Author: Steven Sahiounie

Russian President Vladimir Putin has been sent an invitation to the inauguration ceremony of Mexico’s new President Claudia Sheinbaum on October 1, the Mexican Embassy in Moscow told Izvestia. “The invitation for Russia to take part in the inauguration of President Sheinbaum was sent to President Putin. The Russian president will make a decision whether he will participate in the ceremony himself or designate another high-ranking official to do so on his behalf,” the diplomatic mission said. In turn, the Russian Embassy in Mexico confirmed that “an invitation to the inauguration ceremony of the Mexican president was received by the Russian…

Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iran, Ali Bagheri-Kani, headed a delegation to participate in the extraordinary Executive Committee of Foreign Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Iran Press/Iran news: This emergency meeting has the agenda of investigating the continuation of Zionist crimes against the Palestinian people, as well as the dimensions of the aggression of the Zionist criminal regime in the martyrdom of Ismail Haniyeh, the head of the political bureau of the Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas), and the violation of the sovereignty and national security of the Islamic Republic of Iran…

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi discussed on Tuesday with U.S. President Joe Biden regional developments and the tensions in the Middle East, reviewing the latest efforts by Egypt, the U.S., and Qatar to secure a ceasefire in Gaza and to de-escalate current regional tensions, the Egyptian Presidency and White House announced. Both presidents affirmed their commitment to these efforts to de-escalate the situation and restore regional peace and security. The call El-Sisi received from his U.S. counterpart also addressed current concerns about the expanding conflict in the region. President El-Sisi highlighted Egypt’s view on the serious repercussions of the ongoing war…

SANA reported on Tuesday that Syria’s Foreign and Expatriates Minister Fayssal Mikdad held a phone conversation with Iranian Acting Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani in which they discussed recent Israeli aggressions. The two officials condemned the recent assassination of Hamas politburo chief Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran and Hezbollah commander Fouad Shukr in Lebanon, both of which were committed by “Israel.” Mikdad criticized “Israel’s” policy of escalation and its expansion of aggression across the region, holding it accountable for committing war crimes and acts of genocide in the occupied territories. He stressed that these actions must not go unpunished and reiterated Syria’s…

Jordan’s King Abdullah II, in separate phone calls on Tuesday, spoke with French President Emmanuel Macron, Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The king discussed international efforts towards regional deescalation, according to Jordan News Agency. King Abdullah warned against a regional expansion of the Israel-Hamas conflict, stressing the need to safeguard security and stability in the region. He also highlighted the importance of reaching an immediate and permanent ceasefire in Gaza, as well as protecting civilians and preventing a further deterioration of the humanitarian situation. King Abdullah also discussed the same issues with Egyptian President…

Türkiye on Tuesday slammed the Israeli foreign minister for targeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. “The Israeli Foreign Minister has made a habit to make banal statements full of slander and lies targeting Türkiye and our President,” a Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said. This came after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz targeted Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in social media posts. “For some time now, the person in question cannot be taken seriously,” the Turkish Foreign Ministry statement said. It said that Türkiye will continue to support the Palestinians in the “strongest possible way.” Source: Anadolu agency

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the Speaker of the Arab Parliament, Adel bin Abdulrahman Al-Asoumi, in Jeddah on Tuesday. During the meeting, the speaker presented the crown prince with the Leader’s Medal in appreciation of Prince Mohammed’s “pioneering positions in defending Arab issues and strengthening joint Arab action.” The meeting was attended by the deputy speaker of the Shoura Council Mishaal bin Fahm Al-Salami, Saudi Press Agency reported. Source: Arab News

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has received a phone call from French President Emmanuel Macron, the Saudi Press Agency said early Tuesday. The pair reiterated the importance of de-escalation and sparing the region the risk of expanding the conflict. They also reviewed the latest development in Gaza and the efforts aimed at a ceasefire in the war-torn territory. Source: arab News

The plane carrying resigned Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from eastern India to New Delhi became the most tracked aircraft in the world in real time on Monday, according to data from the Flightradar24 service. On Monday afternoon, when the plane with Sheikh Hasina on board flew over the city of Varanasi in the central Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, it was tracked by 29,000 users simultaneously. Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina resigned after mass anti-government protests and flew to India. The plane with her on board landed at Hindon Airport, which is an Indian Air Force base in Ghaziabad, located 40…

Foreign Ministers Sergey Lavrov of Russia and Ayman Safadi of Jordan have stressed the need for a ceasefire in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and called on all parties involved in it to show restraint to prevent catastrophic consequences for the entire region, the Russian foreign ministry said after their phone call. “The ministers exchanged views of the development of the military and political situation in the Middle East with a focus on the need for a ceasefire in the zone of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the soonest de-escalation in the region. They stressed that both Moscow and Amman…