Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz has resigned from Benjamin Netanyahu’s cabinet, delivering a blow to the prime minister who has been celebrating a Pyrrhic Victory in the rare rescue of four Israeli captives in the Gaza Strip. Benny Gantz had been expected to resign on Saturday, but he postponed the announcement for one day due to Nuseirat massacre, and left his post on Sunday.  The retired army general, who has served as minister without portfolio since 2023, is regarded to be the main political rival to Netanyahu. Meanwhile, the White House said on Sunday it expected Netanyahu to agree with the…

The Palestinian community in the German city of Bremen and its suburbs organized a massive demonstration denouncing the occupation massacre in the Nuseirat refugee camp, in the central Gaza Strip, and its continued aggression against the entire Gaza Strip and the West Bank, including Jerusalem. Thousands of members of the Palestinian, Arab and Islamic communities and German solidarity activists participated in the demonstration, demanding an immediate ceasefire and the entry of food, relief and medical aid and fuel supplies into Gaza. The demonstrators raised Palestinian flags and banners denouncing the Israeli massacres, especially yesterday’s massacre in the Nuseirat camp, condemning…

In April, Haniyeh said that Hamas wants to see Turkey, alongside Egypt, Qatar, and Russia, among the guarantors of security for the Gaza Strip. The Turkish Foreign Ministry on Sunday said that Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met with Ismail Haniyeh, the chief of the political bureau of the Palestinian movement Hamas, in Doha. “Minister of Foreign Affairs Hakan Fidan met with Ismail Haniyeh, Head of the Hamas Political Bureau, on the margins of the Sixth Ministerial Meeting of the Turkiye-Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) High-Level Strategic Dialogue, in Doha,” the ministry said on X. During their meeting, the two discussed…

President Mahmoud Abbas expressed during a telephone call with Pope Francis his great appreciation for the role and efforts played by the Pope in supporting endeavors to achieve peace in the region and the entire world. President Abbas stressed the need for the Vatican to continue its efforts for the immediate cessation of the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip in order to spare civilians the scourges of war. The president affirmed the continuation of efforts with all parties to stop the aggression, bring in aid via all border crossings with Gaza, prevent displacement and ensure…

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan took part in the 160th ministerial meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council in Doha on Sunday, the Saudi Press Agency reported. Prince Faisal was received at Doha International Airport by the Minister of State for Foreign Affairs of Qatar Sultan bin Saad Al-Muraikhi. Prince Mansour bin Khalid bin Farhan, the ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Qatar, and the GCC’s Secretary-General Jassim Mohammed Al-Budaiwi were also present. Prince Faisal attended two joint ministerial meetings between the GCC and both Turkiye and Yemen. The meetings focused on the latest developments in Yemen; the…

RIYADH: The foreign currency reserves and liquidity of the Qatar Central Bank soared by 3.96 percent year-on-year, reaching 249.165 billion riyals ($68.4 billion) in May 2024, compared to 239.664 billion riyals in the same period last year.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index started the week with the best daily performance in two years, gaining 294.72 points, or 2.55 percent, to close at 11,855.11.          

RIYADH: The International Islamic Trade Finance Corp., an autonomous entity within the Islamic Development Bank Group, dedicated $3.8 billion in 2023 to bolster member countries’ energy sectors.

RIYADH: A strong stock of government financial assets has cemented Kuwait’s standing as it secures an ‘A+’ rating from Standard & Poor.  

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia led global construction activity in the first quarter, with a $1.5 trillion pipeline of unawarded projects, according to data analyzed by JLL.