Author: Steven Sahiounie

Riyad al-Maliki, Advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas on International Affairs, said today the Palestinian people are engaged in a struggle to protect their existence, facing a brutal and heinous genocide waged by a ruthless colonial power. Speaking on behalf of President Abbas at the 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation held in Banjul, Gambia, al-Maliki emphasized that the ongoing Israeli genocide marks the latest episode in the ongoing Nakba against the Palestinian people, a plight that commenced 75 years ago. Al-Maliki pointed out that that “for nearly seven months, Israel has intensified its atrocities against the Palestinian people…

Algeria reportedly calls for an investigation into mass graves discovered at multiple hospitals in the Gaza Strip. Algeria has reportedly sought a private UN Security Council session scheduled for Tuesday to discuss the recent uncovering of mass graves at multiple hospitals in the Gaza Strip, following the withdrawal of Israeli occupation forces (IOF) from medical facilities they had invaded, according to a source cited by Sputnik. In the same context, United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres voiced worry, on April 30, over reports of mass graves unearthed in Gaza, including at two hospitals, and concern that Palestinians were executed, calling for an impartial investigation. …

French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday that a dialogue with Russia must be maintained. “We are doing the right thing by leaving the doors open for negotiations with Russia,” Macron said in an interview with La Tribune daily. “Otherwise, we would have given up on the international order as well as peace and security.” However, Macron noted at the same time that it was necessary to carry on with the “strategic ambiguity” policy regarding Russia. In late April, Macron said speaking at Sorbonne University in Paris that Europe should be prepared to build relations with Russia after the Ukraine…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan on Saturday said resistance against Israeli occupation is no longer a war between Israel and Palestine but a struggle between oppressors and the oppressed worldwide, according to diplomatic sources. Speaking at the 15th Summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) held in Banjul, the capital of Gambia, Fidan stressed that none of the members had the right to resolve their differences over the “blood of the Palestinians.” Pointing out that Israel has escaped accountability, Fidan said it is the duty of the entire global Muslim community to close ranks to defend Palestinians. He underlined…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator While the world is watching in horror at the genocide being carried out in Gaza, there is another war in Sudan which has been overshadowed by the Israeli war on the Palestinians. Since the conflict began on April 15, 2023, almost 15,000 people have been killed, and more than 8.2 million have been displaced. In Gaza, about 35,000 have been killed in six months of fighting since October 7, 2023. The city of El Fasher is now under threat of an imminent attack by the Rapid Support Forces (RSF), who are battling against the…

The United Nations Security Council is set to convene a closed meeting regarding the discovery of mass graves in different areas across Gaza Strip. The United Nations, through its Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, called for an independent international investigation into the recent discovery of mass graves inside Al-Nasser and Al-Shifa hospitals in Gaza. Two graves were discovered at the Al-Shifa Complex containing the remains of 500 bodies. Meantime, more than 395 bodies were found in three mass graves at the Nasser Medical Complex. source: WAFA

The foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt weighed plans to help the Palestinian people and put an end to the Israeli regime’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry held a meeting on the sidelines of the 15th edition of the Islamic Summit of Heads of State and Governments of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Gambia on Saturday. The two diplomats talked about a range of regional issues, including the war on Gaza. Appreciating Egypt’s efforts to stop the Israeli regime’s genocidal crimes in Gaza, Amirabdollahian expressed Iran’s…

International Criminal Court prosecutors warned on Friday against “individuals who threaten to retaliate” against the tribunal or its staff, saying such actions might constitute an “offense against its administration of justice.”The ICC did not say if the comment related to its investigation into possible war crimes by Israel or Palestinian groups in Gaza and the West Bank.US media said this week the ICC might issue an arrest warrant for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, and that the latter had urged US President Joe Biden to prevent the court from doing so. On Friday, the Hague-based office of ICC…

The director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain, today confirmed that there is a comprehensive famine in the northern Gaza Strip that might spread to south. McCain confirmed, according to a report published on the organization’s official website, that the population in the Gaza Strip suffers from severe food shortages and food insecurity after seven months of Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. She indicated that her statements come based on what the program saw on the ground, adding, “There is real horror, and it is very difficult to look at or hear it, hoping that a ceasefire will…

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