Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran has condemned a senior US Republican senator’s “horrible” suggestion that Israel should use nuclear bombs on Gaza. Foreign Ministry spokesman Nasser Kan’ani made the remarks in a post on X on Tuesday. Senator Lindsey Graham has said Israel should do “whatever” it deems necessary in the bombing of Gaza, drawing a comparison to when the US dropped atomic bombs on Japan during World War II. On Sunday, the South Carolina Republican suggested Israel would be right to flatten the besieged Gaza Strip. The US dropped atomic bombs on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki in 1945 and killed more than 200,000…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has appointed several more ministers and deputy prime ministers, according to the relevant presidential decrees. This is the first Russian government formed under the new procedure envisaged by the 2020 constitutional amendment. Before being appointed, all the candidates were considered and approved by parliament. Once approved by either of the houses of parliament, the candidates could not be rejected by the president. Along with the prime minister, the new Russian government consists of ten deputy prime ministers and 21 ministers. The number of ministries remained unchanged compared to the previous government. Five ministers, namely the interior,…

Thousands of Palestinians everywhere in the world today mark the 76th anniversary of the Nakba of 1948, when nearly 750,000 indigenous Palestinians were ethnically cleansed from their homes in historic Palestine by invading Zionist militias. The word “Nakba” means “catastrophe” in Arabic, and refers to the systematic ethnic cleansing of two-thirds of the Palestinian population at the time by Zionist paramilitaries between 1947-1949 and the near-total destruction of Palestinian society. During the events that led to the establishment of today’s Israel, Zionist forces took more than 78 percent of historic Palestine, ethnically cleansed and destroyed about 530 villages and cities, and…

A high-ranking member of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement says it would be “meaningless” to conclude any agreement with the occupying Israeli regime unless Tel Aviv commits itself to a complete ceasefire in the besieged Gaza Strip. Sami Abu Zuhri, a member of the Hamas movement’s political bureau, further noted on Tuesday that Israeli captives will not see the light of day until the usurping entity complies with the conditions of the Gaza-based resistance groups. He stressed that Israeli authorities must adhere to the conditions of the Palestinian resistance front, the foremost of which is an end to the ongoing…

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi says the murder of 15,000 children in Gaza by Israeli occupation forces spells the end of the Zionist regime. Raeisi said on Tuesday that the blood of murder Gaza children is so powerful that it would not only end the regime but also lead to an end to global injustices. “We do not doubt that the blood of 15,000 Palestinian children, which was shed on the ground, will end the lives of the Zionists and make the current world order just,” he said. The Iranian president was addressing the 5th International Congress of Imam Reza (AS) held…

Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa vowed today that the Palestinian would foil ongoing attempts aimed at expelling them from their land. Commenting on the 76th anniversary of the Nakba, Prime Minister Mustafa stated that the thanks to their awareness and attachment to their homeland, the Palestinian people would strike down all ongoing attempts aimed at expelling them from their land, including the schemes aimed at the forced expulsion of Palestinians from the blockaded Gaza Strip following eight months of a systematic destruction and genocidal offensive, that resulted in the killing of 35,173 Palestinians and injuring 79,061 others. He stressed that escalating Israeli army…

Some 450,000 Palestinians have fled Rafah since Israel ordered more of the city evacuated on Saturday, the UN’s agency for Palestinian refugees said on Tuesday. Reports from the city suggest that Israeli forces are closing in on its densely-populated urban core. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ordered people in the southeastern neighborhoods of Rafah to leave “immediately” on Saturday, with IDF spokesman Avichai Adraee warning that Israeli forces were preparing to strike Hamas targets there “with great force.” The IDF has now evacuated the entire eastern third of the city following a similar order given earlier this month. In a statement on Tuesday, the…

MSCI’s world share index was flat on the day but remained just 0.35% below mid-March’s all time high

The Saudi cabinet welcomed on Tuesday the United Nations assembly’s resolution supporting Palestine’s full membership, the Saudi State Agency reported. The council of ministers emphasizing the need to halt Israeli military escalations and violations against civilians and humanitarian workers. Minister of Information, Salman bin Youssef Al-Dosari, reiterated the Kingdom’s commitment to global security, active participation in international relief efforts, and advocacy for issues affecting Arab and Islamic nations. The council also discussed the recent reception of pilgrims arriving for Hajj. Directives were issued to maintain high standards of procedures and services at entry points in Makkah, Medina, and the Holy Sites.…

The announcement came as Macron kicked off a day of meetings with foreign business leaders at the Chateau de Versailles, called “Choose France”