Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli settlers Sunday stormed the Ras Al-Tin school, east of the occupied West Bank city of Ramallah, a school that is already threatened with demolition by the Israeli occupation authorities, and smashed its windows. Local sources told WAFA that a number of settlers stormed the school, smashing its windows and vandalizing its contents. The school is located in a Bedouin community in the lands of the villages of Kafr Malik, Khirbet Abu Falah, and Al-Mughayer, east of Ramallah. In October 2020, a decision was issued by the occupation to demolish the school, on the pretext that it is located in an…

The upcoming American election is filled with controversy, legal battles, and even talks of impeachment. America is barreling toward an election fraught with controversy, high-stakes court cases, and even impeachment hearings. Former President Donald Trump and President Joe Biden, the two most likely candidates for president in 2024, will be saddled by politically charged legal matters involving a trio of special counsels. Unusual dynamics split US politics To take a closer look, Axios shed light on the appointment of Special Counsel David Weiss of Delaware to investigate Hunter Biden by Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday means that a once-closed case involving late taxes and firearms…

Forecasts for production in the current agricultural season remains unchanged, USDA says Russia is projected to send 48 million tons of wheat for export in the current agricultural year (July 2022 to June 2023), according to the latest review issued by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) released on Friday. The latest figure comes as a 500,000-ton upgrade to the USDA’s previous forecast, issued in July. Back then, analysts expected Russia’s wheat exports to amount to 47.5 million tons, a million more than had been projected in the previous month. At the same time, Russia’s wheat-production outlook remained unchanged at…

A fire broke out on Sunday in the forest lands in Masyaf countryside, west of Hama province.Head of the Forest Protection Center in Masyaf, Eng. Amjad Hammad, said that a huge fire broke out inside the forest lands in the vicinity of the town of Sindiana in Masyaf countryside, northwest of the Sheikh Zaytoun area. Firefighting teams in Hama are working to put out the fires, as local sources told SANA reporter that the cadres of the Forest Protection Center in Masyaf, which equipped with four tanks, surrounded the fires, and work is currently underway to put out and control…

Billionaires Mikhail Fridman and Pyotr Aven were hit by the latest expansion of anti-Russia penalties The US government has extended its Russia-related sanctions over the Ukraine conflict, adding four prominent individuals and a business association to the list. According to a document published on Friday by the Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control, the new restrictions affect London-based billionaires Mikhail Fridman, Pyotr Aven, plus German Khan and Alexey Kuzmichev. In addition, the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RSPP) representative group has been targeted. The four businessmen served on the supervisory board of the Alfa Group Consortium that runs Russia’s…

Bilateral cooperation is booming despite Western sanctions on Moscow Cairo is working to attract more Russian investment and promote joint projects, according to the Egyptian General Authority for Investment and Free Zones (GAFI). The government body wants to facilitate foreign investment flows into the North African country. “Russia is present in many investments in Egypt. They invest in a number of industries, such as food, oil, and engineering,” GAFI chief executive Hossam Heiba told RIA Novosti during a press conference this week. Moscow and Cairo have been ramping up economic cooperation and saw trade turnover jump to over $6 billion in…

RIYADH: In a move to further accelerate its regional growth, Saudi telecom giant stc Group has announced that iot squared, a joint venture between stc and Public Investment Fund, has signed a binding agreement to acquire 100 percent of the internet of things solutions provider Machinestalk. According to a press release, the acquisition will accelerate iot squared’s growth and solidify its position as a leading regional IoT solutions provider. Established in 2022, iot squared has played a significant role in adopting sensor-based technologies in various sectors and has collaborated with industry leaders to advance the ecosystem in the Middle East. …

No damage or casualties were reported Kiev troops made another unsuccessful attempt to attack Russia with a drone, but Russian missile defenses shot it down above the southwestern Russian Belgorod Region, the Russian Defense Ministry told reporters on Sunday. “The Kiev regime’s unsuccessful attempt to attack facilities on the Russian territory with a plane-type unmanned aerial vehicle was thwarted at around 4 a.m. today,” the ministry said. “Russian missile defenses detected the drone and destroyed it above the territory of the Belgorod Region.” No damage or casualties were reported. The Russian defense ministry made a similar announcement on Saturday. An…

RIYADH: In a bid to boost supply chains and consolidate its position as a global logistics center, Saudi Ports Authority added 20 new shipping services in the first half of 2023. Also referred to as Mawani, the authority added these new shipping services across Jeddah Islamic Port, King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam and Jubail Commercial Port to link the Kingdom with other global ports while facilitating trade and export, the Saudi Press Agency reported. The introduction of these new services aligns with the National Strategy for Transport and Logistics Services, which aims to further cement Saudi Arabia’s position as an…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Environment, Water and Agriculture has launched an initiative to boot investments in organic poultry production and increase the sector’s output to 5 percent by 2030. According to Ahmed bin Saleh Al-Ayada, the ministry’s undersecretary, the initiative includes offering facilities to foreign investors and local companies and providing land at promotional prices. Speaking at a workshop organized by the ministry, Al-Ayada stated that the initiative aimed to support local poultry production aligns with the Saudi Good Agricultural Practices, also known as Saudi GAP. The initiative will provide appropriate financing and technical support through laws to boost…