Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran’s acting foreign minister has called for immediate decisive action by the United Nations Security Council to bring Israel’s genocidal campaign in Gaza to a halt. Ali Baqeri Kani made the remarks as he was addressing the Security Council in New York on Wednesday. The Iranian minister highlighted the crimes of Israel in Gaza over the past nine months, which have resulted in the massacre of innocent people, mostly women and children. “Over the past 285 days, the Israeli-occupying regime has been committing extensive international crimes in Gaza. This regime, through a campaign of brutality and terror, continues to massacre innocent…

Riyad Mansour, Palestinian ambassador to the United Nations, says Israel’s war crimes in Gaza have been committed “openly, brazenly, and repeatedly” with soldiers sharing videos on social media. “What is happening in Gaza is going down as the most documented genocide in history,” Mansour told a UN Security Council meeting on the Middle East. “When will the world denounce the crimes and stop tolerating their reoccurrence? He asked the council why international laws and norms continue to be violated by Israel, but nothing is ever done to stop it. “What is a rule that’s not enforced? What do these rules…

Nakashima Yoichi, Ambassador for Palestinian Affairs and Representative of Japan to Palestine, visited Awarta and Burin villages in the Nablus governorate to celebrate the completion of projects funded by the Government of Japan through Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Projects (GGP). The Government of Japan extended a grant of $89,212 to Awarta Village Council to improve the educational environment for the students in Awarta Basic Mixed School by adding three new classrooms. Seventy-six students will directly benefit from the project. Also, the Government of Japan extended a grant of $92,500 to Burin Village Council to improve the medical…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan held a phone call on Tuesday with Hamas’ political bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh about the ongoing humanitarian crisis in the Gaza Strip and the latest in cease-fire negotiations, according to diplomatic sources. During the conversation, Fidan addressed the catastrophic humanitarian situation in Gaza and concerning developments resulting from increasing hunger and diseases in northern Gaza. Additionally, Fidan and Haniyeh discussed the latest developments in cease-fire negotiations with Israel. Flouting a UN Security Council resolution demanding an immediate cease-fire, Israel has faced international condemnation amid its continued brutal offensive on Gazasince an Oct. 7, 2023 attack…

The diplomatic cover-up of Israel’s actions has made Washington directly involved in the Middle East conflict as well as in Ukraine, Chairman of the UN Security Council, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a meeting on the Middle East, including the Palestinian issue. “By offering a diplomatic cover-up for Israel’s actions and sending weapons and munitions, Washington – everybody understands this – has become directly complicit in the conflict, just as it does regarding the situation in Ukraine. Once this support ends, bloodshed will stop. However, the United States is either unwilling or unable to do so. Apparently, the…

Peter Navarro, Donald Trump’s former White House trade advisor, was freed from a Florida jail on Wednesday after serving a four-month contempt of Congress term, according to the Federal Bureau of Prisons. Peter Navarro is scheduled to fly from Miami, where he is jailed in a federal prison, to Milwaukee to address the Republican National Convention. Navarro was found guilty of two counts of contempt in September for refusing to comply with a subpoena to appear before a congressional subcommittee investigating Donald Trump supporters’ January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol. Navarro, a Harvard-educated economist, was the mastermind of the “Green…

Saudi Arabia’s Prime Minister Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) called Iranian president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian, congratulating him on winning the presidential elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Both officials praised the development of bilateral relations between the two governments, stressing the importance of continuing to enhance cooperation in various fields, the state-run Saudi Press Agency reported on Wednesday. On July 12, Pezekshian published a written message, titled, “My message to the new world.” The president-elect expressed readiness to work with Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Oman, Iraq, Bahrain, Qatar, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, and regional organizations “to deepen our economic ties, bolster trade relations, promote joint-venture…

Abdelatty highlighted Wednesday in a phone call with Germany ‘s Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Egypt’s efforts in endorsing negotiations for a ceasefire in Gaza, a statement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Emigration and Egyptian Expatriates Affairs read. Abdelatty underlined the need for Germany to continue supporting the UNRWA, the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East. Baerbock expressed her appreciation towards Egypt’s humanitarian efforts to alleviate the suffering of the Palestinian people in Gaza, affirming Germany’s stance in supporting these efforts. Berlin announced resuming its funding to UNRWA in Gaza in April, a…

The global order is in one of the most dangerous phases it has experienced since the end of the Cold War, Saudi Arabia’s permanent representative to the UN said on Tuesday. Abdulaziz Alwasil blamed this on “some major powers” putting their own interests ahead of the principles on which the UN was built, as a result of which the organization is unable to uphold its responsibilities because its agencies and mechanisms are “shackled with procedures and rules that allow a small number of states to control the destiny of helpless peoples and countries.” Speaking during a meeting of the Security…

Iran’s president-elect Masoud Pezeshkian has vowed to seriously pursue efforts to uplift Iran-Qatar ties, stressing the need for closer cooperation to boost regional stability. Speaking in a phone conversation with Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Pezeshkian emphasized his government’s determination to develop relations with Qatar. “The cooperation between Iran and Qatar has numerous mutual benefits, and I will seriously pursue the path of enhancing relations.” Pezeshkian, referring to the shared positions of the two countries on regional challenges, added, “We both believe that negotiation and responsibility are the only successful methods for expanding cooperation to strengthen regional…