Author: Steven Sahiounie

The president of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey sheds light on the importance of continuing to boycott “Israel”. The president of the Directorate of Religious Affairs in Turkey, Ali Erbaş, highlighted the urgency of sending aid to Gaza and perpetuating the boycott of “Israel” as a means of pressure on the Israeli occupation to end its war on Gaza. Addressing worshippers following al-Tarawih prayers, Erbaş emphasized that in all cases of oppression and persecution, one should do everything in their power to stand by the oppressed. He added that as they collectively pray al-Tarawih and greet the holy month of…

NATO does not currently see any military threat from Russia against the bloc’s member-states, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said at a press conference in Brussels. “We don’t see any imminent military threat [from Russia] against any NATO ally,” he said, answering a relevant question from journalists. Nevertheless, Stoltenberg stressed that NATO must be prepared for threats from Russia and stay vigilant. In his opinion, at present Moscow does not threaten the alliance due to the fact that it is preoccupied with Ukraine. On Monday, Sweden’s flag was officially hoisted at the NATO headquarters in Brussels following its accession to…

South African President, Cyril Ramaphosa, confirmed on Monday that “Israel has not been complying with the orders issued by the [ICJ] court.” He continued to assert that South Africa sees “it fit to approach the court on an urgent basis particularly with the view of addressing the challenges in the Rafah area,” as he referred to the massacres being committed in the region by “Israel”. He concluded that further action must be taken as the “people in Gaza are now starving”. “Israel” was also ordered to prevent the killing of Palestinians, causing serious bodily or mental harm, inflicting conditions of…

The official spokesman for the Palestinian Presidency, Nabil Abu Rudeineh, denounced the statements made by Benjamin Netanyahu regarding plans for Israel’s ground invasion into Rafah city in southern of Gaza Strip, where millions of displaced Palestinians are sheltering. “We warn of the seriousness of Netanyahu’s statements, in which he rejected President Biden’s demands, which considered invading the city of Rafah a red line, and confirmed his continued preparations for the aggression against the city, which is home to more than 1.8 million Palestinians, most of whom were forcibly displaced from their homes destroyed by Israeli airstrikes in the northern and central Gaza Strip.” Abu Rudeina…

87 percent of companies in the country plan to recruit permanent employees, while 19 per cent are seeking temporary contract workers in 2024

Foreign Ministry officials from Iran and Russia talked about the latest developments in a number of regional countries, including Syria, Palestine and Yemen. In a meeting held in Tehran on Monday, the Iranian foreign minister’s senior advisor for special political affairs, Ali Asghar Khaji, and Russian Foreign Ministry’s Director of the Middle East and North Africa Department Alexander Kinschak talked about the crisis in Palestine following the Israeli onslaught on Gaza and the developments in Syria, Yemen and Libya. Discussing the situation on the ground in Syria, they weighed joint plans to help improve the economic and humanitarian situation in…

Jordan’s King Abdullah discussed the latest developments in Gaza with other leaders in the region on Monday. During a telephone call with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the king emphasized the important need to allow more aid to flow into all parts of the territory, the Jordan News Agency reported. He also thanked Egypt for its ongoing efforts to secure a humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, and stressed the need to avoid any potential escalation of tensions at Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem during Ramadan. Jordan’s foreign minister, Ayman Safadi, told state media on Monday that Israeli restrictions on access to the…

China’s export and import growth in the January-February period beat forecasts, suggesting global trade is turning a corner in an encouraging signal for policymakers as they try to shore up a stuttering economic recovery.

Speaking to reporters at a weekly presser on Monday, Nasser Kanaani said the delivery of aid supplies for the Gaza Strip has been at the top of the agenda. Highlighting Iran’s efforts and its extensive consultations with Egypt, he said the consignments of Iranian aid for Palestinians have been shipped to Egyptian ports after coordination between the Red Crescent societies of the two countries. “It is not possible for Iran to send aid supplies to Palestine directly. The Egyptian government has also announced in its consultations (with Iran) that sadly the (Israeli) regime does not permit the transit of aid,…

Preserving the territorial integrity of Sudan and ending the country’s civil war are priorities of the Arab League, according to its Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit. He expressed the league’s readiness to assist the Sudanese parties in resolving the crisis by bringing factions together. Aboul Gheit emphasized the importance of supporting any initiative to find a solution for the Sudanese state, while speaking during a meeting in Cairo with a delegation of the Sudanese Coordination of Civil Democratic Forces — known as Taqaddum — led by former Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok. Hamdok presented a plan for achieving a ceasefire and political…