Author: Steven Sahiounie

LONDON (Sputnik) – The United Kingdom is unlikely to send a military contingent to Ukraine amid rising tensions no matter how the situation develops, UK Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said on Tuesday. “As the defense secretary has already said, it is unlikely that there will be the circumstance,” Truss told lawmakers when asked under what condition the UK can send combat units to defend Ukraine. The UK has helped train 20,000 Ukrainian troops and is also working with its partners for them to provide the same support to Ukraine, the official added. Source: Sputnik

Deir Ezzor, SANA- The popular factions targeted military points of US backed-QSD militia in al-Busayrah city and al-Shuhail town in Deir Ezzor eastern countryside The popular factions targeted with machine guns and RPGs military points of QSD militia in al-Busayrah city and al-Shuhail town, Deir Ezzor eastern countryside, amid reports of causalities among the militia’s gunmen, in addition to destroying parts of those points, local sources told SANA. QSD militia brought in reinforcements to the area, in coincide with the US occupation aircraft dropping flare bombs, as well as sounds of explosions were heard in the area, the sources added.…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- 15 Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation troops on Tuesday in the West Bank. The occupation forces stormed Birzeit town, north of Ramallah, the villages of Abu Shkhaydam, northwest of the city and Abu Falah in the east, in addition to Beit Fajjar town, south of Bethlehem, Housan village in the west and several Palestinian villages, raided the Palestinians’ houses and arrested 13 Palestinians, according to Wafa News Agency. The occupation forces also arrested two young men from Ramana town, west of Jenin while they were passing a checkpoint near Ramallah. On Monday, nine Palestinians were…

US President Joe Biden was caught on a hot mic swearing at a Fox news reporter, less than a week after calling another Fox news reporter’s question “stupid”. US President Joe Biden responded to a question about inflation on Monday in a very unique fashion: By insulting the reporter. As reporters were shouting questions at Biden, who was in the East Room of the White House for a meeting of the Competition Council, whose goal is to change regulations and enforce laws in order to tackle rising prices, Fox News’ Peter Doocy asked him about inflation. Doocy, whose network is critical…

57-year-old Palestinian Fahmi Hamad was martyred a few hours after he suffocated from the tear gas fired by the IOF. Palestinians gathered to attend the funeral of martyr Fahmi Hamad, who lost his life just a few hours after suffocating from the tear gas that was heavily fired by Israeli occupation forces during the violent storming of the Qalandia refugee camp, north of occupied Al-Quds. The martyr, 57, has been a lifelong resident of Qalandia from which he hails. Local Palestinian media reported Monday that six Palestinian youths were wounded and another was arrested in the Qalandia refugee camp. The Red…

US sanctions prevented Iran from paying United Nations dues on January 19. The spokesperson for the President of the United Nations General Assembly, Paulina Kubik, announced that Iran and a number of other member states have paid the financial arrears owed to them in the budget of the organization, effectively restoring the country’s voting rights. It should be recalled that unilateral US sanctions prevented Iran from paying United Nations dues on January 19, putting it on a list of countries in arrears with several others. It is worth mentioning that the right to vote of a member nation is suspended…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-Four Palestinians were arrested by the Israeli occupation forces on Monday in several areas of the West Bank The occupation troops raided the towns of Naalin, Kharbatha al-Misbah and Budrus west of Ramallah, and Jaba’ town south of Jenin, and they arrested four Palestinians, Wafa News Agency reported. On Sunday, the occupation forces arrested four Palestinians in Tulkarm, the West Bank. Source: SANA

It is not yet clear how Riyadh and Abu Dhabi will choose to respond following a Saturday rally organised by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad in the Gaza Strip, where participants chanted anti-Saudi slogans. But a Gulf official has hinted that it might hit where it hurts most – their pockets. On Saturday, thousands of people took to the streets in the Gaza Strip to express their support for the Yemeni people and the Houthi rebels, following an alleged Saudi-led coalition airstrike on a detention centre in the province of Saada that led to the deaths of at least 80 people on Friday,…

“Iran has always backed the oppressed Yemeni people and has pursued to launch an intra-Yemeni dialogue”, says the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson. Iranian Foreign Ministry has strongly denounced the Saudi-Emirati airstrikes over the past few days against residential and civilian areas in Yemen, considering that “UK, France, Germany and the US are complicit in the war crimes in Yemen”. Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Saeed Khatibzadeh said during a press conference that Iran has always backed the oppressed Yemeni people and has pursued to launch an intra-Yemeni dialogue through political apparatuses and diplomatic channels. “Unfortunately, those making lucrative profits out of…

Dmitry Peskov also pointed out that information hysteria in the West, not Russia, should be blamed for the increased tensions around Ukraine. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has said that a huge buildup of Ukrainian forces on the Donbass line of contact indicates Kiev is preparing for an attack. “Indeed, the Ukrainian authorities are concentrating a huge amount of forces and equipment on the border with the self-proclaimed republics on the line of contact. Indeed, the nature of this concentration points to preparations for offensive operations, and, indeed, there is such a threat now”, Peskov told reporters on Monday. He said…