Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran has managed to break through the U.S. blockade to deliver a large amount of oil to the Syrian Arab Republic, a tanker tracking website has revealed. According to the website Tanker Trackers, Iran has significantly increased their oil exports to Syria, with several cargoes reportedly reaching the Port of Baniyas in the Tartous Governorate. The website reported that Iran is currently delivering more than three times the normal amount they export to Syria, which is a significant increase to the Arab Republic, who relied heavily on the Islamic Republic’s oil last year. “There can be several reasons why this…

The Syrian Arab Army (SAA) launched a new attack on the jihadist defenses in southern Idlib, Tuesday, targeting their positions along the Jabal Al-Zawiya front-lines. According to a field source in the nearby Hama Governorate, the Syrian Arab Army began to target the jihadist defenses in southern Idlib after the latter was seen moving their forces towards the front-line area in Jabal Al-Zawiya. The source said the Syrian Army targeted the jihadist positions with heavy artillery and missiles, hitting their front-lines at Al-Fateera and Al-Bara’ in southern Idlib. He would add that the Syrian Arab Army is still striking hte…

headlines to you.RTLIVE searchMenu mobile facebooktwitteryoutubeinstagram HomeNewsline Egypt’s president extends 3-year state of emergency by 3 months amid virus & security fears 28 Apr, 2020 14:45 / Updated 3 hours ago Cars are stuck in a traffic jam before the start of curfew hours to contain the spread of the coronavirus, in Cairo, Egypt, April 14, 2020. © Reuters / Mohamed Abd El Ghany Follow RT on Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi ordered a three-month renewal for the long-running state of emergency in the country on Tuesday, citing health and security concerns. Egypt has been under a state of emergency since…

The media wing of the Houthis (Ansar Allah) released a new combat video from the Yemeni province of al-Jawf. The video shows the ongoing offensive operations of the Houthis against Saudi-backed forces as well as weapons, equipment and ammunition captured from Saudi proxies.

Last night, an improvised attack drone hit a position of the Asayish security unit of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces in the town of Ayn al-Arab (Kobane) in northern Syria. Kurdish sources deny that the attack caused any casualties

Following the onslaught of the coronavirus, Scandinavia’s largest airline has gone from 180 aircraft servicing 90 destinations to only “a very limited domestic network in Norway and Sweden”. Scandinavian Airlines (SAS) said on Tuesday it would reduce its workforce by as many as 5,000 full-time positions, due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on air traffic in the form of travel restrictions and cancelled fights. The dismissals will be distributed as follows: 1,900 full-time employees in Sweden, 1,300 in Norway and 1,700 in Denmark. “COVID-19 has forced SAS to face a new and unprecedented reality that will reverberate not…

Concerns that the United States would likely run out of space to store its oil caused the WTI benchmark to dip to subzero prices last week, for the first time since it was launched 37 years ago. US authorities are floating a range of measures to soften the negative effects of the coronavirus-induced energy industry glut, including a possibility of financial aid to oil companies in exchange for a share in their stock capital, as well as provision of state loans, the Washington Post reported. In particular, the administration is reportedly negotiating with experts to examine the possibility of additional duties on…

The number of confirmed coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in the US armed forces, including family members, civilian staff and contractors, has exceeded 6,600 with a total of 27 deaths, the Department of Defence said on Thursday. According to the Defence Department’s updates COVID-19 fact sheet, the total number of cases has increased to 6,648 of which 276 are hospitalized and 2,107 have recovered. The Defense Department fact sheet revealed that the death toll from complications due to the COVID-19 infection is 27. The United States has confirmed 988,469 CVID-19 cases, according to data compiled by the Johns Hopkins University Coronavirus Resource Center.

Moscow calls on all parties to the conflict in Libya to immediately cease hostilities and resume dialogue under the auspices of the UN, Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. She commented on statements by Khalifa Haftar, the commander of the Libyan National Army (LNA) and Aguila Saleh, the speaker of the eastern-based Libyan parliament, which supports the LNA. On Friday, Saleh put forward a road map for the Libyan political settlement, proposing to form the presidential council and a commission in charge of drafting the constitution. Saleh also called for a cessation of hostilities in connection with the onset…

Rumours about the North Korean leader being in a coma or even passing away emerged last Saturday, but one thing is certain: it’s actually not the first time that 36-year-old Kim Jong-un has “died,” with the main intrigue being not the trustworthiness of the claims, but how things would play out should it really be the case. On 11 April it first emerged that Kim Jong-un had dropped out of sight, with the South Korean media outlet Daily NK reporting that the politician had undergone heart surgery purportedly due to his obesity, stress and excessive smoking. The starting point of…