Author: Steven Sahiounie

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan will visit Madrid on Wednesday on the occasion of Spain’s official recognition of Palestine as a state. Fidan will be visiting Madrid “together with the members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Arab League Contact Group on Gaza, upon the invitation of Spain on the occasion of its decision to recognize the State of Palestine,” a Foreign Ministry statement said. “The meetings will focus on the efforts to achieve a permanent ceasefire in Gaza and to encourage more countries to recognize the State of Palestine on the basis of a two-state solution,” it added.…

Deputy Head of the Russian Security Council Dmitry Medvedev is convinced that the United States, headed by President Joe Biden, is deliberately trying to distort the facts of history, he told TASS. “Biden, like a complete ignoramous, said that the American military defeated fascism and liberated Europe. And this is not senile dementia, but a conscious policy to correct history. This is a war against our country,” Medvedev said. “Millions of our citizens who fell at the hands of fascists are behind us. We have no right to betray their memory,” Medvedev emphasized. “Especially in the face of efforts to…

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has denounced the Israeli military’s recent airstrike on tents housing displaced people in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip as a “heinous massacre,” calling on the UN Security Council to assume its responsibilities to force the regime into stopping its acts of aggression. The 57-member OIC said in a statement on Tuesday that those responsible for the war crime attack on the camp in Rafah must be held to account and face international criminal law. “The Secretary-General held the Israeli occupation accountable for the consequences of its crimes, terrorist practices, and brutal attacks…

The Saudi Council of Ministers reiterated on Tuesday its firm rejection of Israel’s ongoing violations of international resolutions and laws. The cabinet emphasized the urgent need for international intervention to alleviate the unprecedented humanitarian crisis faced by the Palestinian people. At the outset of the session, King Salman extended his appreciation to those who sent well-wishes for his health and well-being. The cabinet then reviewed messages exchanged between King Salman and the President of the Republic of Senegal, as well as communications between the Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and leaders from the French Republic and Japan. These communications focused on enhancing bilateral relations…

German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock has stated that the ICJ’s order to halt the military onslaught in Rafah is binding and should be adhered to. German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Monday that the International Court of Justice’s ruling, ordering the halt of “Israel’s” military invasion of Rafah, was binding and should be implemented. Speaking to reporters before the European Union’s Foreign Affairs Council meeting in Brussels, Baerbock said “These temporary measures voiced by the UN International Court of Justice are binding and should, of course, be implemented.” On Friday, in a momentous emergency verdict on South Africa’s complaint…

Egypt’s military said Monday a border guard was killed in a shooting in the Rafah border area with Gaza, where Israeli forces are deployed, adding that a probe had been launched.“The Egyptian armed forces, through the competent authorities, are investigating a shooting incident in the Rafah border area which led to the martyrdom of a guard,” a military statement said.The Israeli military reported a “shooting incident” on the Egyptian border, and said it was discussing the incident with Egypt.Since May 7 Israeli forces have been operating in Rafah, a city in the far south of the Gaza Strip bordering Egypt.Since…

Israel’s killing of an Egyptian soldier in the Rafah border crossing has shown how real the risk of a spillover of the Gaza conflict is, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said in a live presser on Tuesday. Speaking in a news conference alongside his Cambodian counterpart Sok Chenda Sophea, who is in the Turkish capital Ankara on an official visit, Fidan also criticized the US and other Western nations for their support to Israel. “It would not be possible for this genocide to continue without the support of some countries, especially the US, for Israel,” he said. The Egyptian army…

Spain, Ireland and Norway have recognized a Palestinian state, deepening the Israeli regime’s isolation. In a coordinated attempt to exert added international pressure on the regime to stop its genocidal campaign in the besieged Gaza Strip, the three major western European nations on Tuesday joined dozens of countries that have already recognized a Palestinian state. The joint declaration had already been announced the previous week. The trio is the first major Western powers to officially recognize Palestine. Spain, Ireland and Norway’s recognition marks a significant accomplishment for the Palestinian nation, confirming the international legitimacy of the State of Palestine. Prime Minister…

The UN Security Council was set to convene an emergency meeting Tuesday over an Israeli strike that killed dozens in a displaced persons camp in Rafah, as three European countries were slated to formally recognize a Palestinian state. AFP journalists on the ground early Tuesday reported fresh Israeli strikes overnight in the southern Gaza border city, where an Israeli attack targeting two senior Hamas members on Sunday night sparked a fire that ripped through a displacement center, killing 45, according to Gaza health officials. The attack prompted a wave of international condemnation, with Palestinians and many Arab countries calling it…

By: Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The days of American domination are over, and the doors in Africa are wide open for alternative help from Russia and China. Niger has demanded American troops to leave the country “no later” than 15 September, and the U.S. has agreed. The official statement said the two countries had “reached a disengagement agreement to effect the withdrawal of U.S. forces, which has already begun”. The U.S. had relied on Niger as its primary military base, but U.S. threats led to the rupture of military ties, according to Niger’s Prime Minister Zeine, who blamed…