Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates in the caretaker government, Riyad Al-Maliki, appreciated the People’s Republic of China’s steadfast and supportive position for the Palestinian people. Al-Maliki appreciated the continued endeavor in all international forums to support the establishment of the Palestinian state and the right of the Palestinian people to self-determination, especially the oral argument that China recently presented in the International Court of Justice. This came during his meeting with the envoy of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the People’s Republic of China, Wang Kejian, today, Wednesday, at the ministry’s headquarters in Ramallah. Al-Maliki stressed the…

The Turkish and Dutch foreign ministers discussed the situation in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday, according to Turkish diplomatic sources. Hakan Fidan and Hanke Bruins Slot exchanged views during a telephone call on relations between Türkiye and the Netherlands as well as international issues, especially the war-ravaged Gaza Strip, said sources. Fidan drew attention to the deaths of displaced civilians in the besieged enclave because of hunger and infectious diseases, stressing the urgent need for the international community to take action for cease-fire and humanitarian aid. Israel has waged a deadly military offensive on the Gaza Strip since an Oct.…

 Egypt’s president has declared his country’s “full support” to Palestine in a phone call with Palestinian Authority leader Mahmoud Abbas.President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi in the call on Wednesday highlighted Egypt’s “intensive efforts” to broker a ceasefire in Gaza, and Cairo’s backing for the Palestinian right to an independent state.Abbas expressed his gratitude for Egypt’s efforts and gave his blessings to Egyptians for the holy month of Ramadan.El-Sisi also spoke by phone with the president of Sudan’s Transitional Sovereign Council, Abdel Fattah Al-Burhan. They exchanged Ramadan greetings and wished good fortune on the Egyptian and Sudanese people during the holy month.Later,…

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Iraq counterpart Fuad Hussein, held a telephone conversation on Wednesday to discuss bilateral relations and regional security issues. They discussed bilateral relations between Iran and Iraq, emphasizing the need to continue the positive trend and implement agreements between the two countries’ top officials. They also addressed the recent developments in their bilateral relations, noting a meeting of the two presidents on the sidelines of the recent Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) summit in Algeria. The two top diplomats highlighted the importance of increasing negotiations and cooperation to enhance security in the region. Additionally, the…

Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of the King Salman Humanitarian Aid and Relief Center (KSrelief), on Tuesday met with the US Ambassador to Saudi Arabia, Michael Ratney, in Riyadh. During the meeting, they discussed topics related to humanitarian and relief affairs, developments in the humanitarian and relief situation in the Gaza Strip, and aspects of cooperation. source: Arab News

The dollar-to-ruble rate at Moscow Exchange currency trading was 91.35 rubles, the euro-to-ruble amounted to 99.9 rubles

Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian extended congratulations on the start of the holy month of Ramadan to fellow foreign ministers in Islamic nations. Amirabdollahian marked the beginning of Ramadan on Wednesday by sending messages to his counterparts. In his communication, Iran’s foreign minister also urged for global Muslim unity to realize Islam’s noble ideals, emphasizing the need for Islamic solidarity to counter the aggressions and crimes of the Zionist regime against Palestinians. Amirabdollahian highlighted the dire situation in Gaza under Israeli siege, stressing the Islamic world’s necessity to effectively confront warmongers. The observance of Ramadan traditionally begins with the sighting…

The Federal Air Transport Agency noted that since 9 a.m Pulkovo has been operating normally MOSCOW, March 13. /TASS/. Operations at the Pulkovo airport were limited this morning to ensure flight safety, now the airport is operating as usual, the Federal Air Transport Agency said in a statement. “To ensure the safety of civil aircraft flights from 08:29 to 08:59 a.m. Moscow time on March 13, temporary restrictions were introduced on the operation of Pulkovo airport,” the statement says. The Federal Air Transport Agency added that Pulkovo has been operating normally since 9 a.m. Source: Tass

Saudi Arabia’s Cabinet on Tuesday reiterated the necessity of stopping Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip and ending the suffering of the Palestinian people, the Saudi Press Agency said. In a weekly Cabinet meeting chaired by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, the ministers stressed Palestinians’ rights to live in safety and self-determination through a reliable and irreversible path to establishing their state within the 1967 borders with East Jerusalem as its capital. Separately, the council renewed its call on all Sudanese parties to adhere to the outcomes of the Jeddah talks aimed at halting hostilities and resolving the crisis through…

NAIROBI, March 13. /TASS/. Russia and Burundi are successfully developing cooperation on peaceful nuclear energy, in particular, in particular on improving the nuclear energy infrastructure in that African country, Russia’s ambassador to Burundi Valery Mikhailov told TASS.