Author: Steven Sahiounie

Nigeria lifts all economic sanctions on Niger, directing the reopening of borders, the resumption of commercial flights, and the provision of electricity, following 8 months of political transition and a military takeover. Nigeria President Buhari Tinubu announced the lifting of all economic sanctions imposed on Niger, along with a request for the immediate reopening of borders, resumption of commercial flights, and the provision of electricity to Niger. This comes after 8 months of political transition in the country, marked by the military council assuming power and the expulsion of French troops. In a tweet on the platform, the Nigerian presidency stated:…

President Mahmoud Abbas has issued a presidential decree asking Dr. Mohammad Mustafa to form the nineteenth Palestinian government. This presidential decree asks Dr. Mustafa to form the new government within the stipulated timeframe outlined in the amended Basic Law of 2003 and its subsequent amendments. Mustafa is a seasoned Palestinian economist, Chairman of the Board of the Palestine Investment Fund (PIF), senior economic advisor to President Mahmoud Abbas, and a member of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization. *** Following is the text of the presidential decree: “In my powers as the President of the State of Palestine…

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev believes Baku is closer to peace with Yerevan now than ever. “Now we are closer to peace with Armenia than ever before,” the president said at the opening of the 11th Global Baku Forum on the theme “Restoring a fragmented world.” Aliyev stressed that Azerbaijan is ready to continue negotiations on peace with Armenia, because, according to him, the time has come to put an end to instability in the region. The Global Baku Forum, organized by the Nizami Ganjavi International Center, has been held since 2013. One of the initiators of the creation of…

“The Israeli army today is tired and exhausted on all fronts,” Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah said in a televised address on Wednesday, adding, “The enemy’s senior experts acknowledge the strategic losses.” Israel launched the war against Gaza on October 7 after Al-Aqsa Storm, a surprise operation by the coastal sliver’s resistance groups against the occupied territories that was staged in retaliation for the intensification of Tel Aviv’s decades-long crimes against Palestinians. The regime has so far during the war killed more than 31,300 Gazans, most of them women, children, and adolescents. “Gaza, which resists, fights, and endures in a scene close…

Syria and Algeria have discussed ways to develop and strengthen bilateral relations in various fields between the two brotherly countries. That came during a meeting Wednesday that brought together Algerian Prime Minister Nadir Arbaoui and Syrian Ambassador to Algeria, Maher Annan Baddour, at the Government Palace in the Algerian capital. The Algerian Council of Ministers said in a statement that “the meeting represented an opportunity to review the reality and prospects of bilateral relations between the two countries, and developments in the situation in the region, especially the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip.” The…

At least six Palestinians were killed and dozens injured late on Tuesday evening by Israeli occupation forces in Gaza City, according to local sources and witnesses. The sources reported that the occupation forces opened gunfire on a crowd of people gathered at the Kuwait roundabout south of Gaza City, waiting for the arrival of relief aid. This led to the murder of six Palestinians and the injury of at least 83 others, who were then transported to the Al-Shifa Medical Complex in the city. Simultaneously, at least one Palestinian was killed and several others injured in an Israeli airstrike targeting…

“Israel” faces turmoil within decision-making circles with recent political developments threatening the continuity of the Israeli war cabinet. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is considering the possibility of abolishing the war cabinet and referring decisions to an expanded coalition government, according to Israeli media outlets. Israeli authorities consolidated a crucial decision-making process in a five-member council that includes Netanyahu, Security Minister Yoav Gallant, the “National Unity” leaders Benny Gantz and Gadi Eizenkot, and Minister of Strategic Affairs Ron Dermer, dubbed the war cabinet. Although Gantz and Eizenkot, among other popular Israeli politicians, continued a major part of the Israeli opposition…

An investigation by the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) found that an Israeli occupation military tank, in violation of international law, killed Reuters reporter Issam Abdallah in South Lebanon on October 13 last year by firing two 120 mm rounds at a group of “clearly identifiable journalists,” Reuters reporter. The seven-page report mentioned that UNIFIL personnel recorded no exchange of fire on the border between Lebanon and occupied Palestine for over 40 minutes prior to an Israeli Merkava tank initiating fire. “The firing at civilians, in this instance clearly identifiable journalists, constitutes a violation of UNSCR 1701 (2006) and international law,” the investigation…

Moldova Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi says his country is not pursuing NATO membership due to limited public backing. Foreign Minister Mihai Popsoi declared that Moldova currently has no plans to consider NATO membership, pointing to broad public disapproval, and urging for a thorough discussion on the subject. “As for cooperation with NATO or some kind of NATO membership, it is out of the question at the moment because there is not enough public support for it,” Popsoi said in an interview with RTVI that was broadcast on Wednesday. The Minister highlighted that Moldova’s neutrality prevents it from entering military alliances, but it doesn’t obstruct…

South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor advocates for protests outside the embassies of what she referred to as the “five primary supporters” of “Israel”. South Africa’s Foreign Minister Naledi Pandor announced earlier this week that South African citizens fighting with the Israeli occupation forces or alongside them in the Gaza Strip will face arrest upon returning home. At a Palestinian solidarity event, Pandor advocated for protests outside the embassies of what she referred to as the “five primary supporters” of “Israel” and its aggression on Gaza without naming them. “I have already issued a statement alerting those who are South…