Author: Steven Sahiounie

CAIRO  – President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi told Egyptians on Wednesday they were still able to eat and drink despite soaring prices as he defended mega-projects he said provided millions of jobs.

Russia’s exports of dairy products increased by 18% year-on-year in 2023, the head of the National Union of Dairy Producers, Artyom Belov, said on Monday, as cited by TASS.

Iran’s President Ebrahim Raeisi has called for the reform of the United Nations and other global bodies, lamenting that they have failed to prevent the Israeli genocide in Gaza. He made the call in a joint presser with his Turkish counterpart Recep Tayyip Erdogan, which was held following a two-hour meeting between the two at the presidential palace in Ankara on Wednesday. “Those who claim to defend human rights and whose mission is to defend global peace and security have been on the sidelines and are no longer effective,” he said The president called the Palestinian issue the top issue of…

Head of the Syrian delegation to the 21st International Meeting on Syria under Astana format, Deputy Foreign and Expatriates Minister, Bassam Sabbagh has stressed the necessity of eliminating all terrorist organizations, ending illegal foreign military presence on Syrian territory, and committing to respecting Syria’s sovereignty, unity, and territorial integrity. During a press conference at the conclusion of the meeting, Sabbagh said that the return of Syrian refugees to their homeland is a priority for Syria, and work is being done with the United Nations to provide the necessary facilitations for this return. He underlined the necessity of immediately and unconditionally lifting…

More than one-in-three Americans believe Israel is carrying out genocide against Palestinians, according to the latest Economist/YouGov poll. The survey says 35 percent of Americans affirm this, 36 percent oppose it, and 29 percent remain undecided. Nearly half of those queried in the 18-29 age group, 49 percent, say Israel is engaged in genocide, while 24 percent disagree, and 27 percent remain uncertain. These trends are largely mirrored among registered Democrats, where 49 percent lean towards characterising Israel’s actions as genocide, 21 percent disagree , and 30 percent are undecided. In contrast, Republicans show stronger support for Israel, with 57 percent stating…

Preventing the Security Council from putting an end to the crimes of the Israeli occupation by the US and European states reveals their hypocrisy and the falsity of their claims about ensuring the protection of human rights, Acting Chargé d’affaires of Syria’s Permanent Delegation to the United Nations, Dr. Al-Hakam Dandi has said. Dandi’s remarks came during the Security Council Ministerial Meeting on the Situation in the Middle East, including the Palestinian Cause. The Syrian diplomat noted that that the ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people and the repeated attacks on Syrian territories reflect an inherent tendency of the occupying…

Two Palestinians were killed today and others sustained various injuries after the occupation forces bombed a gathering in the Bureij camp in the central Gaza Strip. Medical sources reported that the occupation aircraft targeted a gathering of residents in the Bureij camp, which led to the killing of two citizens and the wounding of dozens of people with various injuries. Earlier today, three citizens, including two children, were killed in the occupation bombing of Al-Satar Al-Gharbi area, north of Khan Yunis. The aggression against the Gaza Strip enters its 111th day, as the occupation continues its intense bombardment of various areas…

Russia has consistently encouraged Palestinian movements to unite under the platform of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and cautions them about the risks associated with division. At a press briefing on Wednesday, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov mentioned the crucial necessity to restore unity among Palestinians. “It seems absolutely necessary to make an effort to rebuild Palestinian unity for all Palestinian factions and all those who are working with them from abroad for them to get together and announce rebuilding of Palestinian unity as an important foundation for a future Palestinian state,” Lavrov said after his visit to New York.…

The German Foreign Minister says the EU’s mission in the Red Sea will be of “defensive” nature. The European Union’s security mission in the Red Sea, under the pretext of protecting international shipping amid the operations of the Yemeni Armed Forces in support of Gaza, will be “defensive” and will not involve attacks on Yemeni territory, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock said on Wednesday. “Germany takes responsibility: we plan to participate in the EU mission to protect ships in the Red Sea. This defensive mission won’t initiate attacks on Yemen but aims to support the individual & collective right to…

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron says he told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu more aid trucks must be allowed to enter Gaza and an immediate “humanitarian pause” in fighting is needed. Cameron, on a visit to the Middle East, announced Britain and Qatar are working together to get more humanitarian relief into Gaza. A first consignment of tents will be flown into Egypt on Thursday before travelling by road to Gaza. “The scale of suffering in Gaza is unimaginable. More must be done, faster, to help people trapped in this desperate situation,” Cameron said. “We have trebled our assistance for…