Author: Steven Sahiounie

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has demanded an immediate halt to the Israeli “genocide” faced by the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, urging the international community to take action. In a statement shared on his X account, President Diaz-Canel affirmed that Cuba “will continue to raise its voice as long as Palestinian territories are being destroyed by the Israeli occupation.” “We call on the international community not to shy away from condemning this crime. Cuba seeks to end the genocide,” he added. Accompanying his post was an image showing the Jose Marti Memorial, one of the most prominent landmarks in…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is to undergo hernia surgery on Sunday, his office said, noting he will be put under full anaesthesia.The procedure comes as the nation is at war with Hamas in Gaza after the Palestinian militants carried out an unprecedented attack on Israel in October.Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Minister Yariv Levin will stand in as prime minister during the 74-year-old’s operation, the premier’s office said.Doctors discovered the hernia on Saturday during a routine checkup, and after consultations the decision was made for the premier to undergo surgery after completing his daily schedule, his office said.Doctors implanted…

The spokesperson for the Iranian Foreign Ministry condemned the Zionist regime’s brazen crime of attacking the tents of displaced people on the premises of Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Gaza’s Deir al-Balah, urging immediate international action to stop the Israeli atrocities. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani lashed out at the Zionist regime for committing gruesome war crimes in the Gaza Strip before the eyes of the world. He said the “child murdering Zionist regime” has mocked all international rules and regulations by bombing the tents of displaced Palestinian people inside the walls…

Egypt is set to host a fresh round of indirect talks between representatives from the Israeli regime and the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement aimed at reaching a truce in Gaza just days after the adoption of a United Nations Security Council resolution demanding an immediate ceasefire. The foreign ministers of Egypt, Jordan, and France convened on Saturday in the capital Cairo, where they issued a joint call for an urgent and permanent ceasefire in Gaza. An Israeli official told the Reuters news agency that Israel would send a delegation to the Cairo talks on Sunday. A Hamas official, however, told Reuters the group…

Ukraine risks losing Odessa and access to the Black Sea if it does not agree to negotiate with Russia, American entrepreneur Elon Musk said. “However, if the war lasts long enough, Odessa will fall too… Whether Ukraine loses all access to the Black Sea or not is, in my view, the real remaining question. I recommend a negotiated settlement before that happens,” he wrote on the social network X. This is how Musk commented on the publication of American businessman Bill Ackman about expert John Spencer, who wrote about the Ukrainian conflict. “It was a tragic waste of life for…

Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati concluded his visit to Saudi Arabia on Saturday after completing his Umrah rituals in Makkah. He was seen off King Abdulaziz International Airport by Jeddah Gov. Prince Saud bin Jalawi and the consul general of Lebanon in Jeddah, Walid Minkara, as well as a number of officials. Mikati arrived in the Kingdom to perform Umrah and also visited the Prophet’s Mosque in Madinah. Source: Arab News

Polling stations across Türkiye closed on Sunday as voting in the country’s local elections ended at 5 p.m. Candidates from a total of 34 political parties competed in the elections, with over 206,000 polling stations set up across the country. Voters living 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, Kocaeli,…

Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Syria reported early Sunday that Israeli shelling targeted the Yarmouk Basin in the western countryside of Daraa province in southern Syria, causing material damage. Our correspondent pointed out that the Israeli aggression followed the overflight of a drone through Syrian airspace toward the occupied Syrian Golan Heights. This week, Syria was the target of multiple attacks carried out by the Israeli occupation forces, US forces, and terrorist organizations. Sources told Al Mayadeen that on March 26, US and Israeli forces launched 10 “joint-terror” attacks on four areas in eastern Syria, resulting in the martyrdom and the injury of civilians and…

Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan held a phone call on Saturday with the Prime Minister of Palestine and Minister of Foreign Affairs Mohammed Mustafa, Saudi Press Agency reported. Prince Faisal congratulated Mustafa on his appointment to form the Palestinian government, and on assuming the position of Minister of Foreign Affairs. The prince also wished success for his state and the new Palestinian government in serving the Palestinian people in light of the difficult circumstances they face amid the Israel-Hamas war. During the call, developments in the Gaza Strip were discussed inclduing efforts made to achieve a ceasefire and the need to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on spring draft for military service in Russia. The document was published on the official legal information portal. According to new rules, in effect since January 1, the conscription will involve those aged 18-30, with the exception of those who turned 27 before the end of 2023 and those who are 28 or 29 or are in reserve. “[I hereby decree to] carry out the conscription of Russian citizens aged between 18 and 30, not in reserve and eligible for conscription, between April 1 and July 15, 2024, in the quantity of…