Author: Steven Sahiounie

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…

American and Chinese defense officials met in Hawaii this week to discuss how both nations’ fleets can operate safely in the Pacific region. The meetings were the first of their kind since Beijing severed military relations with Washington two years ago. The Military Maritime Consultative Agreement (MMCA) working group talks were held in Honolulu on Wednesday and Thursday, US Indo-Pacific Command said in a statement on Friday. Some 18 officials from China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA) took part, as did representatives of the US Indo-Pacific command, US Pacific Fleet, and US Pacific Air Forces. The MMCA is the Indo-Pacific Command’s “primary…

Recently elected Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko has revealed his cabinet lineup comprising 25 ministers and five state secretaries, as confirmed by government sources. “Senegalese Prime Minister Ousmane Sonko announced on Friday, April 5, 2024, the list of members of his government, which includes 25 ministers and five secretaries of state,” the government said in a statement released on Friday. The latest Senegalese cabinet features four female members. Meanwhile, Yassine Fall was notably appointed as Minister of African Integration and Foreign Affairs. Gen. Birame Diop assumes the role of Defense Minister, Ousmane Diagne takes on the position of Justice Minister, Gen. Jean-Baptiste Tine…

The Consular section of the Iranian Embassy in the Syrian capital of Damascus has resumed its activities after four days of a halt due to the Israeli regime’s terrorist attack against the diplomatic mission. The Iranian consulate started its work in a new building adjacent to the previous one on Saturday. The consular section is one of the double buildings of the Iranian Embassy which was destroyed last Monday as a result of a missile attack by the Israeli regime. Earlier, the Iranian Embassy in Damascus had announced that its consular section would be reactivated this Saturday and all kinds of consular services would be…

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres expressed concern on Friday over reports that the Israeli military is using artificial intelligence (AI) in airstrikes on Gaza. According to a report published by the Israeli-Palestinian +972 Magazine earlier this week, and citing Israeli intelligence sources, the IDF has used AI to mark suspected Palestinian militants for assassination, including in densely populated residential areas, which has resulted in many civilian casualties. The AI system, known as ‘Lavender’, reportedly analyzes the personal data of Gaza’s residents and makes lists of those suspected of ties to the military wings of Palestinian militant group Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ).…