Author: Steven Sahiounie

On Wednesday, Israel launched airstrikes on the historic coastal city of Tyre in Lebanon, prompting civilians to flee following an Israeli military warning urging residents to evacuate large portions of the city, which shelters thousands of displaced people. Lebanon’s official National News Agency (NNA) reported that “four airstrikes targeted the city of Tyre after the enemy threatened to bomb it.” The agency also noted earlier that “an Israeli drone targeted Souk El-Farah Street in Tyre.” Footage captured by Agence France-Presse showed smoke rising from various parts of the city. Murtada Mehna, head of the Disaster Management Unit in Tyre, said,…

The development comes ahead of the BRICS summit in Russia, where Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping could hold a bilateral meeting India announced on Monday that it has reached a key breakthrough in talks with China following a four-year military standoff between the two nuclear-powered neighbors. The development was confirmed by the Indian Foreign Ministry on the eve of Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to Russia for the BRICS summit, where he could hold talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping on the sidelines. According to Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri, both sides agreed on arrangements for patrolling along the so-called Line of Actual Control…

If Russia stops striking Ukrainian infrastructure, Kiev will take it as an invitation to peace, the Financial Times reports Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky has floated the idea of mutually suspending long-range strikes against energy infrastructure with Russia, the Financial Times reported on Tuesday. The proposal was reportedly slated for discussion at Qatar-mediated talks, which were canceled after Kiev attacked Russia’s Kursk Region in August. ”We saw during the first summit that there could be a decision on energy security. In other words, we do not attack their energy infrastructures, they don’t attack ours. Could this lead to the end of…

New Delhi is ready to contribute in every possible way to end the conflict, the Indian leader has told Vladimir Putin The conflict between Russia and Ukraine cannot be resolved on the battlefield and should be settled through diplomacy, and New Delhi is ready to contribute to such efforts, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. India is in “regular contact” with Russia about the conflict, Modi noted during bilateral talks between the leaders in Kazan on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit. “As I have said before, we believe that problems should be resolved peacefully, and…

The US president has called for the Republican to be jailed, later clarifying that he meant “politically” US President Joe Biden has claimed that Republican candidate Donald Trump wants presidential immunity and powers to kill his opposition, and therefore should be locked up, as he spoke to a crowd with the election just half a month away. Biden, who stepped aside earlier this year to allow Vice President Kamala Harris to become the Democratic nominee, made the statement at a campaign office in New Hampshire on Tuesday. “He thinks he has a version of the Supreme Court ruling on immunity that…

Abu Abdul Qader has been killed along with eight other senior IS leaders, according to the Iraqi prime minister The top commander of Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS) in Iraq has been killed, Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani announced on Tuesday. The announcement confirms a statement on the killing of Jassim Al-Mazrouei, also known as Abu Abdul Qader, issued by the US Central Command (CENTCOM) late last week. In a post on X, the prime minister wrote, “I congratulate our honorable people on the killing of the so-called (Wali of Iraq) in the terrorist organization IS, and (8) of the…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Yahya Sinwar (1962-2024), the head of Hamas, and the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel was killed in his birthplace, Khan Younis. He died while fighting the Israel Defense Forces, IDF, trying to liberate Palestine from occupation. Sinwar viewed armed struggle as the most effective way to confront the Israeli occupation in light of the indifference of the international community who stand silently watching the suffering of Palestinians deprived of all human rights in the last and longest colonial project. Some have compared Sinwar to another revolutionary freedom fighter connected to…

London plans to lend Kiev some $3 billion, to be repaid using interest generated from Moscow’s frozen assets he UK will provide Ukraine with a £2.26 billion ($2.94 billion) loan for its war effort against Russia based on cash generated by frozen Russian assets, according to Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves. The announcement comes ahead of a gathering of G7 finance ministers, to be held during meetings of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank in Washington this week. “This new funding is in Britain’s national interest because the frontline of our defense – the defense of our…

Iran issued a stark warning on Monday, stating that the United States would bear “full responsibility” if Israel launches a retaliatory attack on Iran. This comes after U.S. President Joe Biden confirmed that he had reviewed Israeli plans regarding such a strike. Iran’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, described Biden’s statements as “deeply troubling and provocative” in a letter addressed to UN Secretary-General António Guterres and the Swiss Presidency of the UN Security Council. President Biden responded “Yes and yes” when asked by a reporter on Friday whether he had been thoroughly briefed on Israel’s potential…

Beirut International Airport authorities made the decision late Monday night to alter the landing runway for Middle East Airlines due to the proximity of an Israeli airstrike that targeted the Ouzai area in southern Beirut. A Lebanese security source, speaking to Agence France-Presse, confirmed, “The landing runway for Middle East Airlines was changed because the main runway is too close to the site of the strike in Ouzai.” Earlier, Lebanon’s official National News Agency reported an Israeli airstrike on Ouzai, noting that it was the first time this area had been targeted since the escalation between Hezbollah and Israel began.…