Author: Steven Sahiounie

Dai Bing, charge d’affaires of China’s permanent mission to the UN, renewed his country’s support for the Syrian government in taking the necessary measures to combat terrorism, maintain security and stability, and eliminate long-term threats to the political process in Syria, stressing that the international community must combat all forms of terrorism in Syria without any tolerance. Xinhua News Agency quoted Dai Ping as saying in a testimony before the Security Council regarding Syria, “Over the past four months, Israel has continued to launch air strikes on various sites in Syria, which China is deeply concerned about.” He added, “We…

The India rupee turned flat at 82.88 against the US dollar in early trade on Tuesday amid subdued equity market sentiment and withdrawal of foreign funds.

Geir Pederson pledges to support alternative venue to Geneva if Assad regime and Syria negotiations commission reach consensus The UN special envoy for Syria on Tuesday issued a formal invitation for a ninth round of peace talks in Geneva for late April. Speaking at a UN Security Council session on the situation in the Middle East, Geir Pedersen said the previous invitation for Syrian-led, UN-facilitated talks did not take place because “Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov confirmed this month that Russia no longer considers Switzerland a neutral venue and the Syrian government did not accept Geneva as a result.” Pledging…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has called not to attach too much significance to EU conferences on Ukraine in Paris. “The number of Western conferences is obviously growing. They are trying to offset the decreasing interest and dramatic drop in financial capabilities to maintain the Zelensky regime. The French and President [of France Emmanuel] Macron are overly enthusiastic about convening all sorts of events, caring little about their potential outcome. I would not attach too much significance to the conferences organized in Paris,” he told a news conference, commenting on a European conference on Ukraine that was held in Paris…

The US president has met with congressional leaders, including Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, at the White House to discuss foreign aid and government funding. According to a White House press pool report, Biden, a Democrat, focused on aid to Israel. “We need to turn the supplemental [funding bill]. We need to deal with the Israelis. But that also contains a significant portion having to do with humanitarian assistance in the Palestinian area, which I think is important,” Biden said. “And we have to replenish the air defences for Israel.” This month, the US Senate passed a $95.3bn foreign aid…

The Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Riyad Al-Maliki, gave a briefing on the situation in the occupied Palestinian territory, including Jerusalem, especially the war of genocide against our people in the Gaza Strip. This came during a high-level side event held by the State of Palestine on the sidelines of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva, in the presence of many countries from all regional groups. Al-Maliki stressed that the current situation in the Gaza Strip is extremely horrific, as for 144 days, Israel, the occupying power, has been targeting Palestinian civilians, including…

Syria’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, Qusay Al- Dahhak, said on Tuesday that the US continues to belittle the will of UN member states as it still prevents Security Council from assuming its responsibility in keeping peace and security and halting the Israeli aggression on the Palestinian people. Dahhak said that 144 days have passed while the world is witnessing war crimes and mass genocide perpetrated by the Israeli occupation against the Palestinian people. “Security Council is unable to stop the Israeli crimes as the US prevents the international community from assuming its duties,” Dahhak said…

President Mahmoud Abbas received today at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah, the Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto. ​​The President briefed him on the latest developments regarding the ongoing brutal Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, particularly in the Gaza Strip. The President also highlighted all the possible efforts made to immediately stop the war of genocide against the Palestinian people, stressing the need to accelerate the delivery of medical and humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip, so that the shelter centers and Hospitals can do their part in providing what is necessary to alleviate the suffering of citizens, especially in the current difficult weather conditions. He strongly condemned the forced displacement of Palestinians, whether in the Gaza Strip or…

Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh today stressed during his meeting with the Japanese State Minister for Foreign Affairs TSUJI Kiyoto and Japanese Representative to the State of Palestine, Ambassador​​​ Yoichi NAKASHIMA, at his office in Ramallah, that Israel is practicing the most heinous forms of genocide against the Palestinian people. Shtayyeh said that Israel acts as if it is a state above the law. Shtayyeh briefed them on the the latest developments regarding the current situation in Gaza and the repercussions of the occupation’s aggression against the Palestinian people. Shtayyeh affirmed that Israel has turned the Gaza Strip into a killing field, and it is facing a major humanitarian catastrophe with its loss of the most basic…

The foreign ministers of Egypt and Jordan met in Geneva on Monday to discuss the ongoing conflict in the Gaza Strip. Egypt’s Sameh Shoukry and Jordan’s Ayman Safadi, who is also deputy prime minister, reviewed the situation in the war-torn region and warned of the consequences of an Israeli military ground operation in Rafah, according to a statement by Ahmed Abu Zeid, a spokesman for the Egyptian foreign ministry. Any such offensive would have “extremely negative repercussions” and exacerbate the humanitarian catastrophe, they said. The ministers also discussed the challenges facing the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees…