Author: Steven Sahiounie

France has imposed sanctions against a senior official with the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas, amid Israel’s devastating war waged on the blockaded Gaza Strip. Media report said on Tuesday that the French measures would freeze assets belonging to Hamas Gaza chief Yahya Sinwar. He is the latest leader from the resistance group to be added to Western sanctions list. France on Nov. 13 imposed sanctions at a national level on Hamas military commander Mohammed Deif and his deputy, Marwan Issa. Paris is working with partners to impose sanctions on Hamas individuals and its financing network at the European Union level. Several…

UN officials have sounded the alarm once more, saying there are “no safe zones in Gaza” while the situation is getting worse by the hour. Since the onset of Israelis’ genocidal war on Gaza nearly two months ago, occupation forces have been pounding Gaza, carrying out nonstop attacks from air, sea and land on the people trapped in the region, mass-killing the helpless civilians holed up there. United Nations officials warned on Tuesday about the rapidly deteriorating situation. The UN World Health Organization (WHO) representative in Gaza told reporters that the Israeli regime forces bombings had intensified in the south…

The Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), an international humanitarian organization, has strongly criticized the Israeli regime and its allies for launching and helping the ongoing brutal war on Gaza, saying the massive civilian death toll that has resulted from the aggression is a stain on their reputation. “Countries supporting Israel with arms must understand that these civilian deaths will be a permanent stain on their reputation. They must demand an immediate ceasefire,” said NRC’s Secretary General Jan Egeland in a statement on Tuesday. Egeland said the civilian deaths caused by the Israeli war on Gaza have been unprecedented in the living…

“The level of human suffering is intolerable, ” says Red Cross President Mirjana Spoljaric as Israel has resumed its air and ground strikes on Gaza in full force. Spoljaric, who arrived in the besieged territory on Tuesday, called for the protection of civilians whom she said “have no safe place to go in Gaza.” The Red Cross chief also noted that “with a military siege in place there is also no adequate humanitarian response currently possible.” “The last week provided a small degree of humanitarian respite, a positive glimpse of humanity that raised hopes around the world that a path to reduced suffering could now…

Islamic Human Rights Commission has launched a massive campaign seeking a boycott of those governments and companies that support the ongoing Israeli genocide of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip. In a statement released on Tuesday, the non-profit organization based in London said that Israel has now been committing genocide openly in front of the world. It further said that the UK and other Western governments were complicit in the ongoing genocide by the Israeli regime in the besieged Palestinian territory. “Our governments are refusing to support a ceasefire to end the genocide, instead they are cheerleading the slaughter, providing arms and political cover so…

The military wing of the Palestinian resistance movement Hamas says its fighters have killed ten Israeli soldiers in the southern Gaza Strip, as the occupying regime continues its brutal assault on the besieged territory. Hamas’ military wing, known as al-Qassam Brigades, reported on Tuesday that the occupying regime’s soldiers were killed in eastern Khan Yunis. The military brigades added that its fighters have also struck three Israeli tanks, two personnel carriers and three military bulldozers with anti-armor shells east and north of Khan Yunis. The latest development came two days after fighters from al-Qassam Brigades killed dozens of Israeli soldiers in…

According to the agency, fishing in Russian consistently grows in catch volume compared to last year MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Exports of Russian fish products in January – November 2023 in physical terms increased by 13% compared to the same period last year and amounted to 2.1 mln tons, the Federal Agency for Fishery reported. “The export of fish products for 11 months of 2023 (excluding trade outside the customs area) reached 2.1 mln tons, which is 13% more than the level of 2022. In value terms, the increase was 1% – fish and seafood were supplied abroad for $5.2…

“Government and private property and assets, including banking accounts, bonds, real estate, and consular and diplomatic premises and facilities enjoy the immunity and should not be subject to freeze, withdrawal or confiscation,” the declaration stressed MOSCOW, December 5. /TASS/. Russia and Iran should develop a roadmap to reduce trade dependence on currencies that can be used as a sanction tool, the two countries said in the declaration on ways and means of countering, easing and compensating adverse consequences of unilateral enforcement measures. “The states should develop a roadmap to lower dependence of international trade on national currencies that can be…

As a result, the speed of trains was limited to 40 km/h THE HAGUE, December 5. /TASS/. Badgers have caused another slowdown in rail traffic in the Netherlands, Dutch rail infrastructure operator ProRail said in a statement. According to the company, a large badger burrow was found along a section between the communities of Boxtelom and Liempde. As a result, the speed of trains was limited to 40 km/h. Among other things, this railroad track connects the large city of Eindhoven and Tilburg University. Due to the speed limit, fewer trains are now running on it. A badger burrow may…

Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait told CNBC Arabia on December 4th Egypt is considering issuing bonds denominated in Indian Rupees, known as Masala bonds, at a value of up to $500 million next year, Minister of Finance Mohamed Maait told CNBC Arabia on December 4th. Moreover, the North African state is mulling over the issuance of a second tranche of sukuk as well as sustainable bonds worth between $500 million to $1 billion in 2024, Maait remarked. The minister also said that the International Monetary Fund (IMF) confirmed its interest in increasing the amount of financing provided to Egypt, stressing…