Author: Steven Sahiounie

CELAC member states condemn the Israeli genocide in Gaza and demand an immediate ceasefire in the Strip. The eighth summit of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC) kicked off in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines in the Caribbean to discuss mechanisms for regional cooperation and integration, among other topics of common interest. During the summit’s opening on Friday, Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines denounced the genocide committed by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinians and announced supporting the establishment of an independent Palestinian state. Regarding tensions between the United States and Mexico, Gonsalves stated…

Iranians voted on Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout and with conservatives expected to tighten their grip on power. Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who has called for a strong turnout, was the first to cast his ballot. He vote at a polling station in central Tehran, state television reported.The elections are the first in Iran since widespread protests erupted after the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, following her arrest for an alleged breach of the country’s strict dress code for women.Since the last elections, Iran has also been…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi has arrived in the Algerian capital to take part in a meeting of the world’s leading natural gas producers and to enhance the Islamic Republic’s cooperation with regional and international alliances. Heading a high-ranking politico-economic delegation, Raeisi departed Tehran for Algiers in the early hours of Saturday to attend the 7th meeting of the leaders of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF). During the visit, which comes at the official invitation of Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, the Iranian chief executive is scheduled to meet with other top officials from the 19-member gathering of the world’s leading…

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Maliki, today participated in a special discussion session held in Antalya, to discuss the recent development regarding the horrific situation in the Gaza Strip. Al-Maliki said if international community fails to force Israel to cease fire, Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu will proceed with his threats of unleashing military operation in Rafah, which houses more than a million and a half Palestinians, which means committing more horrific massacres against civilians and forcibly displacing them outside Palestine. Efforts for ceasefire continue, Al-Maliki added. He added, “The Israeli occupation aims to strike all aspects of life in the Gaza Strip,…

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Friday said Cairo was hopeful that talks could agree on a ceasefire in Gaza before the start of Ramadan.Gaza truce talks have been taking place in Paris since last week in what appears to be the most serious push for weeks to halt the fighting in the Palestinian enclave between Israeli forces and Hamas and to secure the release of Israeli and foreign hostages.“I can say that we have reached a point of understanding. We will still exert every effort with our brothers in Qatar, the US, and others close to the negotiations. We…

Türkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said on Friday that the Islamic world, Global South, and conscientious individuals in the West stand for Gaza, while “perpetrators of the massacre ignore this outcry.” “The Islamic world stands, the Global South stands, and the conscientious individuals in the West stand, however, the perpetrators of the massacre remain blind and deaf to this outcry,” Fidan said during a speech at Antalya Diplomacy Forum. “We can see that honorable individuals in the West are no longer indifferent to this atrocity in Gaza,” Fidan added. He added that the self-immolation of a US soldier because he…

Western allies are looking for “viable” options to expropriate the funds, US Treasury Secretary Yellen has said

Japan has approved a new round of sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine conflict, its foreign ministry announced on Friday.

Manufacturing activity across the 20 countries that use the euro has continued to decline, largely due to a slowdown in the area’s leading economy Germany, according to a study by S&P Global.

Bulgaria has prematurely waived its exemption from a EU embargo which allowed it to buy crude until the end of 2024