Author: Steven Sahiounie

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…

Al Mayadeen correspondent in Gaza reported that the Israeli occupation fired bullets and tear gas canisters at Palestinians near the separation fence during their participation in the “Seif al-Quds” festival marking the 52nd anniversary of the burning of Al-Aqsa Mosque. Our correspondent mentioned that injuries were reported after the occupation forces opened fire on the demonstrators, who, in their turn, set rubber tires on fire near the separation fence east of Malaka Camp, with some of them climbing the fence, raising the Palestinian flag, and throwing stones at the occupation forces. In a statement, the Ministry of Health in Gaza stated…

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told journalists today, Friday, that safe evacuations from Kabul are the alliance’s top priority, along with keeping the airport in operation. His comments came in light of a statement by the foreign ministers of the member states after a virtual crisis meeting to discuss the situation in Afghanistan. “The situation remains difficult and unpredictable,” Stoltenberg said. “The main challenge we face is ensuring that people reach and enter Kabul airport.” On Twitter, Stoltenberg also said today that NATO forces in Afghanistan “will continue to coordinate the evacuation,” adding that “the Taliban must fulfill their obligations on terrorism,…

Israeli occupation forces closed down on Friday the roads leading to Jabal Sbeih in Beita using bulldozers. The area had been witnessing resistance and “night confusion” activities against the establishment of an Israeli settlement outpost at the top of Jabal Sbeih for the fourth month in a row. Al Mayadeen correspondent reported that “hundreds of Palestinians confronted occupation forces after the Friday prayer at Jabal Sbeih in Beita.” Israeli occupation forces announced a wide arrest campaign in various cities in the occupied West Bank, while hundreds of Palestinians took part in angry protests against the execution of the four martyrs of…

The World Food Program representative in Afghanistan Mary Ellen McGorty said that “one in three people” suffer from food insecurity in Afghanistan due to several factors linked to the war in the country and the repercussions of climate warming. In addition to the conflict, Afghans suffer from an acute food crisis. Officials said during a telephone conversation with AFP that 2021 was very difficult. The economic repercussions of Covid-19 added to the people’s suffering from the second drought in three years, which people “didn’t fully recover from.” McGorty explained that wheat crops witnessed “a decline of 40% due to the driest winter…

The Kazakh Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Akan Rakhmetullin confirmed that the Kazakh authorities have not recognized the “Taliban” Movement after it took control of most of the Afghan territory and the country’s border crossings. “It is known that our Ministry of Foreign Affairs made an official statement yesterday about the situation in Afghanistan, which was published in our media. We in Kazakhstan continue to follow the development of events in Afghanistan with interest,” Rakhmetullin said in a press conference today. He stressed that Kazakhstan supports the UN Security Council statement that calls for forming an inclusive and representative government,…