Author: Steven Sahiounie

S&P expects a return to a sustainable fiscal path by 2027. The stable outlook signifies confidence in the government’s reform plans to strengthen its non-oil revenue base

The meeting comes within the framework of the comprehensive strategic partnership between the two countries, which is aimed at promoting sustainable development and prosperity

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates today denounced the Israeli bombing that targeted a camp for displaced people in Rafah in the Gaza Strip, which resulted in the killing and injuring of scores of Palestinian civilians. The Ministry further refuted the occupation’s claims of the existence of safe zones in the Gaza Strip. The Ministry called on the countries supporting Israel to awaken their conscience, morals and law in the face of the genocidal war to which the Palestinian people are exposed. It also strongly condemned the heinous massacre committed by the Israeli occupation forces last night, following the targeting of…

Senior diplomats from Iran and Oman talked about a range of bilateral and regional affairs at a meeting in Tehran, including the latest developments in Gaza. Speaking at a joint press conference with Foreign Minister of Oman Sayyid Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi, held in Tehran on Monday, the caretaker foreign minister of Iran praised the Sultanate of Oman for dispatching a delegation for the funeral of late Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian. Oman once again proved to be a cordial and lasting friend of Iran, Ali Baqeri said. Highlighting the special position of neighbors in the foreign policy of…

Israeli colonists today set fire to agricultural fields owned by Palestinians in the town of Duma, south of Nablus. The head of the village council in Duma, Suleiman Dawabsha, said that a group of Israeli colonists set fire to privately-owned agricultural land located at the western part of the town, causing olive trees and other crops to catch fire. In a related context, colonists set large swathes of land on fire in the village of Husan, west of Bethlehem. The head of the village council in Husan, Jamal Sabateen, said scores of Israeli colonists from the illegal colonial outpost of Beitar Illit set…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Libya has not recovered from the US-NATO attack in 2011, the so-called ‘Arab Spring’, which burnt throughout the Middle East and North Africa like a wildfire having been lit in Washington, DC under the US President Obama administration. There is a ceasefire between the two sides headquartered in Tripoli and Benghazi, but a permanent peace with economic prosperity remains elusive.  Russia and the US are both in Libya, but have very different goals and methods of operation. On one side, there is a UN brokered Government of National Unity (GNU), and on the other…

The Turkish president blasted Israel on Monday over its weekend attack against Rafah, which was previously designated as a “safe area.” “Sunday’s attack on Rafah, which came after the International Court of Justice’s order, has exposed the treacherous and bloody nature of the terror state,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told to lawyers in Istanbul in a televised address, referring to Israel and the ICJ’s order to stop the bloodshed. The president also lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: “The embattled Netanyahu and his murderous network trying to extend grip on power by massacring people as they fail to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, have started talks in Tashkent, according to a TASS reporter. The two leaders who are currently having a one-on-one meeting will be later joined by their delegations. The agenda includes bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, the economy, culture, and the humanitarian sphere, as well as pressing regional issues. Source: TASS

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, today said that the Israel’s shelling of displaced persons tents in Rafah is a blatant challenge to international law. “The genocide in Gaza will not end without external pressure, and sanctions must be imposed on Israel and investments, agreements, trade, and partnerships with it must be suspended,” Albanese said in a post on X. More than 40 civilians were killed and others were injured after the occupation forces targeted, with at least eight missiles, the tents of people sheltering in a displacement camp that was recently…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized Sunday the need to increase efforts to convince more countries to recognize the state of Palestine. Fidan said that postponing the recognition of Palestine does not solve the problem but rather gives Israel more time. According to diplomatic sources, he delivered the message at the International Partners Meeting and a meeting on the implementation of the two-state solution, including the issue of recognizing Palestine held in Brussels within the framework of his discussions on the Palestinian issue. During the first meeting, countries and institutions providing aid to Palestine came together. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed…