Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Russian government will relinquish its power on the inauguration day of the newly elected President and the process of new Cabinet forming will start. Vladimir Putin was officially reelected as the President during the election on March 15-17. According to the law, the inauguration of the head of state is to be held on May 7 and the Cabinet will step down on the same day. The President will appoint the Prime Minister after approval of his candidacy by the State Duma, the lower house of the Russian legislative assembly. The head of state will also appoint deputy prime…

Turkiye has delivered around 40,000 tons of humanitarian aid to Gaza, with plans to dispatch the ninth ship of humanitarian assistance carrying 3,000 tons of aid shortly after the upcoming Muslim holiday of Eid al-Fitr. According to information compiled by Anadolu correspondent, Turkiye, one of the leading countries providing aid to the Gaza Strip amid Israel’s attacks, continues to increase its assistance to innocent civilians facing depleted access to electricity, food, and clean water, while also conducting humanitarian diplomacy efforts internationally. Through cooperation between the Turkish Red Crescent and the Disaster and Emergency Management Authority (AFAD), supported by civil society…

Peter Pelligrini speaks after winning the presidential elections regarding Slovakia foreign policy and ties with NATO. Speaking on Slovak broadcaster RTVS, President-elect Peter Pellegrini confirmed that Slovakia foreign policy toward the European Union and NATO will not change but would will be more independent in decision-making and “look in all directions.” “I can guarantee all Slovak citizens that the republic is firmly rooted in the European Union and NATO. Nobody can change the course of our foreign policy, but I confirm that in these organizations we should act more independently, our voice needs to be heard”, he said. He explained, “We should speak out against…

None of the embassies of the Israeli regime are safe anymore, a top military adviser to the Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has warned. In remarks on Sunday, Major General Yahya Rahim Safavi said the Leader promised a slap on the face of the Israeli regime such that the regime will regret attacking Iran’s consulate in Syria, adding that the Resistance Front is fully prepared to deliver on that promise. “We have to wait and see what will happen,” the general said. “None of the Zionist regime’s embassies are safe anymore, and therefore, it has so…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will visit China to discuss with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi, bilateral and international issues. “On April 8-9, the official visit of Russian Foreign Minister S. V. Lavrov to China will take place and will include negotiations with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi,” Russia’s Foreign Ministry announced in a statement on Sunday. According to the statement, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi will discuss bilateral cooperation and interaction in the international arena with a particular focus on joint work within the United Nations, BRICS, Shanghai Cooperation Organisation, G20, Asia-Pacific Economic…

The third UAE aid ship carrying 4,630 tonnes of relief supplies arrived at Egypt’s El-Arish port to provide additional humanitarian assistance to Palestinians in the Gaza Strip on Sunday, Emirates News Agency reported.The shipment contains 4,218 tonnes of food supplies, 370 tonnes of shelter materials, and 41 tonnes of medical aid, as well as six water tanks, two septic tanks, and one diesel storage tank.Rashid Mubarak Al-Mansouri, secretary-general of the Emirates Red Crescent, emphasized the organization’s strategic planning in collaboration with its Gaza teams to ensure that supplies are distributed efficiently to those in greatest need.He stated that the organization…

The World Health Organization today said condemned the massive destruction inflicted on Gaza’s largest hospital, reduced to “an empty shell” with human graves following the latest Israeli siege. WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said in a post on the X platform that a team of WHO and partners had managed to tour al-Shifa to assess the situation in the hospital days after the Israeli occupation forces ended a two-week siege and attacks on the facility which caused massive destruction in it and led to scores of deaths among patients and medical staff. “@WHO and partners managed to reach Al-Shifa —…

Ireland 15-billion-euro sovereign investment fund is set to divest from six Israeli companies, including major banks, due to their involvement in the occupied Palestinian territories, announced Finance Minister Michael McGrath on Friday. The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF), which primarily invests domestically to bolster economic growth while also managing an international portfolio, faced pressure from Sinn Fein, the main opposition party, to disinvest from these assets. Ireland, historically supportive of Palestinian rights, recently joined Spain, Malta, and Slovenia in taking initial steps toward recognizing Palestinian statehood in the West Bank and Gaza Strip. The ISIF will offload its shareholdings totaling…

James Elder, spokesperson for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), has raised alarm over the dire situation faced by more than 600,000 children in Rafah, southern Gaza, who are grappling with hunger and fear amidst the threat of Israeli attacks. In a video posted on X account, Elder shed light on the plight of children striving to survive in Rafah amid Israeli assaults, following the influx of 1.5 million people into the area as a result of the ongoing Israeli aggression. Elder reminded the children and families fleeing Israeli attacks that they were told to head to Rafah as it…

Over a quarter (23%) of Generation Z voters hold Biden primarily accountable for the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, and 22% of millennials blame him the most.  According to three surveys done exclusively for Newsweek by Redfield & Wilton Strategies, US voters’ dissatisfaction with US President Joe Biden’s participation in the situation has increased dramatically since December. The first survey of 1,500 eligible voters from around the country was conducted on October 29, 11 days following Biden’s outspoken support of the Israeli occupation’s war on Gaza, or as he likes to call it “self-defense”. The survey found that 37% of voters approved of…