Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran’s Defense Minister Brigadier General Mohammad-Reza Ashtiani has denounced the assassination of a top official of the Palestinian Hamas resistance movement, warning the United States to “brace itself for its dire consequences.”

Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi has denounced Israel’s assassination of Saleh al-Arouri and described what happened as “a crime ”. Raisi said al-Arouri was a prominent fighter who defended the rights of his people. Last month, Iran warned Israel it would take “direct” action to avenge the killing of its senior Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander Razi Moussavi, who was assassinated in Syria in an air strike. IRGC spokesman Ramezan Sharif last week said “our response to Moussavi’s assassination will be a combination of direct action as well as [from] others led by the Axis of Resistance”, the local Mehr news…

The UN Security Council may meet as early as Wednesday on the situation in the Red Sea, the French ambassador to the United Nations, whose country assumed the council presidency, said on Tuesday.“It’s likely the council will meet on the issue sooner, probably even tomorrow,” Ambassador Nicolas de Riviere told a news conference when asked about the international response to attacks by Yemen’s Houthis on Red Sea shipping.“The situation is bad,” he said. “There is a repetition of violations and military actions in this area.” Source: Arab News

The Foreign Ministry of Iran strongly condemned the Israeli regime’s assassination of Deputy Chief of the Political Bureau of Hamas Saleh al-Arouri in Beirut ,Lebanon, saying it once again indicated that Zionism is founded upon terror and crime. Arouri was assassinated on Tuesday evening in a targeted Israeli drone strike on the Southern Suburb of Beirut . In a statement afterwards, Iranian Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani said the Zionist regime had resorted to the targeted killing after suffering “heavy and irreparable defeat” in the face of Palestinian resistance movements during the al-Aqsa Storm operation. He said the assassination took…

The progressive US senator renewed his criticism of Israel’s military campaign in Gaza, calling it “immoral” and “in violation of international law” .” Congress must reject that” “And, most importantly for Americans, we must understand that Israel’s war against the Palestinian people has been significantly waged with US bombs, artillery shells, and other forms of weaponry,” Sanders said in a statement. US President Biden is seeking an additional $10bn in military aid for Israel, a push Sanders is rejecting. “Enough is enough. Congress must reject that funding. The taxpayers of the United States must no longer be complicit in destroying…

Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh met today with the Greek Consul General to Palestine Dimitris Angelopoulo in Ramallah, where he briefed him on the latest political developments, including the ongoing Israeli occupation aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem. Shtayyeh, during a meeting at his office in Ramallah, briefed the Greek official on efforts made to stop the aggression against Gaza, bring in relief and medical aid and restore electricity and water there. The Prime Minister stressed the importance of having international pressure to open all crossings with the Gaza Strip to bring…

Haniyeh called the killing a “craven assassination”, a “brutal aggression” and a “blatant crime that demonstrates, once again, the brutality that is carried out by the occupation against our people”. “It is also a violation of Lebanese sovereignty – one that represents an expansion of the scope of the Israeli aggression against our people and our nation,” he said. “The occupation is responsible for any repercussions.” Seven Hamas members killing in Israeli assassination: Haniyeh Ismail Haniyeh has identified the Hamas members who were killed as Saleh al-Arouri, the deputy head of Hamas’s political bureau; Qassam Brigades commanders Samir Findi and…

The mixed economic prospects for China continue to cloud the outlook for its major trading partners

As the U.S. central bank started to raise rates in 2022 and worries about defaults grew, companies rated below investment grade saw tepid demand from investors for their loans and bonds

The Gulf of Suez Petroleum Company (GUPCO) has started production at the first well of the North Safa oil field in the northeastern Ramadan region of the Gulf of Suez, Ministry of Petroleum and Mineral Resources announced on January 1st.