Author: Steven Sahiounie

Saudi Arabia emerged as the top issuer in the Gulf Cooperation Council bond market during 2024, raising $37bln through 44 issuances

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has invited Brazilian companies to invest in its mining sector, highlighting substantial growth opportunities during a visit by its top minister to the South American country. 

A young man was Tuesday killed by Israeli occupation army gunfire from the town of Shuyoukh, northeast of Hebron. WAFA correspondent said that the occupation forces stormed Ras Al-Aroud area, south of the town of Sa’ir, where confrontations broke out during which the occupation soldiers fired live bullets, rubber-coated metal bullets, sound bombs, and poisonous gas towards the citizens, which led to the killing of Ramez Muhammad Al-Halaika, 22, while dozens of civilians suffered from suffocation due to inhaling toxic gas. Earlier today, a Palestinian young man was killed by Israeli occupation forces in the town of Sa’ir, northeast of Hebron. The Ministry of…

Iran renewed its condemnation of the repeated Israeli attacks on Syrian territory and on the territory of other countries in the region and called on the UN Security Council to take swift and decisive action to hold this rogue entity accountable. “First, the Islamic Republic of Iran strongly condemns the continued aggression of Israeli regime against the sovereignty and territorial integrity of the Syrian Arab Republic and other countries in the region,” IRNA news agency quoted Iran’s Permanent Ambassador to the United Nations, Amir Saeid Iravani, as saying in a UN Security Council session on Syria on Monday. Iravani added…

Fourteen Palestinian factions signed an agreement to set up an “interim national reconciliation government” to govern the emergency situation that followed the Israeli occupation’s genocidal war against the Gaza Strip and the increased pressure and tensions across the West Bank. According to China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi, on Tuesday, Palestinian factions including Hamas and Fatah met in Beijing this week and committed to “reconciliation”. “The most prominent highlight is the agreement to form an interim national reconciliation government around the governance of post-war Gaza,” Wang said following the signing of the “Beijing Declaration” by the factions in the Chinese capital. Moreover, Wang…

US Vice President Kamala Harris said that she plans to formally accept the Democratic nomination for president. “I am proud to have secured the broad support needed to become our party’s nominee,” she said in a statement from her campaign late Monday. “I look forward to formally accepting the nomination soon.” The Associated Press reported earlier that Harris had gained the support of 2,538 Democratic delegates by Monday night, while at least 1,976 votes are required to win the nomination. US Democratic National Committee Chairman Jamie Harrison said the party will select a Democratic presidential nominee by August 7 in an online…

 US President Joe Biden vowed Monday to continue working to end the war in Gaza during his final months in office, after he bowed out of his reelection bid.“I’ll be working very closely with the Israelis and with the Palestinians to try to work out how we can get the Gaza war to end, and Middle East peace, and get all those hostages home,” Biden said in a public call into his campaign headquarters, which has transitioned to supporting Vice President Kamala Harris Source: Arab News

Colombian President, Gustavo Petro, said humanity must never forget the children impacted by the Israeli occupation’s genocide in the Gaza Strip. “The children of the genocide in Gaza that humanity must not forget,” he said on his X account. He also published a photo that depicted children killed in Gaza. Gustavo stressed that if this crime against humanity goes unnoticed, future generations would also suffer the same fate. “If we let this crime against humanity go unnoticed, then it will be our children who are going to be bombed too.” To be noted, the Colombian president has described Israel’s actions…

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has requested an in-person meeting with former President Donald Trump while in the US this week, Politico reported on Monday citing people familiar with the outreach.Netanyahu and Trump’s teams have met in recent days to explore the idea of a meeting but Trump has yet to agree, the report added. Source: Arab News

US President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he was withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race against Donald Trump. “While it has been my intention to seek reelection, I believe it is in the best interest of my party and the country for me to stand down and focus solely on fulfilling my duties as President for the remainder of my term,” Biden stated in a statement posted on X. Biden also endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee for the 2024 election. “Today I want to offer my full support and endorsement for Kamala to be the nominee…