Author: Steven Sahiounie

‘Kremlin-friendly’ nations have been re-exporting ‘high priority items’ to the country, according to Euractiv

Tax discounts and opportunities to boost exports have reportedly been behind the move to open new branches

A Palestinian man was shot and killed by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets today near the Israeli military checkpoint of Mazmoria, east of Bethlehem city. Pictures and video went viral on internet show a young man lying on the ground near the checkpoint, surrounded by a number of occupation soldiers. The Palestinian Red Crescent Society (PRCS) said that its crews transferred the body of 34-year-old Nizar Hassasna to Al-Hussein Hospital in Bethlehem following the shooting incident.   source: WAFA

Maria Zakharova pointed out in this regard that just a month ago, the top French diplomat had denied that Paris was involved in recruiting mercenaries for the Ukraine regime, slamming direct evidence as “crude Russian propaganda” French President Emmanuel Macron’s statements about the possible deployment of French troops to Ukraine shows a complete lack of awareness, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said. “As for Emmanuel Macron’s statements about potentially deploying NATO troops to Ukraine, <…> one gets a strong feeling that the French president realizes neither what his subordinates say nor what he says himself,” the diplomat wrote on…

Turkish Vice President Cevdet Yilmaz on Tuesday met with Britain’s Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden and discussed a number of issues, including bilateral ties and regional developments. Speaking to reporters after his meeting with Dowden, Yilmaz said that he had “positive” talks with the deputy premier and that the meeting evaluated bilateral trade and financial ties. Referring to the free trade agreement between the two countries after Brexit, he said that they wish to deepen and enhance this agreement further. “Negotiations continue in this regard in a positive way,” the Turkish vice president said, adding they also discussed political and…

On February 26, Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico said that a number of EU and NATO members are considering sending their military troops to Ukraine on the basis of bilateral agreements with Kiev NATO has no plans to send military personnel to Ukraine, Secretary General of the alliance Jens Stoltenberg said in an interview with the Associated Press. “NATOs allies are providing unprecedented support to Ukraine. We have done that since 2014 and stepped up [support] after the full-scale invasion. But there are no plans for NATO combat troops on the ground in Ukraine,” he said. On February 26, Slovak…

Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Tuesday that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be doubled to prevent a deterioration in a hunger crisis affecting over 2 million people.The monarch was quoted by state media as telling visiting USAID chief Samantha Power that the international community had to put more pressure on Israel to ease restrictions on the flow of food into the territory.Jordan’s King Abdullah said on Tuesday that humanitarian aid to Gaza must be doubled to prevent a deterioration in a hunger crisis is urging its Western allies to lobby Israel to boost the quantities of aid coming from the…

The Arab League says failure to end Israel’s occupation of the Palestinian territories has led to the current trend of savagery followed by Israel against the Palestinian people. “This prolonged occupation is an affront to international justice,” Abdel Hakim El-Rifai, the 22 Arab-country bloc’s representative, told judges at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in The Hague on Monday. “The failure to bring it to an end has led to the current horrors perpetrated against the Palestinian people, amounting to genocide.” The ICJ entered its last day of week-long hearings upon a request from the United Nations. Speakers on Monday…

The French president Macron has insisted that everything necessary must be done to ensure that Russian forces lose French President Emmanuel Macron has argued that deployments of troops to Ukraine by NATO members and other allies cannot be ruled out because Western powers must stop at nothing to ensure that Russia does not defeat Kiev’s forces. “There’s no consensus today to send, in an official manner, troops on the ground,” Macron told reporters after hosting a meeting of European leaders on Monday in Paris. “But in terms of dynamics, we cannot exclude anything. We will do everything necessary to prevent Russia from…

A high-level Israeli delegation arrived on Monday in Qatar, where political leaders of Hamas are based, as the combatants in the Gaza war closed in on a ceasefire and hostage deal that the US says is now within reach.The presence of both sides suggested talks were further along than at any time since a big push at the start of February, when Israel rejected a Hamas proposal as “delusional.”In public, both sides continue to blame each other. Israel says it will agree only to a temporary pause in fighting to secure the release of hostages. Hamas says it will not…