Author: Steven Sahiounie

Türkiye is “deeply saddened” over mosque attack in Muscat, the capital of Oman, which resulted in death of at least six people. “We are deeply saddened by the death of six people and the injury of many others in an armed attack on a mosque in Muscat, the capital of Oman,” said the country’s Foreign Ministry in a statement. The ministry conveyed its condolences to the families of the people who lost their lives in the attack and also to the “brotherly people of Oman.” It also wished a speedy recovery for those injured. At least six people were killed…

The UN said that the Israeli occupation authorities are still preventing the provision of necessary fuel to humanitarian aid workers, which is hampering the distribution of food supplies in the Gaza Strip. “The Israeli authorities still do not allow the provision of necessary fuel to humanitarian relief workers, and therefore food distribution is hampered.” UN spokesman for the UN Secretary-General, Stéphane Dujarric said that dozens of civilians were killed and others wounded in the recent Israeli attacks on Gaza. Dujarric pointed out that “one of the attacks occurred 100 meters from the center where humanitarian aid operations are conducted in Deir al-Balah.…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday informed two senior Israeli officials about the “unacceptably high” number of civilian casualties caused by “Israel’s” attacks on the besieged Gaza Strip, his spokesperson Matthew Miller told reporters. The Israeli occupation forces have carried out a number of attacks in the past few days, targeting UN-run schools and refugee camps where displaced people were seeking shelter. Blinken met with Ron Dermer, the Israeli minister of strategic affairs, and Tzachi Hanegbi, the Israeli “national security” advisor, “to express our serious concern about the recent civilian casualties in Gaza.” Miller stressed that casualties “still remain unacceptably…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov arrived in New York. As the chairman of the UN Security Council, he will hold ministerial-level debates on the topic of “multilateral cooperation in the interest of establishment of a more fair, democratic and sustainable world order.” On July, he will hold a ministerial meeting on the situation in the Middle East, which includes the Palestinian issue. The foreign minister’s plane traveled from Moscow to New York via the northern route in circumvention of unfriendly countries in over 12 hours. No unforeseen events occurred during the flight. A number of bilateral meetings have also been…

Maltese politician Roberta Metsola has been re-elected for the second term as president of the European Parliament. In a vote held on Tuesday morning, the 45-year-old Christian Democrat from Malta secured 562 votes in favor out of the 623 ballots. Irene Montero from Spain, the symbolic challenger presented by the Left, obtained only 61 votes. In her speech following the vote, Metsola urged lawmakers to unite and work on creating “a Europe for everyone.” Source: TASS

China is ready to assist rival Palestinian factions in their reconciliation efforts by providing a platform for dialogue, a Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman stated on Tuesday. “China always supports Palestinian factions in achieving reconciliation and solidarity through dialogue and consultation and stands ready to provide platforms and opportunities for all Palestinian factions to carry out dialogue for reconciliation,” Lin Jian told a news briefing. He was responding to a question about China’s reported plans to host talks between Gaza-based Hamas and Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah party from July 20-21. According to The New York Times, Palestinian officials said Beijing…

President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and French President Emmanuel Macron have called for intensified joint international actions to prevent the Gaza war expansion and to prevent the region from descending into a new cycle of unaccounted conflict. In a phone call on Tuesday, both leaders discussed several regional and international issues of mutual concern, notably the situation in the Gaza Strip. “The two presidents agreed on the importance of intensifying joint international action, to prevent the conflict from expanding and preventing the region from slipping into a new cycle of unaccounted conflict,” read a statement by the Egyptian presidency. President El-Sisi outlined…

French President Emmanuel Macron has accepted Prime Minister Gabriel Attal’s resignation, the Elysee Palace said. He also tasked the current government to continue addressing current issues until a new cabinet is formed. Attal resigned after the presidential party Renaissance elected him as head of its faction in parliament. Meanwhile, the left-wing New Popular Front alliance, which won the biggest number of seats in the national legislature, has not yet reach a consensus on a candidacy for the country’s prime minister. According to French Communist Party leader Fabien Roussel, the candidate will be nominated within days. “If we fail to reach…

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi today stressed the need for concerted international efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire in the war-torn Gaza Strip, according to the Egyptian Presidency. President El-Sisi stressed such a need during a phone call from President of the Czech Republic, Petr Pavel. The leaders “tackled a multitude of regional and international issues of mutual concern,” including the developments in the Gaza Strip. President El-Sisi “emphasized the importance of peaceful solutions to regional and international crises, stressing the crucial need for concerted international efforts to reach an immediate ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and provide urgent and…

Iran’s interim foreign minister has set off for New York to take part in two United Nations Security Council meetings focusing on the developments in Palestine and multilateralism. Heading a delegation, Ali Bagheri Kani left Tehran for New York on Monday. The meetings will be chaired by Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov under the rotating presidency of Vassily A. Nebenzia, who holds the 15-member world body’s rotating presidency for July. Addressing a press conference on July 1, Nebenzia said the meeting on multilateral cooperation in establishing a more just, democratic and sustainable world order will be held on July 16. “There…