Author: Steven Sahiounie

Maghrib Azan (call to prayer) has sounded again in the Grand Umayyad Mosque in Aleppo City, announcing the return of life to this religious and historical hub after 12-year hiatus, and that came follwoing its cleansing of terrorism and its rehabilitation. That came during a Ramadan Iftar banquet Sunday that brought together 1,400 residents of the neighborhoods of Aleppo City and the workers and craftsmen who have contributed to the rehabilitation and construction of this archaeological landmark. The banquet came as part of the “Share in Goodness” campaign launched by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor in cooperation with…

The foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt discussed diplomatic efforts to put an immediate end to the Zionist regime’s onslaught on Gaza and send humanitarian aids into the besieged enclave, with both dismissing any Israeli plan for the forced displacement of Palestinians from Gaza. In a telephone conversation on Sunday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry discussed a range of bilateral and regional issues, including the latest developments in Palestine. The two top diplomats reviewed the positive developments in bilateral relations and discussed the ways to develop ties based on the will of the political…

Secretary-General of the Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO), Hussein al-Sheikh, today underscored the importance of mobilizing support at all levels for helping the Palestinian people realize their aspirations to freedom and independence. He further affirmed the need to mobilize all support at all levels for ending the struggle of the Palestinian people and achieving their legitimate national rights until independence. Al-Sheikh added, “In this difficult stage in which our people are exposed to a war of extermination, we need to unite efforts, and mobilize efforts in one direction.” He expressed his gratitude and appreciation to all Arab countries for their…

Two civilians were injured in an Israeli aggression that targeted a number of points in Damascus vicinity. “At approximately 21:30 p.m. on Sunday, the Israeli enemy launched an aerial aggression from the direction of the occupied Syrian Golan, targeting a number of points in the vicinity of Damascus,” a military source said in a statement to SANA. The source added: “The Israeli aggression resulted in the injury of two civilians and some material losses.” Source: SANA

Ambassador Dr. Saud Al-Sati, Saudi Arabia’s deputy minister for political affairs, met Japan’s Special Envoy for Peace in the Middle East Uemura Tsukasa on Sunday. The officials reviewed recent developments in the Middle East region and agreed to cooperate to help ease tensions. Uemura was visiting as part of Japan’s efforts “to calm down the situation surrounding Israel and Palestine as soon as possible and to improve the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip,” the Japanese Foreign Ministry said. The envoy has visited Jordan and Saudi Arabia and will continue his tour for talks in the UAE and Qatar. Source:…

A source from the Palestinian Resistance has told Al Mayadeen that Hamas will wait for the results of Israeli delegation talks with mediators to plan its next move. A Hamas delegation will not travel to Cairo at the moment, a source from the Palestinian Resistance told Al Mayadeen on Sunday. “Hamas’ delegation is awaiting the results and outputs of the meetings between mediators and the Israeli delegation,” the source told Al Mayadeen. Earlier, an official from the Islamic Resistance Movement – Hamas told Agence France-Presse that Hamas had not made a decision on whether to send a delegation to a new round of mediated talks. “There is…

Russian investigators have found evidence of the Ukrainian trail in the recent acts of terrorism in Russia, including the terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall. Bearing this in mind, Moscow has demanded that Ukraine arrest and extradite to Russia all those involved in them, the Russian foreign ministry said. “The March 22 bloody terror attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall, which shocked the entire world, is not the first terrorist attack on our country in recent time. The investigation conducted by Russian competent agencies reveals the Ukrainian trail in these crimes,” it said. “Bearing this in mind, the Russian…

Chief of Russia’s Investigative Committee Alexander Bastrykin demands that contacts of each suspect in the Crocus City Hall terror attack be established to identify the attack’s masterminds. “The Investigative Committee chairman ordered to continue collecting evidence, focusing on the necessity to establish contacts of each of the suspects in the criminal case to identify all those who plotted and organized the crime,” the Committee’s press service told TASS. “Being driven by their civic duty, Crocus City Hall visitors and other concerned citizens share with information they think might be important for the investigation with the Committee. Investigators collect and analyze…

Ambassador Dr. Saud Al-Sati, the Saudi deputy minister for political affairs, received  Russian Ambassador to the Kingdom Sergey Kozlov in Riyadh on Sunday. The parties discussed bilateral relations and looked at regional and international developments of common concern, it was reported on X. Meanwhile, Pakistan’s Ambassador to the Kingdom Ahmed Farooq met Saleh Al-Khabti, Saudi deputy minister of investment transactions, the embassy reported on X. source: Arab News

Russian Ambassador to Japan Nikolay Nozdrev can see no prospects for improvement in the bilateral relationship between Moscow and Tokyo any time soon, with military activity by Japan and its NATO allies being observed near Russia’s borders. “The negative situation persists overall, and, to be honest, no prospects for the situation improving soon can be seen,” the Russian diplomat told Rossiya-24 television, commenting on the Russia-Japan relationship. According to him, Russia has reported “a substantial increase in military activity,” involving Japan, the United States and other NATO member countries, near Russia’s Far Eastern border. “The agreements actually reached through political effort, including…