Author: Steven Sahiounie

Egyptian Foreign Minister Samah Shoukry held bilateral talks, Tuesday, with Cypriot Foreign Minister Konstantinos Kombos, who is currently visiting Cairo. Ambassador Ahmed Abu Zeid, the official spokesperson for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, stated on his official “X” platform account, “Intensive discussions within the framework of the strategic relations between Egypt and Cyprus, and an exchange of views on the developments of the war in Gaza and ways to achieve a ceasefire and contain the humanitarian disaster.” The two ministers are scheduled to hold a joint press conference at the conclusion of the extensive discussions. Source: Egypt Today

Ahmed Aboul Gheit, the secretary-general of the Arab League, on Tuesday called for an end to the humanitarian catastrophe caused by Israel in Gaza; the complete withdrawal of occupation forces from the Gaza Strip; the return of displaced individuals to their homes; and the initiation of a reconstruction process. He added that the actions should be part of a comprehensive plan to implement the two-state solution in the region based on relevant UN Security Council resolutions, with a specific timetable and binding guarantees. Aboul Gheit welcomed mediation efforts by the US, Egypt, and Qatar to achieve a complete ceasefire in…

US President Joe Biden said Israeli leader Benjamin Netanyahu may be stalling on ending the war in Gaza for political reasons, according to an interview with Time magazine released on Tuesday.The comments in the May 28 interview were made a few days before Biden detailed a proposal for a ceasefire in Gaza, and as the Israeli prime minister struggles with deep political divisions at home.Asked whether he thought Netanyahu was prolonging the war for his own political reasons, Biden said: “There is every reason for people to draw that conclusion.”Biden, who has been pushing for an end to the nearly…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani said on May 31, his government was working on reconciliation between Ankara and Damascus.“God willing, we will see some steps in this regard soon,” Sudani told a Turkish broadcast media, adding that he was in contact with Syrian President Bashar al-Assad as well as Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in regards to reconciliation efforts. Turkey had been backing armed groups that were fighting in the failed US-NATO war in Syria for regime change which began in 2011 by President Obama. Erdogan publicly announced in 2022 that ousting Assad…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s newest airline, Riyadh Air, has signed agreements with two major carriers, Singapore Airlines and Air China, to establish strategic partnerships and expand its global network.

Airlines will fly nearly five billion passengers in 2024 and revenues will soar close to $1 trillion, both record highs, trade body IATA said on Monday as the industry roars back after the pandemic.

Microsoft said Monday it would invest 33.7 billion kronor ($3.2 billion) over two years in cloud and artificial intelligence infrastructure in Sweden, its biggest investment in the country.

When Michael Bommer found out that he was terminally ill with colon cancer, he spent a lot of time with his wife, Anett, talking about what would happen after his death.

Russia’s two largest banks expect to open branches and offices in July in the regions of Ukraine that Moscow claimed to have annexed in 2022, the heads of Sberbank and VTB said on Tuesday. Russian President Vladimir Putin moved to annex Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions in September 2022, following what Ukraine said were sham referendums. The move was condemned by many countries as illegal. Russian forces only partly control the four regions. State-owned Promsvyazbank, which has focused on state employees and the defense sector since it was bailed out by the central bank in 2017, has already…

Japanese transport officials inspected Toyota’s headquarters Tuesday after the top-selling automaker and four others including Honda and Mazda admitted failure to fully comply with national vehicle inspection standards.