Author: Steven Sahiounie

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mohammad Mustafa, discussed during a meeting in Ramallah with the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza, Sigrid Kaag, the importance of coordinating relief efforts for Gaza among all parties. Mustafa gave a detailed explanation of the government’s short, medium and long-term relief plans for Gaza. They also discussed the government’s post-war reconstruction plans for the war-torn Strip, emphasizing the need for financial support to enable the government to function. Mustafa reaffirmed that Gaza is an integral part of the Palestinian state, stressing that the Palestinian Authority has been responsible…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has arrived in St. Petersburg to take part the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), according to a TASS reporter. Earlier this week, Russia’s top diplomat travelled to Guinea, the Republic of the Congo, Burkina Faso and the Republic of Chad, as he visited the latter two republics for the first time ever. Fresh from his African tour, Lavrov will hold meetings with his foreign counterparts on the sidelines of the SPIEF. Representatives from many African countries, including Chad and Burkina Faso, are attending the SPIEF, with delegations from over 130 countries taking part. The…

Egypt’s top diplomat Sameh Shoukry discussed in a phone call on Wednesday with acting Foreign Minister of Iran Ali Bagheri the situation in Gaza, including the Egyptian efforts to reach a ceasefire. According to a statement by the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Shoukry discussed in the phone call he received from Bagheri Egypt and Qatar’s mediation efforts, in collaboration with the UN, to reach an agreement leading to a truce. The truce should facilitate the exchange of prisoners and detainees, ensure the delivery of aid to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, and ultimately achieve a permanent ceasefire and the withdrawal of Israeli…

Washington and its allies could give Kiev a loan based on profits from blocked funds, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said

In a telephone call with Slovenian Prime Minister, Robert Golob, President Mahmoud Abbas thanked the friendly Slovenian people and the Slovenian Parliament for their country’s courageous and principled positions on the recognition of the State of Palestine. This step complements previous positions of Slovenia in support of international law and legitimacy and the rights of the Palestinian people to freedom and independence, stressed the president during the telephone call. President Abbas said that such noble positions by Europe offer hope to the Palestinian people of the possibility of stopping the Israeli occupation’s destruction and aggression against them. Such noble positions…

Washington and its allies could give Kiev a loan based on profits from blocked funds, Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has said

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed in a phone call on Wednesday with his Jordanian counterpart Ayman Safadi the ongoing preparations for the Emergency Humanitarian Response Conference for Gaza, the Egyptian Foreign Ministry said. The conference, organized jointly by Jordan, Egypt, and the United Nations, will be hosted in Jordan’s Dead Sea on 11 June. Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, King Abdullah II, and UN Secretary-General António Guterres have called for the conference in which several world leaders, heads of governments, and humanitarian and relief organizations are expected to participate. According to the Egyptian Foreign Ministry, Shoukry and Safadi emphasized the…

Russia is advocating for global cooperation based on equality and the rule of law, presidential spokesman Dmitry Peskov says

Kelly Magsamen is one of those involved in the January hospitalization controversy involving Austin and members of his staff. Kelly Magsamen, Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s chief of staff will step down at the end of June. Magsamen was one of the few persons who knew Austin was hospitalized on New Year’s Day but failed to alert the White House or top Pentagon officials. Austin acknowledged her resignation in a statement but did not explain why. The Pentagon leader lauded Magsamen’s “tremendous service over three and a half pivotal years” as chief of staff, detailing how she has “been at my side”…

Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa today received the European Union’s Special Representative for the Middle East Peace Process, Sven Koopmans during which they discussed the latest political developments and the ongoing Israeli violations against the Palestinian people. They also discussed the ongoing onslaught waged against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the attacks and violations committed by the occupation army and colonists in the West Bank. Mustafa stressed the importance of recognizing the State of Palestine, especially the European countries that have not yet recognized it and supporting the right of the Palestinian people to a state, freedom and independence. Mustafa also…