Author: Steven Sahiounie

Standing amidst dozens of lifeless bodies sprawled on the ground at the emergency department of the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the heart of the Gaza Strip, Mohammed Tabatibi (19 years old) wept for many members of his family who fell victim to an Israeli airstrike. Mohammed sustained injuries to his left hand during the attack that claimed the lives of 36 of his family members and relatives in the Nuseirat refugee camp in central Gaza. The survivors suffered injuries in the airstrike that targeted the home of their relatives during the Suhoor of the first Friday night…

EV imports at a lower rate will be allowed for a maximum of five years and the total number will be capped at 8,000 a year

French President Emmanuel Macron should stop sending weapons to Kiev and propose a ceasefire agreement to parties to the Middle East conflict, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova told TASS. Commenting on the latest initiative by the French leader who said he would ask Russia to observe a ceasefire in Ukraine during the Paris Olympics, the Russian diplomat said: “I come forward with a proposal in response to Macron’s: stop supplying weapons being used to kill [civilians] and also stop sponsoring terrorism.” “I also suggest that Macron come up with a similar proposal to the parties to the Middle East…

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Foreign and Expatriates Minister,Faysal Mikdad discussed Sunday with the UN Special Envoy to Syria, Geir Pedersen, the existing cooperation between Syria and the UN and the facilities provided by the Syrian government to the UN offices in Syria, including the Office of the Special Envoy. Minister Mikdad referred to the Syrian government’s efforts to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria and achieve recovery. Mikdad pointed out the catastrophic and inhumane effects on the Syrian people resulting from the illegal unilateral coercive measures imposed by the United States and its Western allies. The Minister stressed the need for the United Nations…

French President Emmanuel Macron said he is ready to discuss ways of deescalating the Ukrainian crisis with his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin. “I will pick up the phone (if Putin calls). Because I feel that this is my duty. And I will listen to what he proposes. France’s role is to be the nerve of the war. On the one hand, we must give Ukraine everything it needs to enhance its defense capacities, but on the other hand, we must promote de-escalation. We need to reach a lasting fair peace. If he (Putin) happens to offer something, I will listen…

Syrian air defenses confront an aggression targeting the Qalamoun Mountains and the vicinity of the town of Qastal, in the Damascus countryside. Syrian air defenses confronted on Sunday at dawn an aggression that targeted the Qalamoun Mountains and the vicinity of the town of al-Qastal, in the countryside of Damascus, according to Al Mayadeen’s correspondent. Our correspondent reported hearing successive explosions in the Qalamoun area near the city of Nabek, north of Damascus. It is noteworthy that last month, Syrian air defense forces responded on February 28th to hostile targets in the vicinity of Damascus, according to a military source in the Syrian Ministry…

President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, received on Sunday the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Brazil, Mauro Vieira, at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah. The President briefed the minister on the latest developments in the political situation in the Palestinian territories, in light of the ongoing Israeli aggression against Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip, as well as in the West Bank and the city of Jerusalem, and the efforts made to immediately stop the war of genocide against Palestinians. President Abbas stressed the importance of accelerating the entry of humanitarian, relief and medical aid into…

Nationwide voter turnout in the Russian presidential election stood at 65.05% as of 12:50 p.m. Moscow time (9:50 a.m. GMT – TASS) on Sunday, according to live update from the Russian Central Election Commission. “[Voter turnout] as the election is going on: 65.05%,” data on the information board of the election authority reads. The data excludes the number of online voters though. source: TASS

By: Steven Sahiounie, Journalist and political commentator At least one UNRWA staff member was killed after Israel targeted a food distribution center in Rafah, in southern Gaza, on March 13. Another 22 UNRWA workers were injured in the attack by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF). On March 14, the IDF released a statement to the U.S. media CBS news, that the IDF has precisely targeted a ‘Hamas Operations Unit’ based on intelligence, which the IDF claims were distributing humanitarian aid to ‘terrorists’. UNRWA confirmed that the aid distribution center attacked was on a list of UN supported facilities across Gaza…