Author: Steven Sahiounie

British Airways will suspend flights from London to Beijing starting October 26, the latest airline to pull services to China amid continued Russian airspace closure and weaker demand.

The commander of the Islamic Revolution Guards Corps hailed the selection of Yahya Sinwar as the new leader of the political bureau of Hamas, reaffirming Iran’s unwavering support for the Palestinian resistance movement. In a message released on Wednesday, Major General Hossein Salami congratulated Yahya Ibrahim Hassan Sinwar on taking the helm at the political bureau of Hamas. The general stated that selection of Sinwar after the martyrdom of his predecessor, Ismail Haniyeh, has drastically concerned the “criminal Zionist enemy and its shameless sponsors”. The appointment of a new head for the political bureau of Hamas indicated that when a…

Japan’s Nikkei 225 plunged more than 12% on Monday in what was the biggest single-day drop since ‘Black Monday’ in 1987.

Russian gas supplies to the EU via the TurkStream pipeline soared by over 40% in the first seven months of this year compared to the same period in 2023

Minister of Foreign Affairs Badr Abdelatty stressed on Wednesday the need to end the Gaza war in separate phone calls with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell and his UAE counterpart Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The calls focussed on the latest developments in the Gaza Strip and Egypt’s ongoing diplomatic efforts to de-escalate the conflict. Egypt’s top diplomat reiterated the need to stop the ongoing war in Gaza during his call with Borrell, describing it as the main reason for the widening conflict in the Middle East. He also urged influential countries to intervene and…

Hugo Boss stores will reportedly reopen in autumn and Christian Dior has applied to register new trademarks in the country

Ankara will continue to support the dialogue process in Venezuela, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told his Venezuelan counterpart Nicolas Maduro on Wednesday.
 In a phone call with Maduro, Erdogan wished that the elections may “lead to auspicious results for Venezuela,” according to a statement by the Turkish Communications Directorate.
 “Türkiye will continue to support the dialogue process in Venezuela, conveying his wish for peace, prosperity, and well-being for the Venezuelan people,” it added.
 The duo also discussed bilateral ties between the countries, as well as regional and global issues.
 Erdogan appreciated Maduro for Venezuela’s “support of Palestine in opposition…

An Israeli occupation court issued a decision today to prevent Jerusalem’s Grand Mufti and preacher of Al-Aqsa Mosque, Sheikh Ekrima Sabri, from entering the holy Islamic Mosque for a period of six months. Lawyer Khaled Zabarqa, the defense attorney for Sheikh Sabri, said that the occupation courts in Jerusalem issued a decision today to prevent Sheikh Ekrima Sabri from entering the Al-Aqsa Mosque for a period of six months, following his detention from his home and his release last Friday. On August 2nd, Israeli forces detained Sheikh Ekrima Sabri after raiding his home in al-Sawana neighborhood, in occupied Jerusalem. The preacher was led to…

Iran’s acting foreign minister says the country has no option but to retaliate against the Israeli assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, saying this is necessary to deter further aggression against the Islamic Republic amid inaction of the UN Security Council. Addressing an emergency ministerial meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, Ali Baqeri Kani said Iran has always made maximum efforts to prevent further escalation of tension and conflict in the region, and that now it has no option but to respond to the aggression to deter future attacks. “Currently, in the absence of any appropriate action by the…

The Ukrainian army’s attempt to commit an act of provocation in Russia’s borderline Kursk Region is a “terrorist action,” Moscow’s Ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov said. “The Ukrainian actions are an evident terrorist action. No one hides the fact that American weapons have become a murder weapon of ordinary Russians. Attacks on schools, hospitals, ambulances and residential buildings in Russia cannot be recognized as a right of self-defense,” he pointed out. Provocations in Kursk Region stem from Kiev’s difficulties on frontline “It is obvious that the provocations in the Kursk Region are directly related to the deplorable situation of…