Category: Eastern Sources

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces stormed several areas of the West Bank and arrested a number of Palestinians, while others were injured. Israeli settlers raided Jaloud village, south of Nablus under the protection of occupation forces as they opened fire and threw toxic gas bombs at the Palestinians, causing the injury of two of them and dozens sustained cases of suffocation, Wafa News Agency said. The occupation forces stormed Beita town, south of Nablus, and al-Fawwar camp, south…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-A Palestinian fisherman was injured on Sunday in an Israeli naval attack on fishermen off the shores of the besieged Gaza Strip. The Palestinian news agency Wafa reported that the Israeli navy opened fire on the fishing boats off the shores of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, causing the injury of a fisherman. On Saturday, two Palestinian fishermen were shot by the occupation forces off the Sudanese area of the northern Strip. Bushra Dabin

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces arrested 15 Palestinians on Wednesday in different areas in the West Bank. Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed at dawn on Wednesday Beit Daqo town and al-Issawiya village in occupied Jerusalem and arrested eight Palestinians, and five others in Nablus city, including three brothers and two young men from Tubas city in the West Bank, after raiding and searching their houses. On Tuesday, the occupation forces arrested 10 Palestinians in…

New York, SANA-Syria demanded the lifting of the coercive measures imposed on it and on a number of countries, as it is considered economic terrorism. Ambassador Bassam Sabbagh, head of the Syrian delegation to the 78th session of the UNSC said that the world is witnessing serious challenges, foremost of which is fueling devastating conflicts in several regions, the continued occupation and the spread of terrorism, which requires cooperation among member states to build a new multipolar world order. He…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA- The Israeli occupation forces arrested on Tuesday at dawn four Palestinians, east of Ramallah city in the West Bank. Wafa News Agency stated the occupation troops stormed Silwad town, east of the city and they arrested four Palestinians young men. On Monday, three Palestinians were arrested in Beit Hanina, north of occupied Jerusalem. Rafah al-Allouni

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-A young Palestinian was injured on Thursday by Israeli occupation forces’ bullets north of Ramallah in the West Bank Wafa News Agency reported that the occupation forces stormed the Jalazoun camp, north of Ramallah, and attacked the residents with bullets and poison gas bombs, wounding a young man. The occupation forces also stormed the city of Nablus and fired poison gas bombs at the people, causing dozens to suffocate. On the other hand, the occupation forces arrested 5…

Occupied Jerusalem, SANA-scores of Palestinians were injured on Saturday dawn by the Israeli occupation forces attacks south Nablus in the occupied west Bank. Palestinian outlets media said that the occupation forces stormed Beita town south Nablus, besieged several neighborhoods there, attacked a number of Palestinian homes and destroyed their property amid heavy firing of poison gas bombs which led to dozens of Palestinians suffering from suffocation, including a child aged one year. Occupation forces have tightened the noose around the…

The US could be heading for economic turmoil again 15 years after the 2008 financial crisis rocked the country, three experts have said. Global finance giant Lehman Brothers filed for bankruptcy on September 15, 2008, more than 150 years after its founding. It was the first major US victim of the sub-prime mortgage collapse. The first warning of the Credit Crunch came a year earlier, with the run small regional British mortgage lender Northern Rock after it asked the Bank…

The first images since the confirmation of the death of Yevgeny Prigozhin show that a suspected tent camp thought to be occupied by troops from Russia’s Wagner mercenary group near the Belarusian village of Tsel, has been further dismantled. The images, taken by Planet Labs on September 9 and obtained by RFE/RL, show that since late August, 60 more tents with the capacity to house more than 1,000 personnel had been dismantled. That means that since early August, of 273…

BEIJING, SANA-China’s Ministry of National Defense on Thursday urged the United States to stop all forms of military ties with Taiwan, Xinhua news Agency said. Spokesperson Tan Kefei made the remarks when commenting on information about Taiwan’s recent military interaction with the United States, including a reported plan to buy mine-laying systems from the United States. “We firmly oppose the United States conducting any form of official contact with China’s Taiwan region and selling weapons to the island,” Tan said….

By Raman Vasyukovich, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service, Tony Wesolowsky September 09, 2023 Alyaksandr Lukashenka, the de facto ruler of Belarus, is setting a trap, his opponents say, for those who fled abroad to escape his repressive rule. No longer will Belarusian embassies issue or renew passports to nationals living abroad, according to a fresh edict from Lukashenka published on September 4. If they need the document, Belarusians will have to return home. And critics fear Belarus’s security forces will be waiting….

MOSCOW, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) — The upcoming joint U.S.-Armenian military exercises do not contribute to the stabilization of the situation in the region, Kremlin Spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Thursday. Peskov said that these exercises are also not conducive to fostering an atmosphere of mutual trust in the region. Moscow continues to work with both Armenia and Azerbaijan amid an escalation of tensions, he added. During a cabinet meeting on Thursday, Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan said, “the military-political situation in…

Tehran, SANA- Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir Abdollahian called for the need for respecting Syria’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, stressing that his country opposed the geopolitical changes in the region. During the joint press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan in Tehran Sunday , Abdullahian affirmed the necessity of respecting Syria’s sovereignty and without prejudice to its territorial integrity.

Abdullahian underlined the priority of the Palestine cause, stressing that the presence of Zionist entity in the region has caused sedition, division between its countries, and instability therein. Iranian Foreign Minister noted that Iran opposed any geopolitical changes in the region and restrictions on the existing historical transit routes there.
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