Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Syrian news agency (SANA) reported that the US coalition forces carried out an airdrop in the vicinity of Tal Hamis, in the southern countryside of Qamishli. The agency quoted local sources as saying that a US occupation helicopter carried out, during the past hours, an airdrop, with the support of US occupation forces-backed QSD militants, in the village of Nafael, south of the Tel Hamis District, south of Qamishli. Additionally, SDF militants raided houses in the village and kidnapped a number of civilians and took them to an unknown destination. It is worth mentioning that the US forces frequently…

The Russian Presidency’s Press Secretary Dmitry Peskov announced that his country has not made any decision to recognize the Taliban, confirming that before doing so, the Movement’s promises must meet “their future actions.” In reply to a question on the Russian President’s reaction to the Taliban inviting him to attend the ceremony of the Afghan government’s formation, he said, “You know that no decisions to recognize the Taliban have been made so far,” adding, “you also know that we are keeping a close watch on what is happening there. What is most important, we are trying to understand to what…

Qadura Fares, the head of the Palestinian Prisoners’ Club, told Al Mayadeen the more the Israeli occupation puts pressure on Palestinian prisoners, the more likely it is for them to explode in their face. Qadura revealed to our channel that the occupation deprived the prisoners of their bread portions today and yesterday. “The occupation declaring a state of emergency in its prisons could complicate things for the prisoners,” he asserted to Al Mayadeen. On another note, Qadura disclosed that all the other prisoners are overjoyed at their comrades succeeding in breaking out and obtaining their freedom. “The prisoners are crying tears of joy…

Supporters of Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro crossed police barriers to advance towards Congress in Brasilia, yesterday, Monday evening, in support of the right-wing leader in his dispute against the judiciary, according to Reuters. Videos posted on social media showed trucks sounding their horns, as hundreds of Bolsonaro supporters, dressed in green and yellow, were chanting. However, the protestors failed to reach their goal of surrounding the Supreme Court, which some protesters planned to invade, unlike former US President Donald Trump’s supporters who managed to enter the US Capitol last January 6. The city’s security department stated that the courtyard of the…

The Taliban announced Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hassan would be the prime minister of their upcoming interim government, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be deputy Prime Minister. During a Kabul press conference, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, “Haji Mullah Mohammad Hassan will be acting Prime Minister, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be acting deputy Prime Minister.” Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, will be the new defense minister, and Sirajuddin Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, will be the new interior minister, Mujahid added. The spokesman also said that the other ministers would be announced…

The Taliban announced Tuesday that Mullah Mohammad Hassan would be the prime minister of their upcoming interim government, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be deputy Prime Minister. During a Kabul press conference, Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid said, “Haji Mullah Mohammad Hassan will be acting Prime Minister, while Mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar will be acting deputy Prime Minister.” Mullah Mohammad Yaqoob, son of Taliban founder Mullah Mohammad Omar, will be the new defense minister, and Sirajuddin Haqqani, son of Jalaluddin Haqqani, will be the new interior minister, Mujahid added. The spokesman also said that the other ministers would be announced…

During his visit to Washington last week for talks with President Biden, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said that the two countries view the Russian-European gas pipeline project as a “threat to European energy security”, and that they will continue to jointly oppose it. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov dismissed as “nonsense” President Zelensky’s claims that the Nord Stream 2 energy infrastructure poses a threat to Europe’s energy security. “Zelensky says that Nord Stream 2 is a terrible threat to European security. This is nonsense. This project, on the contrary, contributes to ensuring Europe’s energy security,” Peskov said in a television interview…

La Casa de Papel infuriates Palestinians. The global TV sensation, produced by Netflix, has just released its fifth season and is quickly becoming the talk of the town, albeit for the wrong reasons. Stars of the TV show visited the occupied Palestinian lands and were interviewed by an Israeli news channel where they disclosed their fascination with “Israel,” asserting their intention of promoting it and visiting again. Actor Darko Peric described his visit with the following: “When people travel to “Israel,” they always talk of the extreme security measures, but when I got here even police members wanted to take…

Twitter Inc. will test some new privacy features that provide users with more control over their followers’ lists and who can see their posts and likes, as part of a plan to make users more comfortable with their interactions. “Social Privacy” is what Twitter executives are calling it, and the features include the ability to edit followers’ lists, archive old tweets so that other users can’t see them after a set period, and others. This last feature promises to be a more popular feature among users who would prefer a time-limited online presence. Staff researcher at Twitter, Svetlana Pimkina, said…

The Director of Foreign Trade at the Algerian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Khaled Bouchlaghem, announced that Algerian exports, excluding hydrocarbons, have reached a $2.4 billion threshold in the past seven months, expecting that they will exceed $4.5 billion before the end of the year. Bouchlaghem confirmed that there is a new ascending curve in the export process, especially toward African countries, which contributed to reducing the trade balance deficit. He said data indicate that exports will achieve a historical record this year, adding that statistics from customs for the first seven months of this year reveal that exports reached $2.4…