Author: Steven Sahiounie

Saudi Arabia’s Jazan region is expected to see improved operations management and air freight services following a new agreement between SAL Logistics Services Co. and the Royal Commission for Jubail and Yanbu. 

: Saudi Arabia’s point-of-sale transactions climbed to SR13.5 billion ($3.61 billion) between Aug. 11 and 17, reflecting a 3.6 percent increase from the previous week

Israeli occupation forces razed the foundations of a house under construction in the town of Anata, northeast of Jerusalem. Local sources reported that the occupation forces stormed the town’s Salam neighborhood and bulldozed the foundations of the house. According to the Jerusalem Governorate, the occupation has carried out 286 demolition operations in the city of Jerusalem and its towns since the start of the Israeli aggression on the Gaza Strip on October 7. Source: WAFA

Foreign Minister Ayman Safadi held discussions with U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday regarding efforts by the U.S., Egypt, and Qatar to broker a prisoner exchange deal that could establish a lasting ceasefire in Gaza. During the phone call initiated by Blinken, the two diplomats also addressed the worsening situation in the West Bank, including East Jerusalem, and stressed the urgency of taking practical measures to halt the escalation in the region. Safadi, who also serves as Deputy Prime Minister, reiterated Jordan’s backing for the prisoner exchange negotiations, emphasizing that halting Israeli attacks on Gaza must be the…

The UK is to build a new facility to help protect military equipment against foreign GPS jamming, the defense ministry announced on Wednesday amid a rise in hostile threats.

Investors are grappling with the market implications of a possible Kamala Harris presidential administration, which could pressure corporate profits through higher taxes while weighing on consumer staples and boosting solar energy.

An ambitious plan to build a massive solar farm in remote northern Australia that would transmit energy by submarine cable to Singapore is a step closer after the Australian government granted environmental approvals for the 30 billion Australian dollar ($19 billion) project Wednesday.

Japan set a second-straight monthly record for visitors in July, official data showed on Friday, as the weak yen and summer holidays propelled a tourism boom.

Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty expressed his hope during a meeting with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday that the upcoming round of Gaza ceasefire negotiations will see a genuine Israeli political will to end the war on the Gaza Strip. He asserted that the ceasefire is the only way to put an end to the humanitarian suffering in the strip, according to a statement by the foreign ministry. The political will, he added, is essential to prevent the regional situation from spiralling out of control and escalating to a level that threatens the stability and peace of the…

Moscow and Beijing should jointly defend their interests and the principles of the multipolar world order in the conditions of Western sanctions pressure, Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin said at a meeting with Chinese State Council Premier Li Qiang. “We are in a difficult external situation. Western countries are imposing illegitimate sanctions under far-fetched pretexts,” Mishustin recalled. “They are trying to maintain their global dominance and contain the economic and technological potential of Russia and China,” he said. “But, as our Chinese friends say, ‘whoever follows the path of justice has many helpers,'” the prime minister pointed out. “That is…