Author: Steven Sahiounie

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator US President Joe Biden is set to lose American military presence in both Iraq and Syria because of his unconditional support of the Israeli genocide committed against the Palestinians in Gaza. After a long series of US attacks on targets in Iraq, the Iraqi government had asked the US military to leave. Yesterday, US Ambassador to Iraq Alina Romanowski handed a letter to Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein which set forth a plan for the two nations to discuss the end of a US-led military coalition in Iraq. 150 attacks have been launched against…

Qatari Prime Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani on Thursday met with British Foreign Secretary David Cameron in Doha, the Qatar News Agency reported. During talks, they discussed cooperation between the two countries – particularly in relation to development aid – and regional issues including the situation in Gaza and the occupied Palestinian territories. Sheikh Mohammed in Doha highlighted the need to bolster international efforts to prevent an escalation of fighting in the region, with the top priority being to bring about a ceasefire in Gaza. Israel’s relentless bombardment and military campaign in the Strip has resulted in…

Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh expressed hope today that the decision of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) tomorrow on the Gaza genocide case filed by South Africa would include immediate measures to halt the ongoing Israeli war of genocide on Gaza, now in its 111th day. He also expressed his hope that the ICJ would put in place measures to ensure a swift flow of humanitarian aid to save those suffering from hunger, injuries, illness and facing the slow threat of death in Gaza. In a statement released ahead of the ICJ’s announcement of immediate measures in the Gaza genocide case brought before…

President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed today the Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Antonio Tajani, along with his accompanying delegation, at the presidential headquarters in the city of Ramallah. During the meeting, President Abbas briefed the Italian guest on the latest developments in the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the Gaza Strip. He discussed the ongoing efforts to halt the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, emphasizing the urgency of delivering humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The President highlighted the importance of enabling shelters and hospitals in Gaza to fulfill their roles in alleviating the suffering of the local Palestinian population.…

More than 1 million Palestinians – nearly half of Gaza’s population — crowded into Rafah

Criticism pours in after the Israeli regime attacks a United Nations’ facility in the city of Khan Younis in southern Gaza Strip, which has endured more than three months and a half of an unrelenting genocidal Israeli war.

In its latest act of aggression in the genocidal campaign against Palestinians in Gaza, the Israeli regime has attacked thousands of Palestinians queuing for food in the devastated Gaza City.

The top Iranian and Russian security officials have called for the expansion of bilateral relations in different fields, among them the fight against terrorism.

Yemen’s Ansarullah leader Abdel-Malik al-Houthi says the targeting of ships linked to Israel will continue until aid reaches the Palestinian people in Gaza.

The European Central Bank is expected to stand pat Thursday and call for patience in the ongoing battle against inflation, pushing back against market hopes of rapid interest rate cuts.