Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli occupation forces begin to forcefully displacement Palestinians formerly displaced to Rafah amid the increased likelihood of the start of the imminent invasion. The Israeli occupation forces officially began, on Monday, the forceful displacement of the already-displaced Palestinian people currently seeking shelter in Rafah, which had been designated by the Israelis as an alleged “safe zone” early in the war. With flyers dropping from the skies, SMS, and social media broadcasts, the Israeli occupation’s action on Rafah is set to be yet another episode of this live-streamed genocide. According to Israeli spokesperson Avichay Adraee, the IOF has allegedly expanded the alleged “humanitarian…

The deployment of Western troops to Ukraine would be akin to these countries declaring war on Russia, and lead to a catastrophe on a global scale, Russian Security Council Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev said. “Sending their troops to the territory of former Ukraine will mean their direct involvement in the war. We will have to respond to this. And, alas, not on the territory of former Ukraine,” he wrote on his Telegram channel. He added that in this case, Western leaders “won’t be able to hide on Capitol Hill, or in the Elysee Palace, or on 10 Downing Street.” “A…

Iran has urged Muslim countries to cut all relations with the Israeli regime as means of pressuring Tel Aviv to end its ongoing genocidal war on the Gaza Strip. Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian made the remarks on Saturday, addressing the 15th Heads of State and Government Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in Gambia’s capital Banjul. “Beyond doubt, this time period will also pass by, despite all its hardships and adversities for the Palestinian nation,” he said. “However, the manner and quality of the role that is played by us, Muslim states, in the face of this crisis…

clash between two currents of “honor” and “evil”

The Democratic and Republican parties in the United States consider Russia an enemy and will try to inflict a defeat on it regardless of the outcome of the presidential election, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said. “There will be presidential election in the United States soon. There is no division between Democrats and Republicans over Russia and China. One may be ‘tougher’, the other ‘even tougher,’ but in principle we don’t see any difference. For both, no matter who wins the election, we are by and large the enemy. Whether we are an adversary or an enemy is a nuance.…

China jointly with France and the entire international community will continue efforts to find ways of settling the Ukrainian crisis, Chinese President Xi Jinping wrote in a column for the French newspaper Le Figaro. “We hope that peace and stability will soon be reinstated in Europe. We will work with France and the entire international community to find the right ways to settle the crisis,” he stated. China, in his words, “is neither the cause nor a party to it, but has always been playing a constructive role in promoting peaceful settlement.” “I have repeatedly called for sticking to the…

Israeli occupation forces continue the assault against the city of Tulkarm and its camp, amid destruction of citizens’ property and infrastructure. Large forces of the occupation army, consisting of 50 military vehicles, accompanied by four heavy bulldozers, stormed the city at dawn from its western and southern axes, and roamed its streets and neighborhoods, specifically the eastern, western, northern and central Jamal Abdel Nasser Square, before heading to Tulkarm’s refugee camp. The occupation forces surrounded the camp from all its entrances by deploying their vehicles in the streets and neighborhoods leading to it. They also deployed snipers in the high buildings…

UN atomic watchdog chief Rafael Grossi arrived Monday in Iran, where he is expected to speak at a conference and meet officials for talks on Tehran’s nuclear program. “The Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency arrived in Tehran on Monday at noon at the head of a delegation to participate in the nuclear conference and negotiate with top nuclear and political officials of the country,” Tasnim news agency said, with other agencies reporting the same details. The visit comes at a time of heightened regional tensions and with the IAEA criticizing Iran for lack of cooperation on inspections…

The European Union’s High Representative Josep Borrell said called for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Gaza Strip. Borrell said in a post on X platform that “according to the Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, the scenario that many feared has become a reality.” He added, “There is complete famine in northern Gaza, and it is heading south.” He stressed “the necessity of immediately implementing Security Council Resolution No. 2728 and a ceasefire in order to exchange prisoners and deliver humanitarian aid to those who are about to die of hunger.” He noted that Israel…

Iraq has ended a contract awarded to Italy’s PEG company for design and consultancy services in a $17-billion rail project and replaced it with Oliver Wyman of the US.