Author: Steven Sahiounie

The prospect that the U.S. central bank would start reducing borrowing costs in September has been a solid bet for weeks

Both sides emphasized that the FTA between the two sides would establish a solid groundwork for expanding trade and investment relations and fostering cooperation

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator On August 30, at 8:00 pm. local time, Israel struck a four-story residential building in the southern section of Beirut, Lebanon. The airstrike assassinated Fuad Shukr, killed three civilians, and injured 174 others. Shukr was a senior military commander in the Lebanese resistance organization, Hezbollah, and was a founding member of its military wing. Shukr is accredited with obtaining the bulk of the group’s more advanced weapons, which experts have said are on parity with those of Israel. Israeli military planners had accused Shukr of a missile strike on July 27 that killed 12…

Doha: The Ministry of Finance revealed yesterday that the total value of tenders and auctions in government agencies in the State of Qatar reached QR5.5bn during the second quarter of 2024.

The financial sanction is the result of the findings of an examination conducted by the CBUAE

Overall outlook for the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) energy and non-energy sectors is positive

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has denounced as unacceptable the assassination of the head of the political bureau of the Hamas resistance movement Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran, warning of its extremely dangerous consequences. In a telephone conversation with Iran’s interim Foreign Minister Ali Bagheri Kani on Thursday evening, both sides expressed their condemnation of the killing of the Hamas leader and pointed out the extremely dangerous repercussions of such actions in relation to simmering tensions in West Asia and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. The two top diplomats noted that the architects of this provocative move wished to cease the negotiation process over…

South Africa condemned “Israel’s” assassination of Ismail Haniyeh, who led Hamas’ Political Bureau, during his stay in Iran’s capital, Tehran. Pretoria stressed that the continuous targeting of civilians in Gaza and the assassination of martyr Haniyeh “will further spiral the already tense situation in the entire region.” “South Africa urges that a thorough investigation be conducted and calls on all parties to exercise the utmost restraint to avoid any acts that would escalate tensions in the particularly fragile region,” the South African Foreign Ministry said in a statement. “The Government expresses its heartfelt condolences to the Haniyeh family as well…

Ali Bagheri, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Faisal Bin Farhan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia and Egyptian FM , consulted and talked to each other over the phone. According to Iran press, Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister and Iran’s acting foreign minister discussed the relations between the two countries and the latest developments in the region. Ali Bagheri, the Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Faisal Bin Farhan, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Saudi Arabia, consulted and talked to each other over the…

The funeral ceremony for Ismail Haniyah political leader of Hamas kicked off in Doha’s Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in the Qatari capital, Doha. Iran Press/West Asia: The body of the assassinated Hamas leader has arrived at Imam Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab Mosque in the Qatari capital, Doha and the funeral ceremony will continue after Friday prayers. Crowds of people attend Qatar State Grand Mosque, for the funeral of Martyr Ismail Haniyeh. According to Al Jazeera report heavy security measures are in place at the scene, with attendees being searched and prohibited from bringing phones into the service. After…