Author: Steven Sahiounie

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Ayman Safadi, on Thursday, received a phone call from his Japanese counterpart Yoko Kamikawa. They discussed the dangerous escalation occurring in the region and the steps being taken to safeguard the region and its security from its effects. Safadi emphasized that halting Israeli aggression, upholding Israel’s commitment to international law, and ceasing any further actions that jeopardize peace efforts and deny the region’s right to security and stability are the first measures toward lowering the escalation. Along with discussing measures to address the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, the two ministers…

US Vice President and Democratic frontrunner Kamala Harris’ team released a statement announcing that she will not be discussing an arms embargo on “Israel” after two far-left activists from the Uncommitted movement claimed she exhibited openness to do so. The Times of Israel reported, citing The New York Times, that Harris met with two Arab Americans leading the Uncommitted National Movement, who asked her to consider an arms embargo on “Israel”, at a campaign stop in Michigan. Just before her rally, Harris met with Abbas Alawieh and Layla Elabed, who, according to NYT’s report, “wanted to support her but… wanted her to consider an…

Thanks to its aggressive policies, Israel has become more isolated and rejected on the international stage, Presidential Spokesperson Nabil Abu Rudeineh stated on Thursday. Abu Rudeineh said that Israel has entered the stage of being internationally isolated and rejected as a result of its aggressive policies and total disregard of the United Nations resolutions and international law. Commenting on supremacist Israeli minister Bezalel Smotrich’s remarks that letting two million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip die of hunger might be “justified and moral” and the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs decision to cancel the travel visas of the Norwegian diplomatic mission…

Türkiye’s president on Thursday reaffirmed his call for the international community to halt Israel’s dangerous escalation of aggression, warning that it could hurl the region into a wider and even more destructive conflict. Recep Tayyip Erdogan, meeting in the Turkish capital Ankara with Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad al Thani, “stated that Israel is attempting to escalate tensions in the region through its attacks on both Palestinian territories and Lebanon,” said the country’s Communications Directorate. Erdogan also urged the global community to take effective steps to stop the “recently intensified Israeli aggression,” it added. Erdogan and Al Thani met at…

Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide announced today that his country is considering its response to a recent decision by the Israeli government revoking the diplomatic status of eight Norwegian diplomats at the Norwegian Embassy to Tel Aviv. The statement comes after Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz revealed that the Israeli government will not permit eight Norwegian diplomats at the embassy to continue their roles as representatives of Norway to the State of Palestine. Minister Eide criticized the move, labeling it as “extreme” and suggesting that it will have repercussions on Norway’s relationship with Netanyahu’s government. He emphasized that Norway…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s maritime sector is experiencing significant expansion, highlighted by the King Abdulaziz Port in Dammam achieving a milestone in container handling.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Thursday, losing 62.59 points, or 0.53 percent, to close at 11,667.12. 

Oil prices fell in choppy trade on Thursday, and looked set to snap a two-session streak during which they gained about 3 percent due to growing supply risks amid simmering tensions in the Middle East

RIYADH: UAE banks provided credit facilities worth 851.87 billion dirhams ($231.93 billion) to the business and industrial sectors by the end of May, reflecting a 3.18 percent year-on-year increase.  

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia and Djibouti are forging a significant new maritime initiative aimed at strengthening trade connections and boosting economic ties between the two countries.