blow it up. Syrian Electricity Minister Ghassan al-Zamil announced on Friday that one of the Deir Ali power plant’s gas pipelines was attacked, taking it out of service and causing a blackout. Syria’s SANA news…

On Sunday, the Israeli occupation court in the city of al-Nasira will hold a session to extend the detention period of the 4 prisoners who were re-arrested, after they broke out of Gilboa Prison, which is considered one of the most fortified prisons in occupied Palestine. The lawyer of one of the detainees said that the lawyers of the Palestinian Detainees’ Affairs Commission made a request to the court for the prisoners to attend the court session, but the occupation is using the Coronavirus pandemic as a pretense to hold it online instead. The lawyer added that the Shabak is…

Lebanon’s Permanent Representative to the UN, Amal Mudallali, has filed a complaint with the UN Secretary-General and the Security Council’s President regarding the Israeli occupation granting Halliburton an offshore drilling contract in the contested zone, known as the Karish field. Lebanon demanded the Security Council to ascertain that no work takes place in the contested zone, in order to avoid any violation of Lebanon’s rights and sovereignty. It also demanded that future drilling be prevented in that zone, so as to preserve international peace and security. Lebanese Parliament Speaker, Nabih Berri, announced on Saturday that the Israeli entity making drilling…

The Israeli occupation forces announced at dawn, Sunday, the re-arrest of the last two prisoners who broke out of the Gilboa occupation prison, Ayham Kamamji and Munadel Nafi’at. A spokesperson for the Israeli occupation forces said that “in a joint operation between the army, the Yamam forces, and the Shabak, the last two prisoners who escaped from Gilboa prison were arrested in the Jenin area and brought in for questioning.” Israeli media reported that two people who helped the two prisoners were also taken into custody and brought in for questioning. Al Mayadeen correspondent confirmed that “the youth of Jenin confronted…

China has launched a wide range of measures to combat white pollution. According to a document by the National Development and Reform Commission (NDRC), China will cut down on disposable plastic products and enhance recycling. China produces over 60 million tonnes of plastic a year, placing it among the world’s top plastic polluters, while only recycling around 30% of its plastic. Over the next five years, China plans to enhance plastic recycling and incineration capabilities and to promote “green” plastic alternatives. The initiative aims to find solutions to the use of plastic in agriculture and packaging. “The essence of plastic…

Madagascar’s vast southern tip cries in hunger as droughts transform the fields into dust bowls. There is nothing to eat, nothing to plant, and the people are aflicted with famine. A desolate countryside with nothing to reap, leaves more than a million Malagasy weighed down, struggling to move because they are famished. “I feel sick and worried. Every day I wonder what we’re going to eat,” expressed a 60-year-old mother of 6. Turning to harmful food alternatives Locals were seen boiling pots of cactus in front of their homes. However, the concoction has so little nutritional value but is known…

A Harris Poll study which was conducted between 10 to 12th September showed that 33% of US citizens are now cutting off relationships with their unvaccinated family members, friends, and acquaintances. The poll published in Forbes indicates that a new phenomenon is being sighted among US citizens – an issue that will certainly have an impact on everyday life. This not only will affect social relationships among family and friends, but it will certainly affect job status, workplace, and even how a person will spend the upcoming holidays, in particular, Christmas and New Year. 1,920 US adults were questioned about how the vaccination would…