Author: Steven Sahiounie

Donald Trump described the removal of the statue of the Confederate commander Robert Lee, one of the prominent figures involved in the US civil war, as a manifestation of the decline of the American culture. Trump expressed that the takedown of the statue resembles the downfall of American culture. Moreover, he accused left “extremists” of demolishing the history of the state. He added that Americans ought not to permit that. In addition, Trump linked the incident to what’s happening in Afghanistan recently. He commented that if the US troops were under Lee’s command, the disaster as he calls it would…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday the US forces’ withdrawal from Afghanistan led to a new crisis, and its effect on regional and global security is yet to be established. Speaking at the BRICS summit, Putin asserted that long-standing regional conflicts do not cease: “They flare up with renewed vigor,” he explained. The Russian president expressed the belief that the new round of crisis is related to “irresponsible attempts to impose foreign values” and the desire to establish so-called democratic structures through socially and politically rebuilding the country. This is done without taking any historic factors or national character into…

The long-awaited The Matrix: Resurrections’ first trailer has been finally released today, Thursday. One noticeable element from the trailer is that the fourth part of this trilogy is deeply relevant and relates ties with the first Matrix film, which was originally released in 1999. Two decades later, the trailer shows several references to the first Matrix film, where the trilogy fans can notice the red pill-blue pill ultimatum, white rabbit tattoos, liquid mirrors, and the ability to stop bullets. Resurrections will also include the reunion of Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss, playing their famous iconic roles, Neo and Trinity. Distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures,…

Social Connections and Physical Health Hugs, caring conversations, and even a simple smile can change someone’s mood on a rainy day. Studies show that our connections to others may have a great effect on our overall health. A study published in the News in Health revealed that the number of social interactions can help decrease stress and cardiac risks. Dr. Sheldon Cohen, a psychologist at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh expressed that people who reported being hugged more often were less likely to get a viral exposure illness, that’s why a hug is considered a shield against stress. Social Life and Brain…

Johns Hopkins University in the US reported that the total number of coronavirus infections in the world has increased to more than 221 million, and the total number of deaths has reached more than 4.5 million deaths. The US topped the list of countries in terms of the number of deaths due to Coronavirus, reporting 649,072 deaths and 40,018,318 infections. Brazil came in second with 583,810 deaths, and 20,899,933 infections, while India ranked third with a total of 440,752 deaths, and a total of 33,027,621 infections. It is worth mentioning that more than 55 percent of the total population of…

Consumers in the United States and the United Kingdom are spending more time on the short videos platform than on Google’s video streaming giant, according to a report by App Annie, an app analytics firm. As per the report, which only accounts for Android phones, US TikTok users have watched over 24 hours of content per month as of June 2021, compared to the 22 hours and 40 minutes they watched on YouTube during the same time period. The difference in time spent on the two platforms is much more striking; Tiktok consumers have watched over 26 hours of content…

Russian-Chinese trade in 2021 is expected to reach new record levels, Alexey Dakhnovsky, Russia’s trade representative in China, said. “For [the first] eight months [of 2021], the volume of bilateral trade amounted to almost $89 billion, this is an increase of almost 30 percent compared to last year, and today we can already say that this year we will reach new record trade figures,” Dakhnovsky said at the opening of the Russian-Chinese forum on investment cooperation in the Chinese city of Xiamen. He pointed out that “in the 30% growth, of course, there is a share of high-tech products, and…

Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid will fly to Moscow on Wednesday to meet with his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov on Thursday. Al Mayadeen correspondent in Moscow learned from Russian diplomatic sources that the talks will address bilateral relations and a number of regional issues. According to press sources, Moscow will inform Lapid that Russia will firmly confront Israeli attacks on Syria and will demand Washington to end the Israeli attacks on Damascus. The visit comes following recent reports of Israeli-Russian tensions over policies toward Syria. The sources also confirmed that an essential part of the talks will be closed and…

Syria’s Oil Minister, Bassam Tohme, announced the need to activate Syria’s gas grid to ensure the transfer of Egyptian gas to Lebanon. Lebanon’s Energy Minister, Raymond Ghajar, stated during a Syrian, Lebanese, Jordanian and Egyptian meeting in Amman on Wednesday, held to solve Lebanon’s energy crisis, that “we are working with the World Bank to secure finance” for the energy scheme, hoping to secure enough Egyptian gas to generate 450 MW of electricity. Egypt’s Minister of Petroleum, Tarek El-Molla, said there is a need to inspect the gas transfer infrastructure to supply Lebanon. Jordan’s Energy Minister, Hala Zawati, stated that…

Former Afghan President Ashraf Ghani apologizes to the Afghan people for his failure to secure a better future for them after his resignation on August 15th allowed the fall of the capital, Kabul, and the takeover of the Taliban. Ghani said in a statement today, Wednesday, “It is with a deep and profound regret that my own chapter ended in a similar tragedy to my predecessors.” “I apologize to the Afghan people that I could not make it end differently,” he added. The Taliban, which controlled large parts of Afghanistan, pledged to develop relations with countries within the framework of…