Author: Steven Sahiounie

“The only member of the highest decision-making body who will speak is” US President Joe Biden, Guga Chacra underscored The opening of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) and the coming General Debate will be lacking something without the leaders of four out of the five countries with permanent seats on the UN Security Council, namely Russia, Great Britain, China and France, Guga Chacra wrote in an opinion piece for O Globo. “Four out of the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council will not participate in the General Debate of the UN General Assembly.…

According to the Turkish president, Ankara and Moscow are taking joint steps forward, including cooperation in the defense industry as well as gas sector Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has asserted that he cooperates with Russia and trusts it just as much as he trusts the West. “I have no reason not to trust them (Russia – TASS). Just as the West is reliable, Russia is reliable. For the past 50 years we have been standing at the threshold of the European Union and currently I trust Russia no less than the West,” the Turkish leader said in an interview…

The President of the State of Palestine, Mahmoud Abbas, Tuesday met with leaders of the Palestinian community in the United States of America, on the sidelines of his participation in the work of the 78th session of the United Nations General Assembly. The President briefed the community leaders on developments in the occupied Palestinian territory, political developments in light of the blockage of the political process, and the conditions that Palestinian people are experiencing as a result of the occupation and its aggressive practices against their land and Islamic and Christian sanctities, as well as the ongoing settlement expansion operations. President…

The high-level week will begin with addresses by President of the 78th session of the General Assembly Dennis Francis and UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres as part of the general political debates that will form the core content of the event The high-level week of the 78th session of the UN General Assembly opens in New York. This event traditionally brings together world leaders, including heads of state, prime ministers, foreign ministers, and members of international organizations. The high-level week will be held on September 19-23 and September 26. A high-level week is being held without sanitary limitations for the first…

The Japanese Foreign Ministry representative emphasized that the meeting would take place in person Foreign ministers of the Group of Seven (G7) countries decided to meet in Tokyo on November 7-8, the Japanese Foreign Ministry told reporters. “At the G7 foreign ministers’ talks [in New York], Japan announced that the next meeting of the G7 foreign ministers will be held on November 7-8 in Japan,” the ministry representative said, emphasizing that the meeting will take place in person. At their most recent meeting in New York the G7 foreign ministers once again condemned Russia’s activities in Ukraine, pledged to continue…

With the participation of Syria and in the presence of a large number of heads of states and government and delegations of UN member states, High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development was held Monday at the UN headquarters in New York. During the opening ceremony, UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, said that climate change has destroyed entire societies, adding that the 2030 Agenda fulfills the world countries’ aspirations. He underlined the necessity to respect the obligations stipulated in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, saying that achieving only 15% of development goals is not enough at the global level and there…

DUBAI: Kuwait’s finance ministry said on Monday that one of its systems had suffered a cyber attack in the early morning but that the ministry continued to work normally. The ministry said in a statement that protection systems and procedures had been activated and “the level of the hacking attempt is being assessed.” The salary transfers will not be affected, the ministry added.  Source: Arab News

RIYADH: The Tadawul All Share Index in Saudi Arabia concluded Monday’s trading session at 11,036.04 points, marking a decline of 68.11 points or 0.61 percent. The parallel market Nomu closed the day at 22,289.71 points, reflecting a drop of 502.09 points or 2.2 percent. MSCI Tadawul 30 Index also edged down 10.16 points to settle at 1,419.06 points, a 0.71 percent dip. TASI reported a trading volume of SR5.6 billion ($1.5 billion), with 41 stocks gaining and 176 losing steam. Nomu, on the other hand, reported a trading volume of SR25.1 million. Saudi Steel Pipe Co. emerged as TASI’s…

RIYADH: In a bid to expand collaborations between Saudi Arabia and China, Saudi Arabia’s minister of industry and mineral resources held meetings with a range of officials and business leaders during a tour of the East Asian country. Bandar bin Ibrahim Alkhorayef also toured various companies and factories located in different Chinese cities as part of his trip, which began on Sunday. As well as the meetings, he chaired the Saudi delegation and participated as a guest of honor in the China-Arab State Summit, according to the Saudi Press Agency. Others to make the trip include Khalid bin Mohammed Al-Salem,…

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco chief on Monday urged the global leaders to adopt a more comprehensive approach to the global energy transition keeping in mind the affordability factor as well. Amin Nasser was speaking at the 24th World Petroleum Congress in Calgary, Canada. The CEO and president of the Saudi Arabian Oil Co. highlighted the potential consequences of ignoring issues related to energy security and affordability of each country in switching over to renewables. “While much of the Global North is focusing on environmental sustainability, the priority for many in the Global South is economic survival. Transition planning has not sufficiently…