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For months, the US central bank has maintained its benchmark lending rate at a 23-year high to cool demand and rein in price increases

The Russian economy is growing faster than those of Western countries, the chair of the Treasury Select Committee has admitted

Türkiye will seek to be part of South Africa’s case at the International Court of Justice accusing Israel of committing genocide in the Gaza Strip, said the nation’s foreign minister on Wednesday. “Türkiye has decided to seek to join in South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the ICJ,” Hakan Fidan told a joint news conference alongside his Indonesian counterpart Retno Marsudi. During a meeting in the capital Ankara, the two discussed Palestine and the situation in Gaza, among other subjects. “With this step, we hope that the process in front of the ICJ will progress in the right direction,”…

A senior adviser to the Iranian foreign minister for special political affairs and the UN Special Envoy for Syria held talks on the latest developments in the Arab country and the collective efforts for the settlement of Syria’s problems. In a videoconference on Tuesday, Ali Asghar Khaji and Geir O. Pedersen talked about the latest developments in Syria. They weighed plans to improve the humanitarian situation in Syria, fight against terrorism, and continue the political processes in the Arab country. Expressing concern about the humanitarian crisis in Syria, Khaji said the crimes committed by the Zionist regime against the oppressed…

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday he would discuss with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu measures that Israel still needs to take to increase the flow of aid into Gaza during his planned talks in the country on Wednesday. Blinken arrived in Israel on Tuesday to also push for a much awaited ceasefire between Israeli forces and Hamas militants in Gaza. Ahead of his arrival in Israel, Blinken spoke to reporters at a warehouse of the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization where aid shipments from US-based charities are gathered. While there are some improvements in the humanitarian aid situation…

The Egyptian president, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, and his US counterpart, Joe Biden, on Tuesday discussed the efforts being made by Egypt to encourage a ceasefire agreement in Gaza between Israel and Hamas and secure the release of hostages. Ahmed Fahmy, a spokesperson for the presidency, said the two leaders expressed concern about the potential danger of a threatened Israeli military escalation in the city of Rafah in southern Gaza, which has become the final refuge for more than a million Palestinians displaced by fighting from other parts of the territory. They said it would add a further, catastrophic dimension to…

A joint statement from Arab and European foreign ministers highlighted critical priorities in addressing the ongoing conflict in Gaza, following a meeting in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, on Tuesday. The statmenet called for the urgent need to halt all unilateral violations in Palestinian territories. It also called for the release of prisoners and hostages, putting an end to the war in Gaza and all illegal unilateral actions and violations in the occupied Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. The meeting was chaired by Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs Prince Faisal bin Farhan and Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide. It was also attended by foreign ministers and representatives from…

Prime Minister Mohammed Mustafa stated today that the Palestinian government is committed to fulfilling its obligations towards its people under its legal and political mandate. This commitment includes efforts to halt the Israeli aggression, provide relief, restore basic services, and prepare for the reconstruction of the Gaza Strip, paving the way for freedom and independence. Speaking at the opening of the third session of the Arab Economic and Cooperation Forum with the countries of Central Asia and Azerbaijan in Doha, Mustafa emphasized that the Israeli blockade and the use of food, water, healthcare, and humanitarian services as weapons in a…

Hundreds of university students in Lebanon protested on Tuesday against Israel’s bombardment of Gaza, inspired by recent pro-Palestinian demonstrations that have rocked US and European campuses, AFP correspondents said.Dozens of students gathered at the prestigious American University of Beirut (AUB), some wearing the traditional Arab keffiyeh scarf that has long been a symbol of the Palestinian cause, an AFP photographer said.“We are Palestine’s neighbors. If we do not stand with them today, who will?” asked AUB student Zeina, 23, declining to provide her surname.“Around the world, students my age, from our generation, are the ones raising their voices,” she added.The…

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei has called for piling up pressure on the Israeli regime so that the issue of Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip cannot be undermined. Ayatollah Khamenei made the remarks in an address to a group of teachers and academics on Wednesday on the occasion of the National Teachers’ Day, which marks the martyrdom anniversary of Ayatollah Morteza Motahhari. “Today, the issue of Gaza tops the world’s issues. At the international scene, the Zionists and their American and European supporters are doing whatever they can to cross out the issue of Gaza from…