Author: Steven Sahiounie

Ennahda Movement denounced the conspiracies threatening Tunisian national security and the President’s personal security. The movement issued a statement in which it called on the State’s security services and judicial body to probe into the matter to expose those involved in the said conspiracies. Ennahda Movement also warned against internal and foreign plots that aim to undermine the country’s stability. Ennahda indicated that the unconstitutional decisions and measures announced on July 25 and thereafter are ‘exceptional,’ noting that overcoming them requires cooperation. Additionally, the Tunisian Judicial Council announced Saturday the arrest of Beltayeb Rached, the first president of the Court…

Tree planting has been at the heart of China’s environmental efforts for decades and is a major part of plans to bring carbon emissions down to net zero by 2060. The total area pledged to have trees planted each year is greater than the size of Belgium and is being described as “land greening” by Li Chunliang, vice-chairman of the State Forestry and Grasslands Commission. “By 2035, the quality and stability of national forest, grassland, wetland, and desert ecosystems will have been comprehensively upgraded,” Mr. Li said. According to Reuters, China will accelerate grassland conservation and restoration during the 14th…

At SeaWorld San Diego, the youngest orca died from disease, leaving her caretakers heartbroken. The six-year-old whale, Amaya, died Thursday and the cause of death will not be revealed until postmortem examination results conclude, which can take weeks. Amaya started to show signs of illness on August 18, and animal care specialists and veterinarians immediately started treating her. Despite the efforts of her care team, the condition of Amaya continued to fall quickly. Her death was unexpected and sudden. The youngest of 10 whales, Amaya spent time with her mother Kalia and father Ulises in San Diego Park, according to…

UNICEF Executive Director Henrietta Fore warned that Lebanon is in danger of losing critical access to water. “Unless urgent action is taken, more than four million people across Lebanon – predominantly vulnerable children and families – face the prospect of critical water shortages or being completely cut off from safe water supply in the coming days,” she said. Fore said Saturday in a UNICEF statement that the UN organization had previously warned that more than 71% of the Lebanese population could run out of water in the summer. “Since then, this perilous situation has continued,” she added, explaining that with…

Leading Japanese cryptocurrency exchange company Liquid Inc. has been hit by hackers, with almost $100m stolen. This was the second major theft of cryptocurrencies to take place in recent days. Last week, the digital token platform Poly Network was at the center of a $600m heist. “We are sorry to announce that #LiquidGlobal warm wallets were compromised; we are moving assets into the cold wallet,” the company said on Twitter. So-called ‘warm’ or ‘hot’ digital wallets are usually online and designed to allow users to access their cryptocurrencies in a more feasible manner, while ‘cold’ wallets are offline, making them…

The Commander of the IRIN, Rear Admiral Shahram Irani received his Pakistani counterpart Muhammad Amjad Khan Niazi, as part of an official visit at the invitation of Iran. The two sides discussed the means of strengthening military relations between the two countries, especially the navy, in addition to sharing military expertise in carrying out missions and preserving national interests. Tomorrow, Sunday, Niazi is set to visit the Iranian fleet in the north of the country. Last Tuesday, the Iranian and Pakistani navies conducted a joint military exercise in the southern waters of Iran. The Spokesperson for the joint military drills…

The “Taliban” Movement announced today, Saturday, on Twitter, that Hashmat Ghani, the brother of Afghanistan’s former President, pledged allegiance to the Movement. The Movement tweeted that “Hashmat Ghani, brother of former President Ashraf Ghani, pledges allegiance to the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan in the presence of Taliban leader Khalil Al-Rahman.” On Friday, prominent Afghan politician Hashmat Ghani, revealed in an interview to Al Mayadeen that “the Americans did not leave all of a sudden, rather there was an American plan since the days of Donald Trump,” adding that “the US administration did not want to announce it because of the danger it poses…

In a new report, the US Congress declared that Russia and China represent a potential threat to the United States in space. The report, prepared by the Congressional Research Service, stated that “the adversaries of the United States studied theories of conducting war and focused on space systems as a weakness of the United States.” The Russian Space Agency had accused Washington of setting the grounds for the control of other planets, especially as it considers space “a global commons.” Earlier, the Head of the Russian Space Agency, Dmitry Rogozin, indicated that Moscow will withdraw from the International Space Station…

At least 16 people were killed in an attack on a village in southwestern Niger, where terrorists carried out repeated attacks this year that killing dozens of civilians, a Nigerian security source reported on Saturday. Mayor Halidou Tsebo said that during Friday prayers, unidentified gunmen opened fire in Thiem Village in the district of Tillabri, killing 16 people, according to Reuters. Another security source confirmed the attack, saying that the death toll had reached 17, and the attack came after 37 civilians were killed, including 14 children, on Monday, in a village around the same area. It is noteworthy that Human…

German Chancellor Angela Merkel showed strong support to her party’s candidate, CDU Leader Armin Laschet, who has seen his poll numbers slide five weeks prior to the upcoming federal elections, and expressed her full conviction in his ability to succeed her. Merkel complimented Laschet, on Saturday, during her participation in the electoral campaign for the first time, lauding his qualities, saying, “It has always been important to him to place the individual and their inviolable dignity at the center of everything.” She also said, “I am deeply convinced that it is precisely with this attitude that (he) will serve the…