Author: Steven Sahiounie

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Globalization is an economic process which has created a global system. Some major countries have come to view other countries as enemies, to be threatened with wars. In the global system countries are economic enemies competing in world markets, according to Luiz Carlos Bresser-Pereira. Currently, the war in Ukraine pits the US against Russia, and the EU and NATO have played follow the leader. However, Germany is in recession, and Russia’s economy is growing. In an effort to understand the situation fully, Steven Sahiounie of MidEastDiscourse interviewed Alexander Markovics, the chief of the Suworow…

Vladimir Putin’s landslide victory in Russia’s presidential election is a remarkable triumph, a singular achievement, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters. “The presidential election is over in our country. Incumbent President Vladimir Putin has indeed achieved something truly unique. The level of public support highlights his utter triumph as a candidate, and it is also the best evidence that our country’s people support their president and rally around his policy course,” he pointed out. According to the Kremlin spokesman, the huge turnout in the election showed how much the people stand behind the head of state. “The record-high voter turnout…

EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Monday that Israel is provoking famine in Gaza and using starvation as a weapon of war, an accusation Israel’s foreign minister rejected.“In Gaza we are no longer on the brink of famine, we are in a state of famine, affecting thousands of people,” Borrell said at the opening of a conference on humanitarian aid for Gaza in Brussels.“This is unacceptable. Starvation is used as a weapon of war. Israel is provoking famine.”Israeli foreign minister Israel Katz in a response urged Borrell to “stop attacking Israel and recognize our right to self-defense against…

While direct transfers alone will not end extreme poverty, they represent a concrete first step toward catalyzing wider action

The near-consensus since the start of the pandemic has been that there are powerful fundamental factors keeping the neutral interest rate very low, and that there have been no major changes to those fundamentals

The Foreign Ministry of Iran strongly condemned the Zionist regime’s brutal storming of al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. The Israeli regime’s military forces on Monday stormed al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City with tanks and heavy gunfire, resulting in deaths and injuries. Gaza’s Ministry of Health said about 30,000 people, including displaced civilians, wounded patients and medical staff are trapped inside the complex. In a statement on Monday, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani lashed out at the Zionist regime for blatantly violating all international rules and regulations and trampling on humanitarian principles and law. He said the Israeli regime’s dark record…

Israeli occupation forces raided early Monday the al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City under heavy aerial and artillery cover fire. The Israeli occupation military announced an operation was underway in al-Shifa, claiming Palestinian Resistance fighters were using the complex. Al Mayadeen’s correspondent in Gaza reported that Israeli military drones opened fire on Palestinians in the vicinity of the hospital as Israeli warplanes launched fire belts in the area. Our correspondent also mentioned that Israeli naval vessels fired toward the vicinity of the al-Shifa Medical Complex west of Gaza City, confirming that several people were martyred and others were injured due…

Vladimir Putin won the presidential election in Russia with 87.28% of the votes, after processing 100% of ballots, the latest data from the Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) showed on Monday. The chairwoman of the Central Election Commission Ella Pamfilova confirmed that voter turnout in Russia’s most recent elections was a record in the history of modern Russia with over 87.1 million Russians having voted – approximately 77.44% of voters. “There has never been such a turnout in the history of modern Russia,” Pamfilova stated. Pamfilova slammed the Western-fabricated myth that elections in the Russian Federation are “not free”, confirming that Russia…

Gold prices slipped on Monday as the dollar held firm and investors braced for a slew of policy decisions from major global central banks including the U.S. Federal Reserve this week.

Saudi Arabia’s crude oil exports fell in January for a second straight month, data from the Joint Organizations Data Initiative (JODI) showed on Monday.