Author: Steven Sahiounie

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia is gearing up to introduce a host of new entertainment and aquatic parks as the Ministry of Investment partners with Nowaar Entertainment, with the first park slated to open its doors in Riyadh in 2025.

RIYADH: Saudi Aramco’s shares rose by 1.06 percent on June 9, closing at SR28.60 ($7.63) after opening at SR27.95, marking the first trading day following a secondary share offering expected to raise around $11.2 billion.

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s real gross domestic product grew by 1.4 percent in the first quarter of this year compared to the previous quarter, official data showed. 

The share of settlements in the currencies of ‘unfriendly’ states has halved, according to the Russian president

The settlement of the Ukrainian conflict can be expected if peace-loving forces win the elections to the European Parliament and the US, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters after voting in the European Parliament elections. Answering the question of a TASS correspondent when peace in Ukraine can be expected, Orban said: “It can be achieved in two steps.” He explained that the main topic of the ongoing European Parliament elections in all EU countries is the issue of war and peace. In November, the prime minister recalled, the US presidential election will take place. “This is the second step,”…

Israel claimed that its massacre in central Gaza was meant to rescue four captives held by Hamas. The Israeli operation in the Nuseirat camp left 270 killed and more than 700 wounded. Egypt, Qatar, and the United States have been mediating talks between Hamas and Israel since the outbreak of the Israeli military campaign on 7 October over details for a ceasefire and the exchange of captives and prisoners. The latest round of truce talks in Cairo in early May concluded without reaching a deal. Israel then forged ahead with its Rafah plan, sending forces to the border city and taking…

The Greens party leader of Australia, Adam Bandt, criticized Labor’s handling of the war on Gaza, by accusing the government of “empty words as they continue to back the invasion and let [Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu] get away with absolutely zero consequences.” Seen by The Guardian Australia, an advance copy of Bandt’s speech revealed that the leader intended to announce at the state library in Melbourne on Sunday that the Albanese government has to pressure “Israel” to end its war on Gaza. He noted that Netanyahu’s “extreme war cabinet” must have sanctions imposed on it by Labor, while specific defense…

Adam Bandt says Netanyahu’s “extreme war cabinet” must have sanctions on it by Labor while defense contracts and bilateral military trade must be withdrawn. Shoukry’s agenda includes delivering two addresses: the first on cooperation within the BRICS framework and pertinent international and regional matters and the second on partnership cooperation models. He is also set to hold bilateral meetings with his counterparts to discuss ways to strengthen bilateral relations and cooperation, according to a statement by the foreign ministry. The meetings will also witness consultation on the most prominent international and regional issues, especially the Israeli war on the Gaza…

The 160th Ministerial Council meeting of the Gulf Cooperation Council will convene in the Qatari capital, Doha, on Sunday in the presence of the foreign ministers of the Gulf countries.Two joint ministerial meetings will also be held on the sidelines, the first between the GCC and Turkiye with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, and the second with Yemen Yemen, represented by Foreign Minister Shaya Mohsin Zindani, the GCC said in a statement.GCC Secretary-General Jasem Albudaiwi said that the ministerial council will discuss a number of reports on the implementation of the decisions of the Supreme Council that were issued at…

The Executive Committee of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) has condemned ongoing attempts at forming parallel or alternative frameworks to the PLO and its institutions. The committee stated that the Israeli occupation government persists, with support from the United States, in refusing to cease the aggression on Gaza and lift the blockade on the Palestinian people and their government. Furthermore, the PLO Executive Committee condemned Israel’s attempts to form the so-called Gaza Civil Administration, sought by Israel and the US administration as part of the post-war arrangements. “Amid this onslaught aimed at liquidating the Palestinian cause and political system, groups…