Author: Steven Sahiounie

Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund and Concacaf on Thursday announced a multiyear partnership aimed at promoting football across North and Central America and the Caribbean.

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On July 31, at 2:00 am. local time, Israel assassinated Palestinian leader, and the head of Hamas political office, Ismail Haniya in the Iranian capital of Tehran, hours after he attended the inauguration of the new President of Iran. Iran’s Supreme Leader, Ali Khamenei, vowed to reply to this Israeli aggression and that Israel would pay a price for crossing a red-line and killing a guest of Iran. The Middle East is going through turmoil and on the edge of a regional war that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has thrust the US into…

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan received a telephone call from his Cypriot counterpart on Wednesday, Saudi Press Agency reported. During the call, Prince Faisal and Constantinos Kombos discussed the crisis in the Gaza Strip and its security and humanitarian repercussions. Source: Arab news

The Commissioner-General of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA), Philippe Lazzarini, stressed the need for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip “so that every woman and girl there can regain some of her dignity.” Lazzarini added in a post on X that “women & girls can often spend months without taking a shower, going through several menstrual cycles without washing up.” “They have to cut their hair very short due to lice, lack of shampoo, not enough water or combs,” he added. Lazzarini continued “many said they don’t feel safe, have no privacy or dignity in…

Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index ended the week by gaining 65.37 points, or 0.55 percent, to close at 11,915.02. 

 A new round of Gaza ceasefire talks was underway in the Qatari capital Doha on Thursday afternoon, an offical briefed on the meeting told Reuters, with Israel’s spy chief joining his US and Egyptian counterparts and Qatar’s prime minister for the closed-door meeting.The talks, an effort to end 10 months of fighting in the Palestinian enclave and bring 115 Israeli and foreign hostages home, were put together as Iran appeared on the point of retaliating against Israel following the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran on July 31.With US warships, submarines and warplanes dispatched to the region to…

The official spokesman for the presidency Nabil Abu Rudeineh said that the continuation of the Israeli tampering through the continuation of daily massacres in the Gaza Strip, and the continuation of attacks in the West Bank, the latest of which was the killing of citizens in Balata camp east of Nablus, and many injuries, and the detention of dozens of citizens throughout the West Bank, will lead to the explosion of the already burning region, and the responsibility is borne by the US administration, which provides all forms of support for the continuation of the aggression. He added that the US…

UEFA Champions League holders Real Madrid defeated Italy’s Atalanta 2-0 in the UEFA Super Cup in Warsaw. Goals were scored by Federico Valverde (60) and Kylian Mbappe (68). This is Real’s record-breaking 6th Super Cup win. Source: TASS

Iran’s interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani says the development of relations with India will have a leading impact on regional peace and stability. Bagheri Kani made the remarks in a message to Indian Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar published in a post on X on Thursday, offering his “congratulations and good wishes” to him and the people and government of India on their Independence Day. India marks annually its independence from the United Kingdom on August, 15 1947. In his message, the interim foreign minister said he is “sure that the developing relationship between I.R. Iran and Indian plays an…

LONDON: Oil prices rose on Thursday, supported by optimism that potential US interest rate cuts will boost economic activity and fuel consumption though concerns over slower global demand curbed gains, according to Reuters. Brent crude futures rose 19 cents, or 0.24 percent, to $79.95 a barrel by 08:25 a.m. Saudi time, recovering some of the previous day’s losses. US West Texas Intermediate crude futures increased by 23 cents, or 0.3 percent, to $77.21 per barrel. Both benchmarks fell more than 1 percent on Wednesday after US crude inventories rose unexpectedly on easing worries about a wider Middle East conflict. US…