Author: Steven Sahiounie

Kuwait’s budget is projected to show a deficit of 5.6 billion dinars ($18.33 billion) for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, with expenses estimated at 24.5 billion dinars

The Syrian government stressed that massacres in the Gaza Strip are being committed before the eyes of the United States and Western countries, and denounced that so-called initiatives to stop such atrocious acts only seek to give more time to the criminal Zionist government to complete their dirty goal of exterminating the Palestinian people. “The criminal Israeli forces committed more than five massacres against the Palestinian people today, resulting in the martyrdom of more than 112 Palestinians, most of whom are children, women, the elderly and the disabled,” Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement. It added…

The new British foreign secretary called for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during a visit to Israel and the Palestinian territories on Sunday, his second international trip since Labour’s resounding victory in elections earlier this month.David Lammy said the ongoing war in Gaza is “intolerable” and stressed in meetings with Israeli and Palestinian leadership that Britain wants to assist with diplomatic efforts “securing a ceasefire deal and creating the space for a credible and irreversible pathway toward a two-state solution.”Lammy met Sunday in Jerusalem with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and in the West Bank city of Ramallah with Palestinian…

Türkiye on Saturday condemned Israel’s attack on Palestinians in the Al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, Gaza, which had been designated a “safe zone,” killing dozens of civilians, displaced persons seeking shelter from relentless Israeli attacks. In a statement, the Turkish Foreign Ministry called the incident “a phase of the Netanyahu government’s effort to annihilate the Palestinians entirely.” “The fact that Israel once again opted for bloodshed when it was expected to respond to Hamas’ positive response to the cease-fire (proposal) is evidence that the Netanyahu government is trying to prevent negotiations for a permanent cease-fire,” the ministry said. Türkiye urged…

One Syrian soldier was killed in an Israeli aggression targeting several army sites around the capital Damascus early Sunday, state media SANA reported, citing a military source. “The aggression was launched from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting several of our military sites in the southern region and a residential building in the Kafr Sousa area in Damascus,” the source said. Despite their large number of missiles, Syrian air defenses intercepted a significant number of them, the source added as per SANA. Local radio station Sham FM reported “an explosion in an ammunition depot” around the capital due to the Israeli strikes, adding…

Japanese Foreign Minister Yoko Kamikawa has stated that Japan is considering formally recognizing the State of Palestine, contingent on the progress of the ongoing “peace process” in the Middle East. During a meeting in Tokyo, the 71-year-old Japanese politician stated that her government supports the proposed “two-state solution” to the decades-long Israeli occupation of Palestine. She expressed that Japan understands the Palestinians’ aspiration to establish an independent sovereign state and supports the ongoing efforts to achieve this goal. The top diplomat stated, “with regard to recognition of the Palestinian state, we want to continue to address this issue comprehensively, taking into…

The UAE delivered three tonnes of medical supplies and a range of medicines to support the healthcare sector and hospitals still operating in the Gaza Strip, the UAE state news agency reported on Sunday. The initiative follows Israel’s targeting of displaced Palestinians at camps in Khan Younis on Saturday. The medical aid includes medical supplies for hospitals facing shortages, medicines for various injuries, insulin for diabetic patients, and other solutions to bolster the healthcare sector during the crisis. The UAE on Sunday condemned Israel’s attack on refugee camps in Khan Younis, which claimed the lives of 100 people. Meanwhile, Saudi…

Russian President Vladimir Putin does not plan to call former US President Donald Trump who has survived an assassination attempt, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “As far as I know no, there are no such plans,” he said when asked whether Putin planned to call Trump. Kremlin says it was obvious Trump’s life was in jeopardy It was obvious to all outside observers that the life of former US President and new presidential candidate Donald Trump was in jeopardy, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “After numerous attempts to remove candidate Trump from the political arena using legal instruments…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan was received by Turkish President Recep Erdogan in Istanbul on Sunday on an official visit aimed at strengthening bilateral relations between Saudi Arabia and Turkey, Saudi Press Agency reported. The also spoke about regional developments and efforts to ensure stability in the region. The meeting between Prince Faisal and the Turkish president was also attended by Undersecretary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for Political Affairs, Saud Al-Sati, and Saudi ambassador to Turkiye Fahad Abu Al-Nasr. During the visit, the minister will also discuss with officials regional and international developments of common interest, SPA added. Prince Faisal…

Negotiations between Syria and Türkiye have been conducted at various levels in the past, and Ankara wants peace in the region, the Turkish foreign minister said on Sunday. Hakan Fidan’s remarks came during a joint news conference in Istanbul with his Saudi counterpart Prince Faisal bin Farhan Al Saud, who is visiting Türkiye. Fidan added that Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s call for peace in neighboring Syria is “important,” urging that it be heeded. The remarks came in the wake of Erdogan saying that Fidan and Turkish diplomats are working on a possible presidential meeting of Erdogan and Syria’s Bashar…