Author: Steven Sahiounie

The UN’s top court will next week hand down its view on the legal consequences of Israel’s occupation of Palestinian territories since 1967, a case in which some 52 countries made submissions.Any opinion delivered by the International Court of Justice would be non-binding, but it will come amid mounting international legal pressure on Israel over the war in Gaza sparked by the brutal October 7 Hamas attacks.”A public sitting will take place at the Peace Palace in The Hague (on July 19) … during which Judge Nawaf Salam… will read out the Advisory Opinion,” the ICJ said on Friday.The ICJ…

Tech billionaire Elon Musk’s X platform is misleading users with its blue checkmarks for certified accounts, and is also violating EU content rules, Brussels said Friday, in a finding that could lead to hefty fines.

Republican lawmakers asked the Biden administration for an intelligence assessment of Microsoft’s $1.5 billion investment in UAE-based artificial intelligence firm G42 over concerns about transfer of sensitive technology and G42’s historic ties to China.

A decrease in food prices contributed to Egypt’s annual consumer price inflation rate reaching 27.1 percent in June, slightly down from 27.4 percent in the previous month

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index ended the week in green, gaining 8.32 points, or 0.07 percent, to close at 11,792.41.   

Saudi Arabia has expanded access to its local bond markets by appointing five more financial institutions as primary distributors of government debt instruments. 

From accelerator program graduations and fintech funding boosts to market entries and technology partnerships

: Reestablishing a business council with Canada after a five-year hiatus is the latest example of the pivotal role the Federation of Saudi Chambers is playing in facilitating international trade, experts have insisted.

Launch of King Abdullah University of Science and Technology’s Center of Excellence was announced on July 1

Turkey hopes that the grain deal will be resumed, and the final agreement on the issue will be signed in Istanbul, Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan told reporters on the sidelines of the NATO summit in Washington. “We have discussed the Black Sea grain deal with [Russian President Vladimir] Putin. We will follow the process. If we could bring both parties together on the issue, the, I hope steps will be made towards [restarting] the Black Sea initiative. We hope to finalize this process in Istanbul,” he said. “These are our expectations.” Turkish leader Tayyip Erdogan told his reporter pool upon…