Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Presidency expressed its denunciation over statements made by US Representative to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield, in which she affirmed that “the full membership of Palestine in the United Nations would not help to reach a two-state solution to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict.” Greenfield voiced its rejection over gaining Palestine full state membership at the United Nations. The official spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, said that the stability of Palestine is the only gateway that leads to stability in the region and the world, noting that the State of Palestine obtained membership in the United Nations General Assembly as…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says the Islamic Republic’s retaliatory strikes on the Israeli-occupied territories presented a new definition of the balance of power in the West Asia region. Amir-Abdollahian made the statement in a message to Army Chief Commander Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi on the occasion of National Army Day on April 17 as he praised Iran’s defense capabilities and deterrence power in its recent retaliatory operation against the illegal entity. In a multi-pronged attack, dubbed Operation True Promise, Iran launched late on Saturday hundreds of drones and missiles at the occupied territories in response to the regime’s aggression…

Russia has an ongoing dialogue with both Iran and Israel, advocating for a rapid de-escalation in communication with the two countries, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “You know that Russia maintains close contact, we have very constructive working contact with Tehran <…>. We are in contact with Israel, too. The contact is also constructive,” he said. “We have an ongoing dialogue, highlighting the need to ensure de-escalation as soon as possible. We also call on all countries of the region to exercise reasonable restraint,” the Russian presidential spokesman stressed. Peskov mentioned a recent phone call between Russian Foreign Minister…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erodgan said Wednesday he will host the leader of Palestinian group Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, in Turkiye this weekend.“The leader of the Palestinian cause will be my guest this weekend,” Erdogan, an outspoken critic of Israel, told lawmakers.Private television channel NTV reported that the two men would meet on Saturday at the Dolmabahce palace in Istanbul.Their last meeting was in July 2023 when Erdogan hosted Haniyeh at the presidential palace in Ankara alongside Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas.Erdogan has been one of the strongest critics of Israel since the start of the war in Gaza, sparked by the…

The Qatari PM says his country constantly calls on the international community to assume its responsibilities and stop this war. Negotiations between “Israel” and the Palestinian Resistance group Hamas over a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and a prisoner exchange deal have stalled, Qatar’s Prime Minister said on Wednesday. “We are going through a sensitive stage with some stalling, and we are trying as much as possible to address this stalling,” Sheikh Mohammad bin Abdulrahman al-Thani told a news conference with Romanian Prime Minister Marcel Ciolacu. Negotiators are trying to “move forward and put an end to the suffering that…

The Palestinian Islamic Jihad resistance movement says Israel has lost its deterrence against Iran as evidenced by the Islamic Republic’s unprecedented drone and missile strike in the occupied territories. “Israel’s deterrence in the face of Iran has ended,” the Islamic Jihad’s deputy chief Mohammad al-Hindi said in an interview with Lebanon’s Al Mayadeen. Iran’s Armed Forces launched hundreds of drones and missiles towards the occupied territories on Saturday night in response to a deadly Israeli attack on its diplomatic premises in Syria early this month. On Tuesday, the Israeli regime’s war cabinet convened for the fifth time since Sunday to weigh its options…

The UN Security Council is set to vote tomorroe on a draft resolution prepared by Algeria recommending Palestine’s admission as a member of the UN. “Draft resolution on the State of Palestine membership to the United Nations put in blue by @AlgeriaUN on behalf of the Arab Group,” Palestine’s mission to the UN said Tuesday. The Arab Group issued on Wednesday a statement in which it expressed its total support for Palestine’s UN full membership application, calling on the UN Security Council’s members to accept the draft. The Group said in a statement that it ‘continues its efforts to work constructively with…

President Ebrahim Raeisi says Iran’s retaliatory operation against Israel inflicted not only a military defeat but also a strategic setback on the occupying Tel Aviv regime, and dissuaded certain regional Arab countries seeking to normalize diplomatic ties with the Zionist entity. “The Zionist regime’s defeat was an intelligence, security and military one; but it was a strategic setback above all. Some countries sought to normalize relations with the Zionist regime, but they are now humiliated in the eyes of their own nations. This was was a strategic failure for that regime,” he pointed out. Raeisi made the remarks on Wednesday as he…

CBE expressed that these measures are aimed at streamlining the cash withdrawal process for all parties involved

The participants reviewed the implementation of the decisions made during the first Summit of the Heads of State of the GCC–Central Asia Strategic Dialogue held in Jeddah on July 19, 2023