Author: Steven Sahiounie

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will visit the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Feb. 12-13 and Egypt on Feb. 14, Türkiye’s Communications Directorate said on Sunday. Erdogan will attend the World Government Summit, which will be held in Dubai on Feb. 13, as the guest of honor, according to a directorate statement. The Turkish president will address as the main speaker at the summit, which brings together state and government officials from various countries, international organizations, the private sector, academia, civil society, think tanks and media representatives, and business people. As part of the summit, Erdogan is also expected to…

The Government Media Office in Gaza says the Israeli military occasionally attempts to market false narratives about journalists as a prelude to assassinating or killing them. The Government Media Office in Gaza reported Sunday that the Israeli occupation military is once again engaging in incitement to continue the assassination of Palestinian journalists and attempting to justify its crimes. In a press release, the Office said that the Israeli occupation military “occasionally issues inciting publications against various media outlets and Palestinian journalists, attempting to market false narratives as a prelude to assassinating or killing them, as well as justify its crimes and…

President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Monday met in the Qatari capital, Doha, with the Emir of the State of Qatar, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani. President Abbas and Prince Tamim discussed the latest developments in the situation in the Palestinian territories, and the efforts made to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip, which is subjected to a war of extermination from the Israeli killing machine. The President warned against the grave dangers resulting from the occupation army launching an attack on the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip,…

Moroccans take the streets of their capital Rabat in support of Gaza to protest the ongoing Israeli genocide. Thousands of Moroccans protested in the capital Rabat on Sunday, expressing their rejection of the Israeli genocide in Gaza, and demanding their government cut ties with the occupation entity, which were established in 2020 under the normalization accords. The angry marches came shortly before the Israeli occupation committed a series of massacres in Rafah early Monday, which saw the martyrdom of over 100 people. Protesters raised banners in front of the parliament building with slogans saying “Stop the massacre”, “Normalization is treason”, and “No embassy,…

US President Joe Biden is scheduled to receive Jordanian King Abdullah II in Washington on Monday, hours after the Israeli occupation committed a series of massacre in Rafah in which over 100 people were martyred. The two leaders are expected to center their discussions on aid delivery to Gaza and efforts to reach a new captive-prisoner exchange deal amid the anticipated Israeli invasion of Rafah. This marks the highest level meeting between the allies since the drone attack last month targeting a US base, allegedly in northeast Jordan, which killed three American soldiers, as regional Resistance groups escalate their operations in response to the ongoing genocide in Gaza…

Nabil Abu Rudeineh, the official spokesman for the presidency, said that the US administration ‘should not remain a hostage of Israeli policy, especially since the region is at a crossroads, and the continuation of the war against the Palestinian people will lead to its regional expansion.’ Abu Rudeineh added said that ‘the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people must be stopped immediately, and the massacres to which Palestinian people are subjected to daily in the Gaza Strip must be stopped, especially if the occupation army launches a ground attack on the city of Rafah, which is crowded with displaced people.’ He…

The Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas deems the Israeli massacre in Rafah a deliberate escalation in the genocidal war on the Palestinian people. The Palestinian Resistance movement Hamas stressed that the “Nazi-like” Israeli occupation army attack on the city of Rafah is considered a continuation of the genocidal war against the Palestinian people. In a statement commenting on the massacre that the Israeli occupation forces committed against the southern city, in which at least 100 Palestinians were martyred and several others were wounded, Hamas held the US administration and President Biden personally full responsibility along with the Israeli occupation government for this crime.…

Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian says Iran and Syria share a “practical approach” in supporting the Palestinians in the months-long Israeli war on the besieged Gaza Strip. Amir-Abdollahian made the statement in a meeting with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad in the capital Damascus on Sunday, which took place as part of the second leg of his regional tour after visiting Lebanon. The occupying regime will not be able to continue with its aggression without backing from the United States, the Iranian minister has said. The two officials discussed Tehran-Damascus relations as well as regional and international issues of concern, including the…

The Washington Post reported on Sunday, citing unnamed official sources, that US President Joe Biden and his administration and his top aides are increasingly edging towards a breach with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, noting that they no longer regard him as a productive partner who can be influenced. According to the report, some of Biden’s aides reportedly urged him to publicly criticize Netanyahu over Gaza operations, sources say. Biden, a long-time supporter of “Israel,” has been hesitant to do so but is considering it as Netanyahu continues to be frustrated with public actions. Netanyahu’s recent actions, including turning down a prisoner swap deal and…

President Mahmoud Abbas has Sunday evening arrived in the Qatari capital, Doha. President Abbas will meet on Monday the Emir of Qatar, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, as part of the continuing consultations conducted by the President to stop the ongoing Israeli aggression against our people. The President will also discuss with the Emir of Qatar bilateral relations between the two countries, and ways to support and enhance them. Source: WAFA