Author: Steven Sahiounie

The Turkish president blasted Israel on Monday over its weekend attack against Rafah, which was previously designated as a “safe area.” “Sunday’s attack on Rafah, which came after the International Court of Justice’s order, has exposed the treacherous and bloody nature of the terror state,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told to lawyers in Istanbul in a televised address, referring to Israel and the ICJ’s order to stop the bloodshed. The president also lashed out at Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, saying: “The embattled Netanyahu and his murderous network trying to extend grip on power by massacring people as they fail to…

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Uzbek counterpart, Shavkat Mirziyoyev, have started talks in Tashkent, according to a TASS reporter. The two leaders who are currently having a one-on-one meeting will be later joined by their delegations. The agenda includes bilateral cooperation in politics, trade, the economy, culture, and the humanitarian sphere, as well as pressing regional issues. Source: TASS

Francesca Albanese, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the occupied Palestinian territory, today said that the Israel’s shelling of displaced persons tents in Rafah is a blatant challenge to international law. “The genocide in Gaza will not end without external pressure, and sanctions must be imposed on Israel and investments, agreements, trade, and partnerships with it must be suspended,” Albanese said in a post on X. More than 40 civilians were killed and others were injured after the occupation forces targeted, with at least eight missiles, the tents of people sheltering in a displacement camp that was recently…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan emphasized Sunday the need to increase efforts to convince more countries to recognize the state of Palestine. Fidan said that postponing the recognition of Palestine does not solve the problem but rather gives Israel more time. According to diplomatic sources, he delivered the message at the International Partners Meeting and a meeting on the implementation of the two-state solution, including the issue of recognizing Palestine held in Brussels within the framework of his discussions on the Palestinian issue. During the first meeting, countries and institutions providing aid to Palestine came together. Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammed…

“Israel” challenges international decisions and laws by committing the massacre in Rafah, sending a clear message to the ICJ that nothing will stop the massacres. On Sunday evening, the Israeli occupation forces committed a new massacre against dozens of displaced persons by bombing their tents set up in UNRWA warehouses in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, an alleged safe zone. State officials and international institutions were quick to condemn the massacre, calling on “Israel” to halt its aggressive and monstrous attacks against the Palestinians. Palestinian Authority slams ‘Israel’s’ ‘heinous massacre’ in Tal as-Sultan According to the Wafa news agency, a spokesperson for Palestinian President Mahmoud…

Dozens of Palestinians were martyred and more were injured following the horrific and deliberate Israeli bombardment of forcibly displaced Palestinians living in tents in Rafah. On Sunday evening, the Israeli occupation forces committed a new massacre against dozens of displaced persons by bombing their tents set up in UNRWA warehouses in Rafah, southern Gaza Strip, an alleged safe zone. The Government Media Office reported that the Israeli occupation committed a horrific massacre through the concentrated and deliberate bombing of a center for the forcibly displaced, established in UNRWA barracks in the northwest of Rafah Governorate. The center was bombed with…

RIYADH: The Saudi logistics sector is poised for growth with DP World’s investment of SR900 million ($250 million) to build a distribution center at the Jeddah Islamic Port.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Sunday, losing 145.35 points, or 1.21 percent, to close at 11,850.64. The total trading turnover of the benchmark index was SR4.37 billion ($1.16 billion) as 55 of the stocks advanced, while 166 retreated. Similarly, the Kingdom’s parallel market Nomu slipped 41.38 points, or 0.16 percent, to close at 26,638.19. This comes as 26 of the listed stocks advanced while 33 retreated. Meanwhile, the MSCI Tadawul Index slipped 20.47 points, or 1.37 percent, to close at 1,473.08. The best-performing stock of the day was Bupa Arabia for Cooperative Insurance Co. The firm’s share price…

RIYADH: Bahrain’s commitment to fiscal consolidation has witnessed S&P Global Ratings reaffirm its “B+/B” credit standing with a stable outlook despite challenges in 2023. 

RIYADH: Saudi exploration service provider ADES Holding Co. has secured a SR2.42 billion ($645.3 million) deal for six onshore drilling contracts with Kuwait Oil Co., marking an expansion of its operations.