Author: Steven Sahiounie

Boeing’s new boss said Friday he was looking to “reset” relations with a key union representing tens of thousands of its workers, amid negotiations for a new labor contract.

American oilfield servicing giant SLB (formerly Schlumberger) is expanding in Russia despite its main rivals having pulled out of the country following the start of the Ukraine conflict in 2022, the Financial Times has reported, citing customs filings and employment listings.

Kazakhstan will not “blindly follow” anti-Russian sanctions, especially when they affect the economic interests of its businesses, Serik Zhumangarin, the country’s deputy prime minister and the minister of trade and integration, told Bloomberg on Friday.

The Muslim World League (MWL) on Saturday called for an end to the grave humanitarian crisis going on in the Palestinian territories as it denounced the recent attack perpetrated by Jewish settlers on the village Jit in the occupied West Bank. One young Palestinian was killed and another critically injured by “armed colonists” who attacked the western part of the village, setting several vehicles and homes ablaze, according to earlier reports. In a statement issued by Muslim World League Secretariat General late Saturday, the league criticized the serious ongoing violations committed by settlers, protected by the occupation forces, against the…

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced that the nation was successful in thwarting a coup, standing firmly against fascism and violence across the country. In his address to supporters on Sunday, President Maduro noted that the day saw massive gatherings in more than 100 cities across Venezuela, emphasizing that the people are fully aware of what they are defending. He stressed that they are standing up for their homeland and their right to a secure present and future. He highlighted that his country achieved three major victories in a single day: The first against influential figures in Miami (Florida), the second…

The Palestinian Civil Defence says the true death toll in Gaza is likely much higher than more than 40,000 confirmed since thousands of people remain missing. The organisation confirms that at least 10,000 Palestinians remain under the rubble of buildings destroyed by Israeli military attacks, and rescuers are unable to get to them due to the ongoing attacks, including the deliberate targeting of civil defence crews. It says it has observed about 1,760 presumed-dead Palestinians in Gaza whose bodies “disintegrated” due to the use of high-intensity weapons. Moreover, there are approximately 8,240 people who have been “forcibly disappeared” by the…

French actor Alain Delon has died at the age of 88, the AFP news agency reported citing a joint statement by his three children. The legendary actor passed away overnight into Sunday in his estate in Douchy in France’s Val de Loire region surrounded by his children and the family, according to the statement. Since the 1990s, his film appearances had been rare, while in 2017 he announced the end of cinema career. Delon spent his last years in Douchy after suffering a stroke in 2019. He was also diagnosed with lymphoma. In total, the French film icon starred in…

A political source confirmed to Israel Hayom that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist that “Israel” will be able to resume battles after the implementation of the ceasefire (if one is reached). The source reported that Netanyahu “continues to insist on receiving formal written approval from the United States for this principle,” according to the Israeli website. Israeli media reported earlier that Netanyahu was holding political consultations aimed at ensuring that a prisoner exchange deal would not affect the government coalition. The Israeli Public Broadcasting Corporation website, Makan, reported that Netanyahu plans to request that Police Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir and Finance Minister Bezalel…

Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, discussed with UK Foreign Secretary David Lammy and French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné, advancing efforts to halt the ongoing Israeli genocidal war against the Palestinian people in Gaza, intensifying humanitarian relief efforts, and curbing the escalation of Israeli occupation army and settler attacks in the West Bank. During a meeting at his office in Ramallah on Saturday evening, Prime Minister Mustafa stressed the urgent need for France and the United Kingdom to officially recognize the independent, sovereign State of Palestine and support the implementation of the International Court of…

Russian President Vladimir Putin will pay a state visit – the highest type of visits in the diplomatic protocol – to Azerbaijan on August 18-19. It will be the Russian leader’s third in-person meeting with Azerbaijan counterpart Ilkham Aliyev this year. Although Putin and Aliyev maintain regular contacts. The Russian president last visited Baku in September 2018. Nevertheless, the two leaders regularly see each other on the sidelines of various international summits and events. Their previous in-person conversation took place in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana in July, where they both attended events held within the framework of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization…