Author: Steven Sahiounie

In a joint appeal to the United Nations and the international community, eight humanitarian organizations stated that the ongoing war in Sudan, now lasting over a year and a half, has turned life for residents trapped in conflict zones into “hell.” According to the appeal issued by the Norwegian and Danish Refugee Councils, along with organizations like CARE, GOAL, Plan International, Relief International, Save the Children, and Solidarités International, efforts to curb the violence and end the suffering of Sudanese civilians have been insufficient. The humanitarian disaster is worsening rapidly as the conflict has spread to 13 of Sudan’s 18…

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin expressed his “deep concern” over the recent injury of several United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers due to Israeli fire during a phone call with his Israeli counterpart, Yoav Gallant. In Austin’s statement, he highlighted: UNIFIL troops, consisting of approximately 10,000 soldiers, are deployed in southern Lebanon along the Israeli border. Since Hezbollah opened a new front in October 2023, UNIFIL has been caught in the crossfire between Israeli forces and Hezbollah militants. On Friday, Israel faced sharp criticism after UNIFIL accused its army of “repeated and deliberate” firing at its positions, leading…

At least 29 Palestinians were killed in Israeli army attacks on the Gaza Strip on Saturday, according to paramedics, as Israeli forces continued their incursion into the Jabalia area, where international aid agencies report thousands are trapped. Residents stated that Israeli forces are continuing to bombard the Jabalia refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip, with air and ground strikes. Paramedics confirmed that 19 people were killed earlier on Saturday, while 10 more lost their lives later in the evening after Israeli airstrikes hit two homes in Jabalia and Nuseirat in central Gaza. The death toll is expected to rise,…

Washington would consider an attack on the former US president an act of war, the outlet has reported US president Joe Biden has told the White House National Security Council to warn Iran against trying to assassinate Donald Trump, the Washington Post has reported. The message that the US president wanted to be relayed to Tehran was that Washington would treat any attempt on the life of his predecessor, or on that of any other former American official, as an act of war, the paper wrote on Friday. WaPo cited National Security Council spokesman Sean Savett, who insisted that Biden…

Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf affirmed on Saturday that Iran’s leadership stands firmly alongside Lebanon and Hezbollah in all circumstances. His remarks came during a one-day visit to Beirut, after which he will travel to Geneva. In a press conference held in the Lebanese capital, Ghalibaf conveyed a message from Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and President Masoud Pezeshkian, stating, “We stand with Lebanon.” He emphasized Iran’s readiness to provide Lebanon with the necessary aid, including assistance for those displaced by the ongoing conflict in the region. “We will support all decisions made by the Lebanese government, resistance, and…

Kiev won’t need more money if Trump wins and ends the war, Mike Johnson has said Speaker of the US House of Representatives Mike Johnson is increasingly against additional funding for Kiev and hopes it won’t be necessary if Donald Trump wins the presidential election, Punchbowl News, a Washington-focused media outlet reported on Friday. Since February 2022, the US Congress has approved more than $174 billion to prop up Ukraine in its ongoing military conflict with Russia. The latest tranche of $61 billion was held up for several months amid a battle between Johnson and the White House. ”I don’t…

The Republican candidate has requested US military aircraft transport after several attempts on his life Former President Donald Trump’s campaign has requested additional resources, including military aircraft, to protect the Republican candidate in the final weeks before the election. President Joe Biden promised to provide everything needed, “as long as he doesn’t ask for F-15s.” Following two assassination attempts against Trump in recent months, his campaign has been in contact with the White House and the Secret Service to request military assets for added protection, according to multiple US media reports on Friday. President Biden stated that he had ordered…

Children will even be prohibited from speaking the language during recess periods The Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine has supported a bill that would outlaw speaking Russian in the country’s schools, even during recess periods, the head of the ministry Oksen Lisovoy said on Friday, according to local media reports. The relevant bill was submitted to the Verkhovna Rada on October 1. The author of the initiative, MP Natalya Pipa, stated at the time that the mandatory use of the official Ukrainian language in classrooms is not sufficient to ensure its dominance. She also referred to complaints from…

Nick Walsh has been accused of illegally crossing into Russia with the Ukrainian military A district court in Russia’s Kursk Region issued an in-absentia arrest warrant against an American journalist for CNN, Nick Walsh, on Friday. The network’s chief international security correspondent, Walsh stands accused of illegally crossing the Russian border in August, when he traveled to parts of Kursk Region occupied by the Ukrainian military. The court ordered the journalist’s arrest on Russian territory or upon extradition. Under Russian laws, Walsh could potentially face up to five years behind bars on the charges. The American reporter was among several…

The call to pull the network’s license is a threat to free speech, the FCC chief has said Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s criticism of the way CBS edited its interview with his Democratic rival Kamala Harris is a threat to free speech and democracy, the head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has stated. Trump had accused CBS of perpetrating “the Greatest Fraud in Broadcast History” by rearranging the ‘60 Minutes’ interview with Harris, aired earlier this week, to make her look more coherent. He called for the network to lose its license. ”While repeated attacks against broadcast…