Author: Steven Sahiounie

Parts of what could be drones have been found at the scene, state news media reported, citing a source with the initial investigation. At least three people were killed and six more were wounded after three tankers carrying fuel exploded in Abu Dhabi’s industrial area near storage facilities belonging to ADNOC oil firm on Monday. “One Pakistani and two Indian citizens were killed, six people received minor and moderate injuries,” the police said in a statement.The incident reportedly happened in the Musaffah area of the city. Videos have emerged online, showing plumes of smoke rising from the area of the…

The naval base on Guam is the closest US military installation to China located on American territory A US Navy submarine carrying dozens of nuclear warheads sailed into a Pacific base for a rare visit on Saturday, with the Navy calling it a message to allies in the region. The USS Nevada – a nuclear-powered submarine that was commissioned in 1986 – carries up to 20 Trident II D-5s and “dozens of nuclear warheads,” according to reports. The submarine visited US Naval Base Guam on January 15, in what was the first visit by this type of submarine since 2016, CNN reported.…

Iran confirms that there are several issues in Vienna, and announces the return of three Iranian diplomats to Saudi Arabia to resume their work at the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. Iran’s Foreign Ministry confirmed Monday that four basic drafts are being discussed in Vienna, noting that a large part of the differences between the negotiators has been resolved. The Iranian Foreign Ministry highlighted that there are several issues plaguing the Vienna talks, the most important of which is the speed of the other sides’ move to offer initiatives, stressing that Iran is seeking to obtain a sustainable and credible agreement…

George Nader was an American adviser to the government of the United Arab Emirates, to Abu Dhabi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed’s, while also being a convicted sex offender. According to federal court documents in December, an American adviser to the United Arab Emirates, George Nader, has pleaded guilty to assisting the UAE in pumping millions of dollars in illegal campaign contributions during the 2016 US presidential elections. Nader is a convicted sex offender with repeated visits to the White House. Federal prosecutors revealed that Nader had agreed months earlier to plead guilty to a single count of criminal conspiracy…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political correspondent Tom Duggan, British war correspondent, videographer and journalist has died near Newcastle, England today suddenly while recuperating from leg surgery. His leg was originally injured while on the job, embedded with the Syrian Arab Army fighting terrorists in Jobar. Though he received medical treatment in Damascus, the leg injury persisted and caused him to return home to the UK for special surgery. Born on January 10, 1954, he never forgot his roots in Sunderland, England.  His past service with the UK armed forces left him with an understanding of dangerous situations.  He married a…

January 13, warplanes of the Russian Aerospace Forces carried out a new round of airstrikes on ISIS terrorists in Syria’s central region. The airstrikes targeted a number of caves and dens in the deserts of Homs and Deir Ezzor which were being used as hideouts by the terrorists. According to the London-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, the Russian airstrikes claimed the lives of 11 terrorists and wounded at least 20 others. The death toll from the airstrikes may rise as many of the wounded are in a critical condition. The intense airstrikes didn’t deter ISIS terrorists, who later attacked…

The situation in Syria remains unstable despite of a slight decline in violence. As of January 13, several military and security developments were reported in the country’s northwester, northeastern, central and southern regions. In the northwestern region, known as Greater Idlib, the ceasefire which was brokered by Russia and Turkey more than a year ago is still holding up despite repeated ceasefire violations.On January 12, al-Qaeda-affiliated Hay’at Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and its allies shelled positions of the Syrian Arab Army (SAA) near the town of Urem Al-Kubra in the western Aleppo countryside.The army responded within a few hours by shelling…

the US Embassy’s compound in Baghdad was shelled with three rockets. Our reporter said three strikes were heard around Baghdad. The embassy’s defense systems were activated after the embassy was shelled. January 5 that five Grad missiles fell on the US Ain al-Assad base in Al-Anbar. A logistical support convoy of the US-led International Coalition was targeted with an explosive device in Babel, south of Baghdad, our correspondent reported. In addition, two logistical support convoys affiliated with the US coalition were targeted on the highway linking the Muthanna Governorate and southern Iraq. Earlier that day, our correspondent in Baghdad said…

The Israeli occupation suppressed and attempted to disperse Palestinian protests against the bulldozing of indigenous lands in Al-Naqab through violent means, such as using stun grenades, tear gas, rubber bullets, and water cannons, The Israeli occupation forces are attempting to disperse and suppress demonstrators against the bulldozing of land in Al-Naqab through using wastewater, tear gas, and rubber bullets,” our correspondent added. The occupation’s aircraft is flying at a low altitude over the area where the demonstrations are held with thousands of Palestinians still on the streets,” she reported. Protests in Al-Naqab were renewed on the evening of Wednesday after Israeli…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Lebanese parliamentary elections are set for March 27. While the social, political, and economic crisis which has caused the collapse of Lebanon is far from over, the various political factions are jockeying for position and making promises. One political party leader has emerged and is a very old face on the scene.  Samir Geagea, the leader of the Lebanese Forces (LF) since 1986.   The LF is a political party that began as an armed militia, with no connection to the national army, the Lebanese Army.  Geagea still makes promises that he has 15,000…