Author: Steven Sahiounie

Syria affirmed its absolute rejection of any interference in its internal affairs from any party, under any pretext, expressing its condemnation of the recommendations issued by the European Parliament, which are full of lies. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates said in a statement, that in recent days, the European Parliament discussed what it called its recommendations regarding European policy on Syria, and it followed these discussions and was informed of the recommendations issued by the European Parliament that can only be described as blatant and disgraceful interference in Syria’s internal affairs. The Ministry affirmed that Syria’s strictly condemned…

The Iranian MFA’ spokesperson, Nasser Kanaani, says the Organization of Islamic Cooperation will be put to the test tomorrow regarding its commitment to support occupied Palestine. The Iranian MFA spokesperson Nasser Kanaani, denied the claim by Wall Street Journal that Iran has approached Sudan for permission to build a base on the Red Sea, considering it “an unfounded claim.” Kanaani said at his weekly press conference on Monday, “The Sudanese Foreign Minister has denied it, and this is a politically motivated claim.” Ali al-Sadiq Ali, the Sudanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, had said, “I have read the article published in the American daily…

The Syndicate of Lebanese Press Editors says it plans to join lawsuits that will be filed against Israel at the International Criminal Court (ICC). The syndicate met in the Lebanese capital, Beirut, on Monday. It said it will join efforts “to condemn Israel for its atrocities against Palestinian journalists and media workers in Gaza and southern Lebanon.” “Israel must be held accountable for its crimes and must not escape punishment,” it said in a statement. The union did not provide details about the parties that will file the lawsuits at the international tribunal seated in The Hague. The Committee to Protect Journalists…

Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has blamed Moscow for the leak, completely glossing over the fact that German military officers were discussing nothing short of an open attack on Russia, Sputnik’s commentators say. The leaked conversation of German officers discussing attacks against Russian civilian infrastructure by German-made Taurus missiles has prompted a heated debate in Berlin. “It’s a hybrid disinformation attack — it’s about division, it’s about undermining our unity,” German Defense Minister Pistorius rushed to claim: “We mustn’t fall for [Russian President Vladimir] Putin.” Earlier, Berlin stated it wouldn’t send Taurus cruise missiles to Ukraine. “I think in war narrative, control is…

Trump described the outcome as a “big win” for the United States after he was allowed once again to run in the state of Colorado. The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned a decision by the Colorado Supreme Court, which had barred former President Donald Trump from appearing on the 2024 presidential primary ballots in the state. “For the reasons given, responsibility for enforcing Section 3 against federal officeholders and candidates rests with Congress and not the States. The judgment of the Colorado Supreme Court therefore cannot stand,” the US Supreme Court said in its decision. “The judgment of the…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Monday received Olivier Cadic, vice president of the Foreign Affairs, Defense and Armed Forces Committee and president of the France-Gulf States Friendship Group, in Riyadh. The parties discussed relations and cooperation between the Kingdom and France in various fields. They also focused on international developments, the ministry reported on X. Saudi Deputy Minister for International Multilateral Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Rassi was also present at the meeting. source: Arab News

The UK Maritime Trade Operations agency cautioned ships crossing the Red Sea on Monday to exercise care after a vessel reported an incident around 91 nautical miles southeast of Yemen’s port city of Aden. This came as a UN official said on Monday that attacks by Yemen’s Houthi militia on ships in the Red Sea have quadrupled global shipping costs and cut cargo movement by 30 percent. Oleg Kobyakov, director of the office for liaison with Russia at the UN Food and Agriculture Organization, told the Russian news agency TASS that what he called the Houthis’ “blockade” of the Red…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s international technology conference LEAP is set to witness $11.9 billion of investment deals over its three-day duration — eclipsing last year’s figure of $9 billion, according to a senior minister. 

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed the humanitarian and legal responsibility of the UN Security Council to ensure the full implementation of the provisions of Resolution 2720. He made the comments during talks with Sigrid Kaag, the UN’s senior coordinator for humanitarian affairs and reconstruction in Gaza. Foreign Ministry spokesman Ahmed Abu Zeid said that Shoukry and Kaag discussed in depth the deteriorating humanitarian conditions in areas of the Gaza Strip due to starvation and the targeting of civilians and humanitarian aid convoys by the Israeli military. Shoukry stressed the necessity of an immediate ceasefire in Gaza before the…

A 10-yaer-old Palestinian child was shot and killed and two others were injured during an Israeli military incursion this evening into the village of Burin, south of Nablus province, according to local and security sources. Sources said that Amr Muhammad Najjar, 10, has been killed after being seriously injured in the head by occupation live` bullets. Ahmed Jibril, the director of the Emergency and Ambulance Center at the Red Crescent in Nablus, said that the child sustained a gunshot wound in the head earlier this evening and his condition was described as critical. Israeli occupation army further opened gunfire towards another citizen,…