Author: Steven Sahiounie

Secretary Anthony Blinken said the Middle East region had two paths moving forward, one of violence and permanent insecurity, the other intergration and and greater peace. Speaking in Riyadh at a joint US-Gulf Cooperation Council ministerial meeting to advance coordination on regional security on Monday, Blinken said he believed most in the region wanted to follow the path of peace. “There really are two paths forward for the region as a whole. One driven with division with destruction, with violence with permanent insecurity. The other, greater integration, greater security, greater peace,” Secretary Anthony Blinken said. “ I think the region…

International Atomic Energy Agency chief Rafael Grossi is scheduled to visit Iran to take part in a nuclear conference from May 6-8 and meet Iranian officials, Iran’s Mehr news agency said on Tuesday.“Grossi will meet Iranian officials in Tehran before participating in the International Conference of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies held in Isfahan,” the agency reported.The IAEA chief said in February that he was planning a visit to Tehran to tackle a “drifting apart” in relations between the agency and the Islamic Republic.Grossi said the same month that while the pace of uranium enrichment by Iran had slowed slightly since…

The US are trying to make the Kurds partners with Israel. But, many Kurds take the side of the people of Gaza and the Palestinian resistance. Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The international community is not only silent about Israel’s genocide but also sends foreign mercenaries to fight alongside Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in Gaza. The IDF summoned hundreds of reserve soldiers to reinforce its ranks in preparation for its ground attack on the Gaza Strip. To bolster their Israeli ranks the IDF promoted an influx of people holding Israeli passports and living in foreign countries. However, the Spanish newspaper, El Mundo,…

Türkiye looks forward to the day “the perpetrators of the massacre” in Gaza being held accountable before the law, said the country’s foreign minister on Monday. “We eagerly await the day when the perpetrators of the massacre will be held accountable in court,” said Hakan Fidan on X. He added that Ankara will continue to support Palestinians and strive to make sure those behind the “massacre” in Gaza are prosecuted. “Israeli officials, who continue to disregard international law and all humanitarian values, have long been condemned in the court of world public opinion,” he added. Fidan also said that Israeli…

President Mahmoud Abbas and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Prince Mohammed bin Salman discussed today the latest developments in the Palestinian arena, especially the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. During the meeting in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, President Abbas briefed the Saudi Crown Prince on the efforts made to end the war of genocide and bring humanitarian and medical aid into the Gaza Strip. He renewed Palestine’s categorical rejection of the displacement of any Palestinian, whether from the Gaza Strip or the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, warning of the danger of an Israeli ground invasion into…

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The United States said Monday it opposed the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) investigation into Israel’s conduct in Gaza, amid reports that Israeli officials fear the Hague-based tribunal could soon issue arrest warrants.Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu reportedly raised the issue with US President Joe Biden in a call at the weekend.“We’ve been really clear about the ICC investigation, that we don’t support it, we don’t believe that they have the jurisdiction,” White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre told a briefing. The New York Times quoted Israeli officials as saying that Netanyahu himself could be among those charged. The court was…

NATO ministers of defense will hold a meeting in Brussels on May 16, during which they will discuss support for Ukraine, among other things, the NATO press office announced. “The first session will see the Chiefs of Defense meet in a NATO-Ukraine Council format to discuss Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, the situation on the ground, and NATO and Allied continued support to Ukraine,” the press office said. Source: TASS

Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry announced on Monday. Bilateral relations with France have maintained sound growth momentum, and both countries have had strategic communications and practical cooperation, ministry spokesperson Lin Jian said in discussing Xi’s trip to France, Reuters reported. “China looks forward to working with France to further enhance political mutual trust, solidarity and cooperation,” Lin said. He also said Xi will hold talks with Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic to exchange views on bilateral relations and discuss upgrading the China-Serbia relationship. Source: Tasnim