Author: Steven Sahiounie

A meeting of Russia’s Central Election Commission (CEC) has approved the ballot for the Russian presidential election, and for the first time since 2008, there will only be four candidates – Leonid Slutsky of the Liberal Democratic Party of Russia (LDPR), Vladislav Davankov of New People, Nikolay Kharitonov of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation (KPRF) and incumbent Russian President Vladimir Putin, who is running for a fifth term as an independent. “The decision has been approved,” CEC Chairwoman Ella Pamfilova said at the meeting. Eight candidates were on the ballot at the previous presidential election in Russia in…

The Palestinian Red Crescent reported today that the Israeli occupation forces raided the Al-Amal Hospital, an affiliate of the Red Crescent, located in the city of Khan Yunis in the southern Gaza Strip. According to the Red Crescent, hospital staff informed them that Israeli occupation soldiers stormed the hospital and embarked on conducting searches. However, due to communication disruptions, they were unable to obtain further details about the Israeli raid and the fate of the medical teams and patients inside the Al-Amal Hospital . In recent days, Israeli occupation forces have launched intense shelling and continuous gunfire in the vicinity…

In his address, US President Joe Biden says that the Israeli ‘response’ to Operation Al-Aqsa Flood is ‘over the top,’ alledging that he exerted efforts to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza. In an unexpected address to Americans on Thursday, US President Joe Biden criticized the Israeli ‘response’ to Operation Al-Aqsa Flood launched by Hamas as “over the top” on Thursday. “I’m of the view, as you know, that the conduct of the response in Gaza, in the Gaza Strip, has been over the top,” the Democrat told reporters at the White House. The United States’ backing of…

At a plenary meeting of the DPRK ruling Worker’s Party of Korea in December, Kim said that the WPK was abandoning the idea of a peaceful reunification with the South through dialogue The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) considers its southern neighbor, the Republic of Korea (ROK), as its primary foe and stands ready to occupy it in the event of an emergency situation, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un said at an event marking the 76th anniversary of the founding of the Korean People’s Army (KPA). “Defining the South Korean puppets as the most harmful primary foe and…

The foreign ministers of the UAE, Qatar, Egypt, and Jordan arrived in Riyadh on Thursday for a consultative meeting on the ongoing situation in the Gaza Strip, Saudi Press Agency reported. UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed, Qatari Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al-Thani, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry, and Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman Al-Safadi attended the ministerial meeting. The ministers were received at King Khaled International Airport by Deputy Foreign Minister Waleed bin Abdulkarim Al-Khuraiji. During the meeting, the ministers stressed the need to end the conflict in Gaza by reaching an immediate and complete ceasefire. They also said it…

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan on Thursday received the Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees Philippe Lazzarini and his accompanying delegation in Riyadh. During the reception, the two sides reviewed cooperation between the Kingdom and UNRWA and ways to enhance it, and the minister reiterated the Kingdom’s position in support of the agency. Prince Faisal called “for all donors to UNRWA to play their role in supporting humanitarian missions toward the Palestinians, to mitigate the effects of the humanitarian crisis taking place in occupied Palestine,” the Kingdom’s foreign ministry said.…

Ankara working ‘intensively to ensure that Israel’s human rights abuses and war crimes are not overlooked on the international stage,’ says Recep Tayyip Erdogan Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday underlined Türkiye’s strenuous efforts to draw attention worldwide to Israel’s wrongdoing in over four months of the Gaza conflict. “We are making intensive efforts to ensure that Israel’s human rights abuses and war crimes are not overlooked on the international stage,” Erdogan said, addressing the 5th General Assembly of the Islamic Cooperation Youth Forum via video message. Underscoring the importance of collective diplomatic action among Islamic countries in response…

Jordan’s King Abdullah set off on Thursday on an international tour during which he will attempt to mobilize international support for an immediate ceasefire in Gaza, and for efforts to ensure the safety of Palestinian civilians and a mechanism to provide sustainable humanitarian aid to the territory. His trip, which will include visits in tour to the US, Canada, France and Germany, comes as attempts continue by the US and regional powers to broker a ceasefire agreement and secure the release of hostages, with the wider aim of achieving a long-term solution. The king will emphasize the important need to…

US entrepreneur and billionaire Elon Musk criticized the Senate’s bill that allocates more funds for aid to Ukraine than for protection of US borders from illegal immigrants. “It is insane to keep sending so much money to Ukraine with no accountability and no end game,” Musk wrote on the X social network. The comment was posted as a response to ex-presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy’s tweet, accusing the US Senate of an attempt to allocate funds for Ukraine to the detriment of US border security. “The first ‘border bill’ allocated 3x more money to protect Ukraine’s border than our own. Now…

Donald Trump won Republican presidential nominating caucuses in Nevada and the US Virgin Islands on Thursday, moving closer to becoming his party’s White House standard-bearer and a likely general election rematch with US President Joe Biden in November.Trump, the frontrunner in his party’s nominating race, was the only major candidate competing in Nevada’s caucuses and was set to win the state’s 26 delegates to the party’s nominating convention in July after being projected the winner on Thursday night by Edison Research.Earlier on Thursday, Trump easily won the US Virgin Islands caucuses, adding four to his delegate haul. The former US…