Author: Steven Sahiounie

King Abdullah II stated today that Jordan would not accept having the region’s future hostage to the policies of the extremist Israeli government. Abdullah II made his remarks during a meeting with political and media figures at Al Husseiniya Palace in Amman, according to a press statement issued by the Royal Hashemite Court (RHC). RHC said that the King highlighted Jordan’s efforts to reach comprehensive calm in the region, renewing his call on the international community to step up efforts in order to end the Israeli genocidal aggression on Gaza and unilateral measures in the West Bank, especially in Jerusalem…

Chinese State Council Premier Li Qiang arrived on an official visit to Moscow on Tuesday, a TASS correspondent reported. He will hold meetings with his Russian counterpart Mikhail Mishustin and Russian President Vladimir Putin. Li is visiting Russia at Mishustin’s invitation. It is expected that the sides will discuss the prospects of developing the comprehensive partnership and expanding cooperation in several spheres, including energy and automotive industry, as well as sign a number of intergovernmental documents. The visit to Moscow is taking place on the year of the 75th anniversary of establishing bilateral diplomatic ties and will run until August…

India’s antitrust body has reached an initial assessment that the $8.5 billion India merger of Reliance and Walt Disney media assets harms competition due to their power over cricket broadcast rights, four sources told Reuters on Tuesday. In the biggest setback so far to their planned merger, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) has privately told Disney and Reliance its view and asked the companies to explain why an investigation shouldn’t be ordered, one of the sources said. Reliance, Disney and CCI did not immediately respond to requests for comment. All sources declined to be named as the CCI process…

China will beef up its 2.88 trillion yuan social security fund, making it “bigger and stronger” to help support its rapidly aging population

Taiwanese semiconductor giant TSMC broke ground Tuesday on its first European factory in the eastern German city of Dresden as the EU looks to shift key supply chains onto the continent.

The number of US companies that see artificial intelligence as a threat has jumped more than fivefold over the past two years

UN deputy special coordinator for Lebanon, resident coordinator for the Middle Eastern country and humanitarian coordinator – says that “while the world is failing civilians in conflict and many around the world are losing hope in humanity, our mantra has been and remains: Even wars have rules, civilians are not a target.” Riza, who made his comments to mark World Humanitarian Day, said he visited Hebarieh in southern Lebanon, where seven paramedics were killed when the Israeli army struck a centre belonging to the Lebanese Ambulance Association at the end of March. Riza said he visited families and displaced people…

Israeli negotiators have returned from the one-day Gaza deal talks in Cairo, Dmitry Gendelman, an advisor to the office of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, told TASS. “The Israeli negotiating team of representatives from Shabak (Israeli Security Agency), IDF (Israel Defense Forces), and COGAT (Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories) has returned from Cairo. The talks lasted for one day and focused on various aspects of the hostage release deal,” he said. He promised to “inform later” about following talks of the negotiating team. Another round Gaza ceasefire and hostage release consultation was held in Doha on August 15.…

Iran and Malaysia agree that the arms support provided by the United States and other Western countries to Israel contradicts their claims about human rights and undermines efforts to establish a ceasefire in Gaza. In a phone conversation on Monday, President Masoud Pezeshkian of Iran and Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim of Malaysia discussed the latest developments in the region, particularly the ongoing Gaza ceasefire negotiations. The two sides underscored the importance of fostering unity and coherence among Muslim states to fight the crimes of Israel and end the genocide in the besieged Gaza Strip. They said holding a summit of…

Türkiye marked World Humanitarian Day on Monday with a condemnation of Israel’s ongoing offensive in Gaza, which has killed over 40,000 people over the last 10 months, emphasizing the need for accountability. “We pay tribute to those who sacrificially serve in every corner of the world,” said the Turkish Foreign Ministry on X, in a tribute to humanitarian workers. The ministry accused Israel of committing crimes against humanity, stating: “Having massacred more than 40,000 innocent Palestinians, mostly women and children, in Gaza, Israel continues to indiscriminately kill humanitarian aid workers and volunteers, especially UNRWA (UN agency for Palestinian refugees) staff.”…