Author: Steven Sahiounie

Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani met a delegation of US Congress members on Sunday during their visit to Doha. The visitors were Democrats Salud Carbajal, Ami Bera and Juan Vargas (California) and Derek Kilmer (Washington) and Republicans Dave Joyce (Ohio) and Lance Gooden (Texas), the Qatar News Agency reported. The two sides discussed ways to strengthen relations between Qatar and the US, strategic cooperation in various sectors, and regional and global developments. The talks came a day after Qatar’s Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al-Thani spoke to UN Secretary-General Antonio…

Prime Minister, Mohammad Mustafa, met with a delegation from the World Bank, headed by Managing Director of Operations Anna Bjerde, during which they stressed the importance of coordinating relief efforts in Gaza and the West Bank with all partners to make maximum use of all available resources. During a meeting at the premier’s office in Ramallah, Mustafa highlighted the need for the World Bank and international partners to work side by side with the government in light of the difficult circumstances inflicted by the continued illegal Israeli occupation’s deductions from the Palestinian clearance funds and the deteriorating economic conditions resulting…

As Palestinians remembered the iconic, late Palestinian-American journalist Shireen Abu Akleh, on the second anniversary of her killing by Israeli forces, her family announced that a new foundation to honor her legacy is officially launched, as confirmed by Lina Abu Akleh, niece of the slain reporter. “Our family has established the Shireen Abu Akleh Foundation to honor her legacy,” the 27-year-old activist said in a post on X. “Your support would go towards helping build the next generation of journalists across the globe.” “As we mark two years since the killing of #ShireenAbuAkleh, her family established a foundation to preserve her legacy. It…

Egypt has announced its intention to officially intervene in support of South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced on Sunday. The ministry stated that Egypt’s decision to intervene in the lawsuit comes in light of the escalating severity and scope of Israeli attacks against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip. “These attacks include deliberate targeting of civilians, infrastructure destruction, forced displacement, and creating unbearable living conditions, leading to an unprecedented humanitarian crisis in Gaza. These actions constitute a flagrant violation of international law, humanitarian law, and…

Australia voted on Friday with the overwhelming majority of the U.N. General Assembly in backing the resolution that would effectively recognise a Palestinian state. It recommended the Security Council “reconsider the matter favorably” Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong said on Saturday the country’s support for a Palestinian bid to become a full United Nations member was part of building momentum to secure peace in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Australia voted on Friday with the overwhelming majority of the U.N. General Assembly in backing the resolution that would effectively recognise a Palestinian state. It recommended the Security Council “reconsider the…

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has warned Israel against expanding its military operations to Rafah saying it is “irresponsible” “We consider an offensive on Rafah … to be irresponsible,” Scholz said on Saturday at a talk show organised by the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland (RND) media group in Potsdam just outside Berlin. “We warn against this, and we do not believe that there is any concept that will ultimately lead to this happening without incredible human losses in terms of innocent civilians,” he said. The German chancellor added that humanitarian aid must also be brought to Gaza, and there must be a perspective for…

Estimations showed that medium and long-term external debt service is projected to surge by about $1.441 billion to $36.362 billion in 2024 alone

The Secretariat General said in a statement that this came during Al-Budaiwi’s participation in the “Gulf Innovators 2024” conference

Admitting Palestine as a full-fledged UN member. represents a commitment to the principles of the international laws, fulfilment of rights, and recognition of the Palestinians’ inalienable, legitimate right, said Permanent Representative of Syria to the United Nations, Koussay al-Dahhak, before the UN General Assembly. Ambassador al-Dahhak noted that the Israeli occupation continues its war crimes in Gaza, with it claiming the lives of 35,000 Palestinians, the majority of them are women and children. “Syria underlines that the USA and a number of its allies’ obstruction of the establishment of an independent sovereign Palestinian state on Palestinian soil will only contribute…

Current total investments in Egypt surpassed $65 billion UAE investments in the Egyptian market amounted to $30 billion before the unveiling of the Ras El-Hekma project, Asharq Business reported, citing the Secretary General of the UAE International Investors Council (UAEIIC) Jamal Aljarwan. Aljarwan emphasized the longstanding commitment of the UAE to inject diverse investments into Egypt since the 1990s, recognizing Egypt as a crucial partner. Speaking at the 13th AIM Investment Summit in Abu Dhabi, Al-Jarwan underscored that current total investments in Egypt surpassed $65 billion, positioning the North African nation as the UAE’s most pivotal partner and its second-largest…