Author: Steven Sahiounie

LONDON: Palestine’s Environmental Quality Authority said on Thursday that 66 percent of people in Gaza are suffering from water-borne diseases such as cholera, chronic diarrhea and intestinal diseases, Palestine News and Information Agency reported.

BEIRUT: Hostilities on the southern Lebanese front decreased on Thursday as the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah entered its 110th day.

Militia leader vows to continue operations until all Gaza inhabitants have access to food and medicine

GENEVA: Israel on Thursday accused the World Health Organization of collusion with Hamas by ignoring Israeli evidence of the “militant use” of hospitals in the Gaza Strip.

LONDON/WASHINGTON: Britain and the United States on Thursday said they had sanctioned four senior Houthi officials for their roles in supporting or directing attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea.

All aspects of bilateral relations, as well as regional, global issues to be discussed during David Cameron’s visit to Türkiye, says Turkish Foreign Ministry UK’s Foreign Secretary David Cameron will visit Türkiye for talks on Jan. 25-26, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. “During the visit, all aspects of bilateral relations, as well as current regional and international issues will be discussed,” a ministry statement said. Cameron arrived in Israel Tuesday on a regional tour of the occupied Palestinian territories, Qatar, and Türkiye to hold talks with leaders on an urgent humanitarian pause and secure a deal to release…

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.…