Author: Steven Sahiounie

King of Jordan Abdullah II and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Mishal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah stressed on the importance of reducing tensions in the Middle East and avoiding military escalation, according to Petra News Agency. A joint Jordanian-Kuwaiti statement was issued on Wednesday after the Emir’s two day state visit to the Kingdom. Both leaders discussed ways to enhance a joint Arab action aimed at confronting emerging regional challenges as well as serving common Arab issues. The leaders affirmed their support for any steps that ensure the security and stability of the region and stressed the importance of giving priority to…

The Presidency today welcomed the report of the Independent Review Group on Israeli allegations regarding 12 UNRWA personnel. It stated that the report of the Independent Review Group, led by Catherine Colonna, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, which refutes Israeli allegations, serves as a call for all states that have decided to cut off funding to the United Nations agency to revisit their decisions and reinstate funding to the agency, given its vital role in providing humanitarian relief to Palestinian refugees, particularly in the blockaded Gaza Strip, which has been subject to an unprecedented genocidal and starvation war…

The Democratic Socialists of America’s International Committee (DSA IC) affirms in a statement Iran’s right to self-defense, stressing its opposition to any military or diplomatic support for the Israeli occupation. In a statement, the Democratic Socialists of America’s International Committee (DSA IC) affirmed Iran’s inherent right to self-defense on Tuesday. This stance comes in light of the recent Israeli strike on the Iranian consulate in Damascus on April 1. The party reiterated its steadfast opposition to offering any military or diplomatic support to the Israeli aggression campaign, as “Israel” is carrying out an all-scale genocide against the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip. The DSA IC…

The Arab League Secretary-General, Ahmed Aboul Gheit, today welcomed the report of the Independent Review Group on Israeli allegations regarding 12 UNRWA personnel. Spokesman for the League’s Secretary-General, Jamal Rushdi, stated that Aboul Gheit considered the report of the Independent Review Group, led by Catherine Colonna, the former Minister of Foreign Affairs of France, proves beyond a doubt that the Israeli allegations that12 UNRWA personnel are members of groups that attacked Israel on 7 October are spurious and not supported by any concrete evidence. He added that Israel’s allegations were an integral part of a systematic campaign intended to eliminate…

The Biden administration’s top official of humanitarian issues in Gaza, David Satterfield , will leave his position at the end of this week.  According to two individuals familiar with the arrangement, David Satterfield  will continue to serve as a senior advisor. On October 15, 2023, Satterfield assumed the role of special envoy, tasked with guiding US diplomacy to promptly tackle the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as stated by the US State Department upon his appointment. Lise Grande, president and CEO of the US Institute of Peace in Washington, will succeed Satterfield. Grande oversaw the United Nations’ humanitarian operations in Yemen and served…

The head of the UN agency that helps to provide aid and development for Palestinian refugees told Arab News on Tuesday that no effort will be spared to protect it from “ferocious attacks” by its critics. And as protests related to the war in Gaza continue to cause friction around the world, including growing rows on US college campuses, Philippe Lazzarini, the commissioner general of the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees, said many of the supporters of each side in the conflict are unable to feel any empathy for those on the other, and so they demonize…

US entrepreneur and one of the world’s wealthiest people Elon Musk has asserted that a civil war will break out in the West over the situation around migrants. “War will come whether we want it or not,” he wrote on the X social network commenting on remarks by Gad Saad, a Canadian professor of Lebanese origin, who insisted that “the path that the West is taking will result in civil war.” Saad said that Western countries are committing “civilizational suicide.” “Many Western men who are currently asleep at the wheel will wake up, and realize that they don’t like being…

Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement issued on Wednesday to take action against Israel, saying it had “illegally” targeted neighboring countries and foreign diplomatic facilities.The joint statement, released by Pakistan’s foreign ministry, followed a three-day visit to the country by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East.Explosions were heard last Friday over the Iranian city of Isfahan in what sources said was an Israeli attack. However, Tehran played down the incident and said it had no plans for retaliation.“Recognizing that the irresponsible act of the…

Jordan’s independent electoral commission on Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the date for a parliamentary election after King Abdullah said earlier he hoped the polls would deliver long promised political reforms, state media reported.The monarch, who visited the electoral commission before the announcement, said the polls would be a major milestone toward trying to modernize the country’s political system under revamped laws that encourage licensed parties to run in multi-party elections.Under the constitution, the nationwide polls are held within four months of the end of a four-year term of parliament that formally ends in November. The country’s last election was…

The Israeli regime’s military has claimed the lives of more Palestinians as it presses ahead with its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.