Author: Steven Sahiounie

The confiscation of Moscow’s frozen funds could undermine international order, the head of the European Central Bank warns

A direct war between Israel and Iran could “substantially” drive prices up, the bank has said in a note cited by CNBC

Colombia is seeking to become a full-fledged member of the BRICS group as soon as possible, and Brazil will promote its candidacy, according to a joint statement from the leaders of Brazil and Colombia, published after their meeting in Bogota on Tuesday.

A move away from conducting financial transactions through Western payment systems, including SWIFT, is vital for Russia and its trading partners, the head of the country’s second-largest lender has said.

A six-month reprieve has been ended due to concerns surrounding upcoming presidential elections in the South American country

Ziad Abu Amr, a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), said today before the UN Security Council that granting Palestine full membership in the United Nations would alleviate some of the historical injustices endured by the Palestinian people. He stated that this step would open broad prospects for achieving genuine peace and safeguarding the two-state solution. Speaking on behalf of President Mahmoud Abbas, Abu Amr highlighted the ongoing ordeal of the Palestinian people, which has persisted for over a century. He emphasized that Palestinians have been victims of international events and resolutions not of their…

Israeli occupation forces stormed the northern West Bank city of Tulkarm and the adjacent Nur Shams refugee camp east of it this evening, according to local sources. WAFA correspondent reported that reinforced Israeli army forces stormed the city of Tulkarm accompanied by two bulldozers, one of them a D9, through the western entrance. They headed towards the Nur Shams refugee camp, imposing a strict siege on the camp and deploying their vehicles on all access points leading to it. She added that the occupation forces closed the main entrances to the camp amidst the hovering of reconnaissance aircraft at low…

The Turkish president Erdogan on Thursday urged a united response from Western countries on Israel’s actions in Gaza, just like they reacted to Iran’s recent retaliatory strikes. “We’ve seen Western countries respond unanimously to Iran’s retaliation. Same actors now need to unite in telling Israel ‘enough’,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a joint news conference with his Tanzanian counterpart Samia Suluhu Hassan in Ankara. Iran launched an airborne attack Saturday on Israel in retaliation for an April 1 airstrike on its diplomatic compound in the Syrian capital. It is said to have fired more than 300 drones and missiles, with almost…

Cuba has congratulated Syria on the 78th anniversary of Evacuation Day. Cuban Foreign Ministry stated on its website that the Republic of Cuba congratulates the Syrian Arab Republic on the occasion of National Day, affirming the desire and will to continue strengthening the ties of friendship and cooperation binding the two countries. In turn, President of the National Assembly of People’s Power of the Republic of Cuba, Esteban Lazo, expressed his sincere congratulations on the occasion of the 78th anniversary of Syria’s independence and his wishes for the Syrian people prosperity and peace. Lazo stressed his country’s interest in continuing to…

President Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran will make Israel and its supporters regret the “slightest attack” amid reports that Tel Aviv was “making a decision to act” against the Islamic Republic. “If the Zionist regime makes a mistake again and tries to carry out the slightest attack on the holy land of the Islamic Republic, we will respond in such a way that will make Israel and its supporters regret it,” he told people at a stadium in the central city of Shahroud on Thursday. The president touched on the world’s largest ever drone and missile strike carried out by Iran…