Author: Steven Sahiounie

The US tech giant has been accused of abusing its dominant position in the market for the distribution of music streaming apps

Disparity persists in many areas but gender-equality could be fast-tracked through reforms, a report says

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei praised the Iranian people for fulfilling their “social and civilizational duty” by attending the nationwide elections on March 1. On the occasion of the National Tree Planting Day and Natural Resources Week, Leader Ayatollah Khamenei planted three saplings in Tehran on Tuesday morning. In comments after planting the trees, Ayatollah Khamenei expressed gratitude to the Iranian nation for casting ballots in the parliamentary and the Assembly of Experts elections on March 1. The Leader said the Iranian people performed a “jihad” and fulfilled their social and civilizational duty by taking part…

The measure would be in line with the group’s plans to cut reliance on Western currencies and financial mechanisms

The Israeli occupation intensified its airstrikes and committed a number of massacres in the southern and central parts of Gaza on the 150th day of the aggression on the Strip. In their latest massacre, Israeli occupation forces targeted a house near the European Hospital southeast of Khan Younis city, resulting in at least 10 martyrs and several injuries, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent. Our correspondent reported that the bodies of 30 martyrs have been retrieved from various areas in Khan Younis since Monday morning. Additionally, he mentioned that one Palestinian was martyred and others were injured in an Israeli airstrike on the…

Foreign Minister of Iran Hossein Amirabdollahian left Tehran for Jeddah on Tuesday to take part in an emergency meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) about the Gaza crisis. Iran is one of the initiators of the proposal to convene the emergency OIC ministerial meeting to address the critical situation in Palestine and help the people of Gaza, over 30,000 of whom have been killed in the Israeli strikes during the past four months. Amirabdollahian is going to deliver an address to the conference in Jeddah, where the OIC headquarters is located, and offer plans to assist Palestine, settle the…

The Israeli military has demolished the house of prisoner Abdullah Yahya Massad in the town of Kafr Dan, west of Jenin in the occupied West Bank, the Wafa news agency reports. Confrontations broke out between Israeli forces and men in the town, resulting in two Palestinians being injured by shrapnel from bullets. Israeli forces have also arrested at least six Palestinians in the town of Kobar, northwest of Ramallah, according to the Wafa. Those arrested were all freed Palestinian prisoners. The Israeli military has also arrested three citizens in the city of Tulkarem, and one man from the Qalandiya refugee…

“Sanctions constitute crimes against humanity because they violate the right to development, prosperity, education, housing, etc.,” he said. “Those imposing extensive sanctions on Iran are committing crimes against humanity and should be held accountable for it,” he added. Gharibabadi said, despite the country’s capabilities in the field of medicine, Iran has witnessed deadly consequences for vulnerable groups of patients due to inhumane sanctions. He in particular pointed to the case of patients with rare diseases such as epidermolysis bullosa (EB) or butterfly patients. He also said that unilateral coercive measures are considered weapons of war due to their extensive impacts on target nations.…

President Ebrahim Raeisi has expressed Iran’s readiness to expand all-out relations with Pakistan in a phone call with Pakistan’s newly elected Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, wishing him success in his tenure. The phone call was made on Tuesday, two days after Pakistani legislators elected Sharif as the country’s premier for a second term following general elections. The Iranian president congratulated Sharif on his re-election and expressed hope that cooperation between the two countries will further expand in the areas of mutual interest. He emphasized that Tehran-Islamabad relations go beyond a neighborly relationship and are based on deep historical and cultural ties between…

PM Albanese calls the referral for being an accomplice to the genocide in Gaza by the firm Birchgrove Legal as having “no credibility”. Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has become the first Western leader to be referred to the International Criminal Court for being an “accessory to genocide” in Gaza. According to attorney Sheryn Omeri in an interview for ABC‘s News Breakfast, he has been referred as a result of having supplied financial and political support for “Israel”, which has now killed 30,534 martyrs in Gaza. The referral, which has been based on Article 15 of the Rome Statute, signed by over 100 lawyers…