Author: Steven Sahiounie

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received in Jeddah on Tuesday visiting Senator Chris Van Hollen, a member of the US Senate Foreign Relations Committee, and his accompanying delegation. The meeting discussed bilateral relations and cooperation, in addition to issues of mutual interest, the Saudi Press Agency said. Saudi Minister of Defense Prince Khalid bin Salman, National Security Adviser Musaed Al-Aiban, and US ambassador to the Kingdom Michael Ratney attended the meeting. Source: Arab News

Hungarian Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade Peter Szijjarto criticized European Union’s attempts to prohibit his country from engaging in contacts with Moscow in order to settle the conflict in Ukraine, and said his country rejects such policies. “Not only is this unacceptable, but It’s also a scandal when, in the 21st century, a country is stigmatized only for favoring a negotiated solution and using its communication channels with the parties, who disagree on key issues,” he told a discussion at the UN Security Council, commenting on latest criticism of Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban for his peace-oriented efforts with…

The spokesperson for the Iranian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nasser Kanaani, affirmed that the accusations directed at Iran regarding its involvement in the assassination attempt on former US President Donald Trump carry malicious political goals and intentions. Kanaani directly responded to the allegations raised by CNN, strongly denying Tehran’s involvement in the armed attack against Trump and any intention it would have to do so. In the same context, the Iranian official said Iran intends to pursue the legal prosecution of Donald Trump for his direct involvement in the assassination of Martyr Qassem Soleimani. On July 14, while giving a presidential speech at a Pennsylvania…

The head of the Colonization and Wall Resistance Commission, Moayad Shaaban, said that since the beginning of this year, the Israeli occupation authorities have seized an estimated 40 thousand dunums of privately owned Palestinian lands. During a press conference held today at the commission’s headquarters in Ramallah, he said that 24 thousand dunums of seized land was declared “state land”, in the largest land seizure in more than 30 years of using this pretext. Shaaban said the occupation authorities systematically targeted nature rserves to seize a total of more than 15,000 dunums. Within the same period, the authorities set up…

Iran’s acting foreign minister has met with United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) president in New York, discussing developments in the Gaza Strip, which is enduring a genocidal Israeli war. The meeting took place between Ali Bagheri Kani and Dennis Francis on Monday, hours after the Iranian top diplomat arrived in the city to attend two UN Security Council sessions. Bagheri called for enhancement of effective efforts aimed at stopping the Israeli regime’s attacks and genocidal crimes against the people of Gaza. He appreciated the constructive efforts that had been taken by the Assembly since the onset of the war towards…

Israeli officials expressed their optimism of a potential restoration of relations between Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu and former US President Donald Trump after the latter shared a statement by Netanyahu on Truth Social on Wednesday condemning the attempted assassination on Saturday. Netanyahu wished Trump “continued strength” on behalf of “Israel,” while expressing his shock regarding the assassination attempt, stressing that the attack was not only a threat to the presidential candidate, but to America and democracy. The occupation’s prime minister shared three additional statements and posts on social media expressing his solidarity with Trump, referring to him as “President” rather than “former president.” The…

Ukraine’s acquisition to the NATO bloc would be a declaration of war against Russia, and that global catastrophe can only be prevented through the alliance’s prudence, former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev said. “This, in essence, would be a declaration of war – albeit with a delay,” he said in remarks published on Wednesday, following NATO’s pledge to grant Ukraine membership at the summit in Washington last week. Medvedev, Russia’s Security Council deputy chairman, told Argumenty I Fakty that Ukraine’s accession would pose more than just a direct security threat to Russia. “The more such attempts there are, the harsher our answers will become,” Medvedev said, responding to the…

Saudi Arabia and Thailand are on track to enhance opportunities in various energy fields thanks to a top ministerial meeting between officials from both countries. 

Saudi Arabia and the US signed a framework agreement on Monday to increase cooperation between the two countries on civilian space exploration and research

RIYADH: Energy giant Saudi Aramco is set to acquire a 50 percent stake interest in the Jubail-based Blue Hydrogen Industrial Gases Co.