Author: Steven Sahiounie

‘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…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov and visiting Chinese Deputy Minister Sun Weidong discussed the situation around Ukraine and the state of affairs on the Korean Peninsula, the Russian Foreign Ministry said. “The diplomats discussed a range of pressing topics, including the Ukrainian crisis and the situation on the Korean Peninsula,” it said. “The sides exchanged views on issues of security in the Eurasian space, as well as in the Asia Pacific region amid the West’s active attempts to establish bloc-based military-political structures there,” the ministry said. They also reiterated their countries’ commitment to closer coordination within key international organizations and…

The foreign minister of Jordan categorically dismissed any plan for the displacement of Palestinians and their forced resettlement in neighboring countries. In a meeting on the sidelines of the 55th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council in Geneva on Monday, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi and his Iranian counterpart Hossein Amirabdollahian discussed the latest developments in Gaza. Appreciating Iran’s diplomatic efforts to end the war on Gaza, Safadi said his country will make every effort to stop the war and resolve the crisis in Palestine while the West Bank and the Al-Aqsa Mosque are also prone to new…