Author: Steven Sahiounie

The foreign minister of Egypt said his country is on the same wavelength as Iran in supporting Palestine. Cairo and Tehran have common views about the need to support Palestine and end the Israeli crimes in Gaza, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in a meeting with his Iranian counterpart on the sidelines of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Tuesday. He noted that Egypt and Iran have identical stances about the efforts to support the Palestinian people. Shoukry also highlighted the importance that Egypt attaches to the restoration of ties with Iran…

Türkiye will focus on Israel’s ongoing aggression on Gaza and the Russia-Ukraine war during the upcoming Antalya Diplomacy Forum, the Turkish president said on Monday. “The leaders attending the forum have Russia-Ukraine and the Israel-Palestine issues on their agenda. These are the issues that will be discussed seriously there,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a statement. “We will focus on these in our bilateral meetings,” the president added, further stating that the leaders who will attend the forum “will decisively discuss these issues.” Antalya Diplomacy Forum will take place in the southern coastal city between March 1-3. Putin’s possible visit…

‘We hope that new initiatives and pressure from the international community will yield some results,’ says Türkiye deputy foreign minister Türkiye on Monday underscored the pivotal role the International Court of Justice (ICJ) is playing in terms of its advisory opinion on Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories. Speaking to reporters following the latest hearings of the world court, Deputy Foreign Minister Ahmet Yildiz stressed Türkiye’s staunch stance against the illegal occupation, signaling the country’s commitment to upholding international law and addressing the pressing humanitarian concerns in the region. “The advisory opinion is important for us and the international community,” he…

King Salman was given the Prince Naif Award for Arab Security on Monday for his services to the security of the Arab community, Saudi Press Agency reported. The Arab Interior Ministers Council conferred the award and it was received by the Kingdom’s Interior Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Saud in Tunis during a council meeting. The minister said the meeting was being held at a time when the Palestinian people are experiencing an unstable security situation which has caused the suffering of thousands of children, women, and the elderly. He said that the council, since its inception, is keen to…

Antonio Guterres repeated his call to implement all nuclear disarmament commitments, including under the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons The shadow of nuclear apocalypse, which loomed over humanity last century, has made a comeback, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said. “Geopolitical divides, relentless arms competition <…> have created a total deadlock,” he said at the Conference on Disarmament. “Militaries are developing terrifying new applications of new and emerging technologies – including artificial intelligence and autonomous weapons systems.” “The nuclear shadow that loomed over humanity last century has returned,” he went on to say. “Some statesmen regularly imply that they…

US President Joe Biden will get a firsthand look at America’s illegal immigration crisis, his administration has revealed, traveling to the nation’s southwest border on the same day that Republican rival Donald Trump visits the region. Biden will go to Brownsville, Texas, on Thursday to meet with US Border Patrol agents, law enforcement officials, and local government leaders, the White House said on Monday in a statement. The trip will mark Biden’s first visit to the porous border in more than a year and the second since he took office in January 2021. Trump, the leading Republican candidate to challenge…

US State Department spokesperson Matthew Miller has declined to comment on the specifics of the resignation of Palestinian Authority (PA) Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, whom PA President Mahmoud Abbas has asked to continue to lead the cabinet in a caretaker capacity until a new government is formed. “Ultimately, the leadership of the Palestinian Authority is a question for the Palestinians themselves to decide,” Miller told reporters. “But we do welcome steps for the PA to reform and revitalise itself.” The Biden administration has avoided calling for Palestinian elections amid speculation over the future of Gaza and who would govern the…

Leaders from Russia, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Greece, UAE, and Italy convey congratulations on President Erdogan’s 70th birthday Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan received birthday greetings from several world leaders, including his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, on Monday, according to the country’s Communications Directorate. Putin conveyed his congratulations to Erdogan on his 70th birthday and expressed gratitude for Erdogan’s contributions to fostering friendly Turkish-Russian relations, said the directorate on X. In separate phone calls, President Erdogan received birthday wishes from Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who also commended him for his efforts in advancing the development and defending…

The Danish decision to end its investigation into the sabotage of the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea was probably motivated by Copenhagen’s unwillingness to establish the truth about the crime, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov has suggested. The energy links built to bring Russian natural gas directly to Germany were ruptured by unknown perpetrators in a series of explosions in September 2022. Germany as well as Denmark and Sweden, in whose economic zones the sabotage took place, had each launched separate inquiries. Sweden closed its probe earlier this month. The Copenhagen Police do not see “sufficient grounds to pursue…

Katalin Novak announced her resignation on February 10 after issuing a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accessory in a pedophilia crime Hungary’s parliament has accepted the resignation of the country’s president, Katalin Novak. The vote to approve the resignation was unanimous and took place at the parliament’s first session after a winter vacation. Novak announced her resignation on February 10 after issuing a presidential pardon to a man convicted as an accessory in a pedophilia crime. She conceded she had made a mistake. The country’s ruling parties, which together hold a two-thirds majority in parliament, nominated 67-year-old…