Author: Steven Sahiounie

Apple risks billions of euros in fines after the European Union on Monday found the iPhone maker’s App Store to be violating the bloc’s landmark digital competition rules.

Malaysia Airlines said one of its flight en route to Bangkok had to make a U-turn back to Kuala Lumpur International Airport on Monday after experiencing a “pressurization issue.”

Mitsui & Co has started construction of an ammonia plant in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with partners including an Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) unit, it said on Tuesday.The move comes as the Japanese trading house steps up its efforts to build global supply chains of greener fuels such as hydrogen and ammonia to help advance energy transition and tackle climate change. Mitsui has also signed a loan agreement with the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) to finance the development of the project, it said in a statement.Mitsui’s partners are TA’ZIZ, which is owned by ADNOC, Fertiglobe,…

Korean Air said Tuesday it was investigating an emergency incident at the weekend in which one of its Boeing 737-8 airliners had to divert due to a pressurization problem which left 17 passengers requiring medical treatment.

Indian imports of Russian coal have declined while US shipments have risen in the three months ending in May, data from coal consultancy Bigmint showed, which traders attributed to Russian supplies becoming less competitive.

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry and the UN Senior Humanitarian and Reconstruction Coordinator for Gaza Sigrid Kaag discussed the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip in a phone call on Tuesday. Kaag’s call addressed the impediments imposed by Israel on aid access, and the exacerbating gravity of the humanitarian disaster in the strip. Shoukry was keen to know the UN official’s plans to mitigate the severity of the crisis facing Palestinian civilians in the strip. The outcomes of Kaag’s talks with Israeli officials to ease the movement of aid trucks at the crossings were also discussed. Both exchanged views on…

Lufthansa will add an environmental charge of up to 72 euros ($77) to its fares, the airline group said on Tuesday, joining at least one European rival in doing so as the industry battles to cover the cost of meeting new EU rules on reducing emissions.

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates, Mohammad Mustafa, praised during a telephone call with Armenian Foreign Minister, Ararat Mirzoyan, the courageous and positive step taken by the Government of the Republic of Armenia to recognize the State of Palestine officially. On behalf of the Palestinian people, the government and leadership, Mustafa expressed gratitude and appreciation for this decision, which reflects Armenia’s principled positions based on international law. Mustafa stressed the importance of the historic and brotherly relations between the Armenian and Palestinian peoples, which have always played an important role in the development of relations between the…

French soldiers will not be sent to fight in Ukraine in the foreseeable future, French President Emmanuel Macron said. “I don’t think that war will come to our territory, I want to reassure you. We won’t engage in hostilities on Ukraine’s territory right tomorrow either, I can assure you,” AFP quoted him as telling the Generation Do it Yourself podcast. The French president said that he understands concerns of those who “are afraid that the conflict might spread into France.” After a conference on Ukraine in Paris on February 26, French President Emmanuel Macron said that the participants had considered sending ground…

President Mahmoud Abbas will visit Russia, Russian news agencies reported on Tuesday, citing Kremlin foreign policy adviser Yuri Ushakov.TASS said Ushakov did not disclose the timing but said the dates had been agreed. Another state agency, RIA, said Abbas had planned to come to Russia in November last year, but the visit was postponed at the request of the Palestinian side.Russia says it wants to help resolve the conflict in the Middle East and that peace will not be possible without the establishment of a Palestinian state. Source: Arab News