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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, “who is dragging the region and the entire world into disaster,” must be stopped from his long-standing campaign against Palestine and sowing regional unrest, declared the Turkish president on Sunday. “This barbarian, thug, and bloodthirsty greedy named Netanyahu, who is dragging our region and the entire world into disaster, must be stopped,” Recep Tayyip Erdogan told a ruling Justice and Development Party evaluation and planning meeting in the capital Ankara. Decrying the “uninterrupted” decades-long massacre in Palestine and how Palestinian children are being killed by “a spoiled state,” Erdogan said that Ankara ensured that the…

Israeli occupation forces on Sunday detained Rasha Hirzallah, a journalist working for the Palestinian News and Information Agency WAFA, from the city of Nablus. Harzallah’s family told WAFA that the Israeli intelligence summoned her for investigation at a detention center in the illegal Ariel colony, adding that she went there with a lawyer, and upon their arrival, she was informed that she would be detained for 72 hours. No reasons for the detention or charges were given. Source: WAFA

Saudi-listed company plans first phase with capacity of 200,000 tons per year powered by 4GW of renewable energy

CAIRO: Saudi Arabia’s startup ecosystem has affirmed its leading position in the funding space, capturing over 53 percent of the region’s venture debt financing in 2023, according to MAGNiTT’s latest report.

RIYADH: China is at the forefront of providing affordable electric vehicles, supported by government backing and a wide range of low-cost options, according to a new study. 

RIYADH: The global liquefied natural gas supply is set to surge by 80 percent by 2030, driven by new projects in Qatar and North America, a new analysis showed. 

RIYADH: Energy giant Aramco has begun the sale of more than $10 billion worth of shares in what is the second public offering from the Saudi-based firm.

Two decades ago, countries began to ditch their national currencies to adopt the euro With Europeans heading to the polls on June 9 for the EU-wide parliament elections, AFP takes a look at how the bloc has changed life for consumers: – One currency – The Deutsche mark, the franc, the Italian lira and the peseta are distant memories. Two decades ago, countries began to ditch their national currencies to adopt the euro. Today, 20 of the European Union’s 27 members use the euro as their sole legal tender. Money transfers can now be made without fees between eurozone countries…

Two Palestinian teenagers were killed by Israeli gunfire in the occupied West Bank, the Palestinian health ministry said on Sunday.The Israeli military did not confirm the deaths but said two suspects hurled explosives toward a local community, endangering civilians, and troops responded with live fire.“Hits were identified,” the military said in a statement.The Palestinian health ministry said a 16- and a 17-year-old were killed west of Aqabat Jaber refugee camp, near the West Bank city of Jericho.Palestinian media said medicals teams were prevented from reaching one of the wounded and the other succumbed to his wounds on Sunday in a…

A new shipment of aid from the UAE, in collaboration with the United States Agency for International Development, has set sail for the Gaza Strip. The shipment, which departed from Larnaca in Cyprus, had 1,166 tons of essential food supplies on board, according to state news agency WAM. Traveling via the Port of Ashdod, it entered the Gaza Strip via the Beit Hanoun crossing, facilitated by American Near East Refugee Aid. The voyage was a joint effort between Cyprus, the UN and various international donors including the EU. Source: Arab News