Author: Steven Sahiounie

A leaked audio has revealed that the British government received legal advice on actual Israeli breaches of international law. The British government received legal advice from its lawyers who said that “Israel” is breaking international law, according to a leaked recording. “Israel” breached international humanitarian law in the Gaza Strip, lawyers told the government, however, UK authorities failed to make the statement public. The recording was obtained by The Observer, a sister newspaper of The Guardian. The Chair of the House of Commons Foreign Affairs Select Committee, Alicia Kearns, stated at a Conservative Party fundraiser on March 13 that if…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan spoke over the phone on Sunday and discussed bilateral relations between their countries and regional developments. The latest situation in Gaza and steps that the Gaza Contact Group can take in the future were also discussed, according to Turkish diplomatic sources. Last fall, a contact group was formed by the regional countries along with the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) and the Arab League to push for a cease-fire in Gaza and the establishment of a state of Palestine along the pre-1967 borders with its capital in East…

The vote count in Türkiye’s local elections remains underway after the voting ended at 5.00 p.m. local time on Sunday. Candidates from a total of 34 political parties competed in the elections, with over 206,000 polling stations set up across the country. Voters in Türkiye’s larger cities cast their votes for metropolitan municipality mayor, municipality mayor, city council members, as well as mukhtars and elder councils. Those cities include the capital Ankara, Istanbul, and Izmir — the nation’s three largest cities by population — as well as Adana, Antalya, Aydin, Balikesir, Bursa, Denizli, Diyarbakir, Erzurum, Eskisehir, Gaziantep, Hatay, Kahramanmaras, Kayseri,…

The Committee to Protect Journalist reports that the Israeli war on Gaza is the deadliest for journalists since the organization started collecting data in 1992. The Government Media Office in Gaza stated that the number of journalist killed since the beginning of the genocidal war on the Strip has risen to 137 after an Israeli strike targeted the home of journalist Abdul Wahab Aouni Abu Aoun in the al-Maghazi refugee camp on Sunday, leading to his martyrdom. Journalists in Gaza are facing terrible dangers, brought forth by “Israel’s” mass indiscriminate bombing of the Strip, communication and electricity outages, and supply shortages. The…

The nineteenth new Palestinian government, headed by Dr. Mohammed Mustafa, was sworn in tonight before the President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas, at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah. Mustafa pledged that his new government would serve all Palestinians, stressing that the government’s political reference is the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and its political program and international commitments, as mandated by the letter of assignment outlined by President Mahmoud Abbas to the new government. Mustafa reviewed the outlines of his new government’s program during the swearing-in ceremony. Following the ceremony, President Abbas chaired a meeting of the new government,…

Pope Francis has made renewed calls on Easter for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and the release of all captives held in Gaza in a peace-focused address. Francis presided over Mass in a packed St Peter’s Square, and then delivered his “Urbi et Orbi” (to the city and the world) blessing and message from the central balcony of St Peter’s Basilica. “I appeal once again that access to humanitarian aid be ensured to Gaza, and call once more for the prompt release of the hostages seized on last October 7 and for an immediate ceasefire in the Strip,” he said.…

The Israeli occupation’s opposition leader, Yair Lapid, criticizes the government for failing to reach a new captives-prisoner deal and for attacking the families of the Israeli captives. As “Israel” grapples with significant casualties among its soldiers in Gaza, the existing deep-seated divisions among its top officials are widening further. The Israeli occupation’s opposition leader, Yair Lapid, criticized the government for failing to reach a new captive deal and for attacking the families of the Israeli captives. “One after the other, the ministers of the government go on air this morning and attack the families of the hostages,” Lapid said in a post…

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Syria reported that seven people have been killed so far when a car bomb exploded in the middle of a popular market in the north Syrian city of Azaz, in the northern Aleppo countryside, which is under the control of the Turkish-backed so-called National Army militants. Our correspondent mentioned that more than 30 people were injured as a result of the explosion, adding that the attack was carried out by two individuals. Unrest prevails in areas controlled by armed groups in northern Syria. On March 8, Al Mayadeen’s correspondent reported that violent clashes erupted in the northern countryside of Aleppo…

Palestinian officials say around 80 people have been killed in the Gaza Strip in the last 24 hours, as the Israeli regime continues its nearly six-month-old genocidal campaign against the besieged territory. The Gaza Health Ministry said on Sunday that nearly 32,800 Palestinians have been killed since the start of the war, including 77 whose bodies were brought to hospitals over the last 24 hours. It added that most of them were killed in fresh Israeli attacks on aid seekers near Gaza City. An Israeli airstrike also hit a tent camp in the courtyard of the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah…

Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received a message from Ethiopian prime minister on Sunday, Saudi Press Agency reported. The message was received by Saudi foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan during a reception at the Ministry’s headquarters in Riyadh with Temesgen Tiruneh, the deputy prime minister of Ethiopia. Prime minister Abiy Ahmed Ali’s message related to relations between his country and Saudi Arabia and ways to enhance them across various sectors. The meeting was also attended by several officials, including the Ethiopian foreign minister Taye Atske Selassie and the Kingdom’s deputy minister of foreign affairs, Walid bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji. Source: Arab News