Author: Steven Sahiounie

The president of the Supreme Political Council in Yemen, Mahdi al-Mashat, appointed on Saturday Ahmad Ghaleb Nasser al-Rahawi to form the new government in Sanaa. This comes based on the directives of the leader of the Yemeni Ansar Allah movement, Sayyed Abdul Malik al-Houthi, who called late last year for radical changes in state institutions. In September 2023, the National Defense Council in the Yemeni government of Sanaa ended the mission of the government headed by Abdulaziz bin Habtoor, in response to Sayyed al-Houthi’s calls for radical changes, assigning it to conduct regular public affairs except for appointment and dismissal. Al-Rahawi, the…

A downed Ukrainian missile fell on a residential building in Russia’s Kursk, causing a fire, acting governor of the region Alexey Smirnov reported. “Today, a downed Ukrainian missile fell on a residential building in the city of Kursk. A fire broke out. All emergency services have arrived at the scene,” he wrote. The mayor of Kursk Igor Kutsak reported that he was at the scene of the incident and that cars were also damaged from the missile. Air defense forces are working in the sky , about 10 explosions can be heard, TASS correspondent reported from the scene. Flashes of…

The Independent High Authority for Elections in Tunisia announced today, Saturday, the acceptance of three candidates, including the current president, Kais Saied, who is seeking a second term. In a press conference, the head of the authority, Farouk Bouasker, stated that the authority accepted the names of President Saied, the Secretary-General of the People’s Movement, Zouhair Maghzaoui, and the former deputy and head of the Azmoun Movement, Al-Ayachi Zammal. Bouasker added that the authority accepted the three candidates out of 17 applications, while the remaining files were rejected due to a “lack of sufficient endorsement signatures or failure to meet the regional…

Tesla has stopped taking orders for the least expensive version of its Cybertruck, which is priced at $61,000, while making the $100,000 version available for immediate order and delivery as soon as this month, its website showed.

Auto giant Stellantis announced Friday it will cease production of its entry-level Ram 1500 Classic pick-up at a Michigan plant, and threatened to cut almost 2,500 jobs.

CAIRO: Funding activity flourished in the Middle East and North Africa region, driven largely by Saudi and Egyptian startups.

Concentrated supply chain has prompted Saudi Arabia, under its Vision 2030 initiative, to heavily invest in developing local semiconductor manufacturing capabilities

This figure underscores the Kingdom’s significant role in global remittance flows and is a testament to the economic dynamics influencing the region

China has filed a complaint with the World Trade Organization (WTO) over the European Union’s imposition of provisional additional tariffs on electric vehicles (EVs) made in the Asian country.

France today condemned the Israeli airstrike on a school in Gaza City which resulted in the killing of at least 100 Palestinian civilians. “For several weeks, school buildings have been repeatedly targeted, with an intolerable number of civilian victims,” the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs said. “Israel must respect international humanitarian law,” it added. Israel has proceeded with its genocidal offensive on the war-torn Strip in complete disregard of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), which ordered Israel in a legally binding decision to halt its military offensive in Rafah, which may violate its obligations under the Genocide…