Author: Steven Sahiounie

The British government has followed Washington’s lead by targeting the country’s energy sector and key financial institutions

The yuan/ruble exchange rate will now set the trajectory for other currency pairs on the Moscow Exchange (MOEX), including for the euro and dollar, the Bank of Russia (CBR) announced on Thursday.

Washington’s policies are simply pushing Moscow further along a path it has already embarked on

Steven Sahiounie interviews Dr. Nidal Kabalan, journalist, political analyst, and former Syrian Ambassador to Turkey.

US President Joe Biden says he has discussed a Gaza ceasefire during the G7 summit and that he has not lost hope. Asked if he was confident, Biden said, “No. Hamas has to move.” Previously, Hamas said it has shown “full positivity” in the attempts to reach a ceasefire agreement with Israel. However, US Secretary of State Blinken has said some changes to the US-sponsored deal proposed by the Gaza-based group are not workable. Source: alJazeera

The government of Colombia, a fierce critic of Israel’s brutal war on Gaza, said Thursday it would receive wounded Palestinian children and provide them with medical care. “We have taken the decision to provide humanitarian support to Palestinian children who will travel with their families to Colombia for rehabilitation,” Deputy Minister of Multilateral Affairs Elizabeth Taylor Jay announced. She was speaking in Stockholm, where she was on a state visit with President Gustavo Petro. Jay did not say how many children would be taken in by Colombia, nor how they would be removed from war-torn Gaza. Israel’s relentless bombardment and…

US and UK forces launched two raids on the al-Salif district in the northwest of the coastal city of Hodeidah on the Red Sea, western Yemen, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent. A few days ago, a US-UK raid targeted the coast of al-Faza in the al-Tuhayat district, south of Hodeidah Governorate. The United States, along with the UK, is waging an aggression on Yemen, affecting various provinces, simultaneously with the continued operations of the Yemeni armed forces in support of Gaza, amidst the Israeli aggression. The leader of the Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul-Malik al-Houthi, emphasized that regardless of the enemies’ conspiracies,…

Benny Gantz made the comments during numerous interviews with Israeli channels since leaving office. Israeli minister Benny Gantz stated in an interview with Israeli Channel 12 on Thursday that “Israel” should pay the price for a “year or two-year-long” truce in Gaza in exchange for the release of all captives held by Hamas. Such comments indicate that Gantz, who is described by media as the US’s man in “Israel”, is also against a permanent ceasefire, and only wants a breathing space. Israeli War Cabinet Minister Benny Gantz announced Sunday in a televised address his resignation from the Israeli war cabinet, calling it a painful decision. “Leaving…

G7 members convening in Fasano, Italy, from June 13-15 for the 50th G7 summit will focus on a range of pressing issues related to West Asia, including Gaza ceasefire talks, escalating tensions between the Israeli occupation and Lebanon, and the Iranian nuclear program, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said Thursday. The summit “will be an opportunity for the leaders to get an update from President Biden on the negotiations with respect to the ceasefire and hostage deal, to talk about G7 support for bringing that deal to closure so that we can get a ceasefire in place and the hostages home,” Sullivan…

By: Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Steven Sahiounie interviews Dr. Nidal Kabalan, journalist, political analyst, and former Syrian Ambassador to Turkey. According to the Iraqi Prime Minister, Mr. Shia Sudani, Syria and Turkey are moving closer to a possible normalization of relations which were broken after the U.S.-NATO attack on Syria for regime change which began in 2011. Before 2011, Turkish President Recip Tayyip Erdogan and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad were close, and Erdogan famously addressed his counterpart in Damascus as ‘brother’. The two countries shared a long and safe border with business and tourism benefits for both sides.…