Author: Steven Sahiounie

The EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell, on Monday called for international pressure on Israel to refrain from attacking Rafah, a city home to 1.7 million Palestinians. “Even the US, the strongest supporter of Israel, the President (Joe) Biden himself, considers that this action is disproportionate, the toll of civilians being killed is unbearable and (is) warning Israel not to continue this way,” Borrell stated. “If you believe the toll of death is too high, maybe you can do something about it,” he added, emphasizing that unlike the US, the EU is not providing Israel with weapons. “We should do…

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Ending the occupation of the Golan Heights is a ’top priority’ for Damascus, Faisal Mekdad has said Damascus is fully prepared to defend its territory in a potential military conflict with Israel, Syrian Foreign Minister Faisal Mekdad said on Sunday as the regional crisis continues. Mekdad was speaking at a meeting with Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian in Damascus, where they discussed joint support for Palestinians during Israel’s war with Hamas in Gaza. Mekdad said that Syria “has been resisting” Israel since 1948, when the first full-blown war broke out between several Arab nations and the newly established Jewish state. “Syria has…

Several world leaders, senior officials and foreign ministries have congratulated the Iranian government and nation over the 45th anniversary of the Islamic Revolution. In two separate messages on Sunday, Saudi Arabia’s King Salman bin Abdulaziz and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman offered felicitations to Iranian President Ebrahim Raeisi. In their messages, the Saudi king and crown prince wished progress and more prosperity for the Iranian government and nation. Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev said cordial and historic relations between the two countries would further develop. “The historically unifying friendly relations and shared spiritual values between our peoples provide a good basis…

The UN Security Council will hold a meeting on the situation in Ukraine on February 12, the anniversary of the signing of the Minsk agreements, at Russia’s request, Russia’s First Deputy Permanent Representative to the UN Dmitry Polyansky said. “On the morning of February 12 – the anniversary of the adoption of the Minsk package – we have requested a meeting of the UN Security Council to remind our colleagues of a historic opportunity for a peaceful settlement of the internal Ukrainian crisis, which was wasted by the Kiev regime and its sponsors. We will discuss how, due to the…

Doctors Without Borders said today the Israeli military offensive in the densely overcrowded city of Rafah, in the southern Gaza, would constitute a real disaster, calling on Israel to halt it immediately. The organization said that there is no safe place in Gaza and no way for people to leave. “There is no safe place in Gaza,” it added, “and forced displacement has pushed people to Rafah while they are besieged and have no options.” Doctors Without Borders also highlighted the catastrophic humanitarian conditions in Gaza Strip, stressing that the situation in the Strip requires a humanitarian response on a much larger scale. It…

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,…