Author: Steven Sahiounie

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.…

A recent survey revealed that most Germans oppose sending more weapons to Israel. The survey, conducted for two German media outlets, was published on Tuesday. According to the poll, 60% of respondents are against exporting arms to Israel, while 31% support it, and 9% remain undecided. The survey was conducted by the “Forsa” Institute on behalf of the magazine Stern and the radio station RTL Germany. It was carried out via phone interviews on October 17 and 18, with a sample size of 1,007 participants and a margin of error of ±3%. German Chancellor Olaf Scholz recently reaffirmed in a…

An Israeli airstrike targeted a location near Rafik Hariri University Hospital in Beirut on Monday night, according to a report by Sky News Arabia. The Lebanese Ministry of Health reported at least four people killed and 24 injured as a result of the airstrike, with the numbers representing an initial tally. A video from the scene showed smoke rising near the entrance of the university hospital, located in the Jnah area close to the southern suburbs of Beirut. In addition to this, Israeli airstrikes also targeted Beirut’s southern suburbs on Monday evening, following new warnings from Israel to evacuate buildings…