Author: Steven Sahiounie

The price of crude has seen steady gains since the beginning of the year Oil prices will “certainly” hit $120 a barrel if Russia invades Ukraine, and the global economy will be “radically altered,” veteran strategist David Roche told CNBC on Monday. He referred to uncertainty over Moscow’s next steps as “the ghost in the room” – one with the potential to massively disrupt global markets. “I think if there was an invasion of Ukraine and there were to be sanctions which impeded either Russia’s access to foreign exchange mechanisms, messaging systems and so on, or which prevented them from exporting their commodities, either oil or…

Media groups claim they’re concerned by the current lack of access afforded to journalists US media organizations have circulated a letter calling on the Pentagon to urgently allow journalists to be embedded with US troops being sent to Europe, CNN revealed on Wednesday. In the correspondence, news outlets Military.com, the Military Times, and Task & Purpose claim the public has a “right to know how and what their troops are doing and how their tax dollars are spent. The three publications, which are circulating the letter to other journalists in the hope of garnering more support for their cause, said that “despite numerous…

The occupied West Bank witnessed a state of tension and anger following the assassination of three Palestinians in Nablus. More than 50 young men were injured during confrontations with the Israeli occupation forces at Beita, Burqa, and Bazariya junction, south of Nablus, in the occupied West Bank, in the wake of calls for an anger day following the martyrdom of three Palestinians. The Palestinian youths set rubber tires on fire and threw stones at the IOF. Gunfire was also fired at the occupation forces at the Beita junction, south of Nablus. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in occupied Palestine indicated that the West…

On February 9, four Turkish-backed militants were killed or wounded when the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) targeted the Abu al-Zandin crossing in the northern countryside of Aleppo. The crossing was targeted with precision-guided munitions, most likely anti-tank guided missiles or guided artillery rounds. The pinpoint strike killed a militant of the Malik-Shah Division, a faction of the Turkish-backed Syrian National Army, and wounded at least three others. Two truck-mounted heavy machine guns were also destroyed. The Abu al-Zandin crossing, which is located right on the separation line between government-held and Turkish-occupied areas in the northern countryside of Aleppo, has been…

Nations in the West have long been expressing concerns about Iran’s ballistic missile programme, urging Tehran to slash it during the signing of the Iran nuclear deal in 2015. Iran insisted that it needs these missiles for defensive purposes and will not end the programme. The commander of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), Major General Mohammad Bagheri has stated that the country will continue to advance its ballistic missile development and production as Tehran unveiled its new third-generation long-range missile dubbed “Kheibarshekan”. “We will continue on the path of growth, development, and excellence for our missile power, both in…

The Foreign Ministry said Pyongyang would not “waste time” with “submission” and “obedience” to Washington North Korea has claimed it could “shake the world” by firing a missile at the United States and suggested it had hydrogen bombs, intercontinental ballistic missiles, and hypersonic missiles at its disposal. “In today’s world where many countries waste time dealing with the United States with submission and blind obedience, there’s only our country on this planet that can shake the world by firing a missile with the US mainland in its range,” North Korea’s Foreign Ministry stated on Tuesday. “There are more than 200 countries in the world, but…

The Saudi-led coalition launches once again a series of raids on the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, targeting a communications network in Manakhah Haraz District. Once again, the Saudi-led coalition launched a series of raids on separate areas of Sanaa, targeting Al-Hafa area in Al-Sabeen District and Bani Matar. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Yemen reported that the Saudi coalition also carried out airstrikes on a communications network in Manakhah Haraz District. The Saudi-led coalition of aggression warplanes had targeted the districts of Mudaghl and Al-Juba with a number of raids, without recording casualties, and the Haradh border district in Hajjah with 13…

Early on February 9, two waves of Israeli strikes targeted military positions around the Syrian capital, Damascus, in a new escalation. “Around 12:56 of today’s morning, the Israeli enemy carried out an aerial aggression with salvos of missiles launched from the southwest of [the Lebanese capital] Beirut, and around 1:10 it carried out an aggression with ground-to-ground missiles from the direction of the occupied Golan Heights, targeting positions around Damascus city,” an official Syrian military source told the Syrian Arab News Agency (SANA). Syria’s heavy air defense fire was not able to prevent losses. According to SANA’s source, the Israeli…

By: Hussain Haider, Indiana activities exclusive for Mideast Discourse India became free from the clutches of Britishers in 1947 and freedom fighters who fought against British laid down the foundation of a secular, scientific and vibrant India. Though Constitution of India clearly gives freedom to followers of all religions to follow their religions as per teachings of that religion, but attempts are continuously made to force Muslim community to stop following their religion. Every aspect of Muslim life is under scrutiny since the right wing Bhartiya Janta Party won the parliamentary elections in 2014 and attempts are made by right…

Moscow has repeatedly objected to Western nations supplying Kiev with advanced armaments, arguing that it could prompt the Ukrainian government to use force to solve its domestic conflict in the east. Kiev also recently bought several combat drones from Turkish defence companies. Forces of the Lugansk People’s Republic (LPR), one of the two self-proclaimed republics in Donbass, intercepted a Ukrainian military drone that they planned to use to guide artillery fire with, LPR officials have stated. “The enemy launched a ‘LELEKA-100’ unmanned aerial vehicle in the area of the Popasnaya settlement [under Kiev’s control]. [This drone is] capable of transmitting…