Author: Steven Sahiounie

President Mahmoud Abbas is set to make an official visit to the Republic of Türkiye soon, during which he will meet with President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, according to Faed Mustafa, Palestine’s Ambassador to Ankara. Mustafa stated that discussions are ongoing to finalize the timing of the visit through diplomatic channels and according to proper protocols. He also revealed that President Abbas has received an invitation from the Speaker of the Grand National Assembly of Türkiye to deliver a speech before the Turkish legislature. Efforts are currently underway to schedule this address through official diplomatic communications between the two countries. Ambassador…

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The United States was “working intensely every single day” to reach a ceasefire in Gaza and establish a path to ensure long-term peace and security, claimed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken during the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) meeting in Laos. He made these comments in response to Indonesia’s Foreign Minister Retno Marsudi, who stated that there was an urgent need for enduring peace. “We cannot continue closing our eyes to see the dire humanitarian situation in Gaza,” she said at the meeting. Blinken made the same comments back in May, by saying that the humanitarian situation in Gaza…

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Brent crude futures for September rose 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.52 a barrel Oil prices rose slightly on Friday but remained on track for a third straight week of declines due to weak demand in China, the world’s largest crude importer, and expectations of a ceasefire deal for the Gaza war and related violence in the Middle East. Brent crude futures for September rose 15 cents, or 0.2%, to $82.52 a barrel by 0648 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate crude for September increased 13 cents, also 0.2%, to $78.41 per barrel. The gains on Friday and Thursday, which were…

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