Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran’s Foreign Ministry spokesperson Nasser Kanaani, has welcomed the UN Security Council’s resolution for a ceasefire in Gaza as a positive but insufficient step. Kanaani said in a short statement on Monday midnight that after six months of failure to adopt a deterring resolution on Israel’s “war crimes and genocide” against Palestinians in Gaza, the UN Security Council vote was “a positive but insufficient step”. “A more important step than adopting this resolution is [an] effective action to implement it,” Kannani said. He also called for the complete and long-term cessation of Zionist regime’s aggression against Gaza and the southwestern…

At least 20 people, including women and children, were injured in the attack, but no further details were provided. The United States justifies these airstrikes as part of its counterterrorism efforts. Syria has consistently criticized these actions, urging the United Nations to intervene and halt US military activities in the country. Since the onset of foreign-sponsored militancy in 2011, Syria has accused Israel, along with its Western and regional allies, of supporting terrorist groups. The US military has stationed troops in northeastern Syria under the guise of preventing oilfields from falling into Daesh (ISIS or ISIL) hands. Damascus alleges this…

30 Palestinians citizens have Tuesday been killed following an Israeli bombing of a house owned by Abu Hasira family in the vicinity of Al-Shifa Medical Complex, west of Gaza City, medical sources confirmed. As the Israeli brutal aggression against Gaza enters its 172nd day, the occupation forces continue sieging and targeting hospitals in the Strip, putting Al-Amal Hospital out of service, while continuing its military operations in Al-Shifa Medical Complex and its surroundings for the ninth day in a row. The sources reported that nine people were killed after drowning in the Gaza Sea, while 5 others were missing while trying to obtain aid…

A four-lane bridge in the US state of Maryland has collapsed after being hit by a ship. A large section of the 1.6-mile (2.6 km) long Francis Scott Key Bridge fell into the Patapsco River, state authorities have confirmed. The incident happened at around 1:30 am, according to AP. Clips posted on X (formerly Twitter) show several sections of the bridge going down, with multiple vehicles cascading some 55 metres into the water. The Maryland Transportation Authority said that all lanes in both directions were closed and traffic is being detoured. Up 20 people could have fallen into the water as a result…

Saudi Deputy Minister for Consular Affairs Ambassador Ali Al-Yousef on Monday received Algeria’s newly appointed ambassador to the Kingdom, Sherif Walid, in Riyadh. Al-Yousef welcomed the envoy and wished him success in his new role, the ministry reported on X. On Sunday, Saudi Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Adel Al-Jubeir met his Singaporean counterpart, Vivian Balakrishnan. The pair discussed relations between the two countries and ways to develop them. source: Arab News

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has said that an assassination attempt against him was foiled at a rally in the country’s capital of Caracas on Monday. The Venezuelan leader addressed a major rally in downtown Caracas after his name had been put on the ballot for the 2024 presidential election. “Today, two armed men were ready to carry out an assassination attempt against me here,” Maduro told the Venezolana de Television broadcaster. They were detained and confessed to being members of the already non-existent far-right Vente Venezuela party, the president added. Earlier, the Caracas authorities reported the detention of three men who had…

Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was in Tehran on Tuesday for talks with Iranian officials, state media reported, a day after the UN Security Council called for a ceasefire in the group’s war with Israel.“Hamas bureau chief Ismail Haniyeh, during his trip to Tehran on Tuesday, will meet with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian,” Iran’s official IRNA news agency said, adding that he will also meet with other senior officials.It is the second visit the Hamas leader has made to Tehran since the Iran-backed group launched an unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7 which resulted in the deaths of some…

Lebanon’s caretaker prime minister, Najib Mikati, said on Monday that countries should pressure Israel to stop attacking Lebanon following a UN Security Council decision calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza.The Israeli military and Lebanese armed group Hezbollah have been trading fire across the southern Lebanese border in parallel with the Gaza war. Hezbollah did not immediately comment on the UN vote.In a statement shared by his office, Mikati welcomed the move, saying it was “a first step on the path to stopping the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip.”“When it comes to Lebanon, we renew our call to concerned…

Iran says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has taken both the issue of war in the Gaza Strip and the US national interests hostage to achieve his own personal interests. In a telephone conversation with the EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell on Monday, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian outlined the latest developments in Gaza. The conversation focused on reports about Israel’s killing of Palestinians in Gaza’s al-Shifa Hospital and the massacre of women and children. “The continuation of the humanitarian crisis and Israel’s use of starvation against the people of Gaza have turned the situation into the real crisis…

Saudi Arabia has welcomed the issuance on Monday of a UN Security Council resolution calling for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza during the holy month of Ramadan, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The Kingdom has also expressed hope that a cessation of hostilities will lead to a permanent and sustainable ceasefire; the release of all hostages held by Hamas; and the parties’ compliance with their obligations under international law, as well as an increase in the flow of humanitarian aid to civilians in the Gaza Strip to enhance their protection, the SPA added. The Kingdom has renewed its calls on…