Author: Steven Sahiounie

The discussions culminated in the signing of a detailed roadmap for energy cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the United States

The process comes as Chevron prepares for the $53bln acquisition of rival Hess which it said will include up to $20bln in assets sales around the world

A spokesman for Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said

The ECB wants to wean banks off free cash after 10 years of money printing

IMF added that a gradual, yet sizeable fiscal adjustment in Iraq was needed to stabilise debt in the medium term and rebuild fiscal buffers

GCC countries have unveiled expansionary budgets for 2024, prioritising healthcare, education and infrastructure spending

GCC countries including the UAE are leveraging the increasingly interwoven economies of Asia and the Middle East and North Africa (Mena) region to diversify and reshape their economies through investments in financial services, logistics, tourism, technology, and manufacturing, a report showed.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has arrived in the Chinese capital of Beijing on his first foreign visit after being re-elected and sworn in as Russia’s president. Putin is traveling to China on a state visit. In accordance with diplomatic protocol, a state visit is considered as the highest in status among other foreign visits. Yury Ushakov, the presidential foreign policy aide, said that China was not randomly chosen for the president’s first foreign trip, but as a response to a similar gesture of friendship made by Chinese President Xi Jinping last year. The visit to China will be held in…

The Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres stressed, “we gather here and our hearts break over what is happening to the Palestinians in Gaza. The war in Gaza is an open wound that may cause infection throughout the entire region.” During his speech, Guterres added, “this conflict, with its rate and scale, is the most deadly of all the conflicts I have witnessed as Secretary-General, for civilians, aid workers, journalists and colleagues at the United Nations.” He strongly condemned the collective punishment waged against the Palestinian people, stressing it cannot be justified. “Entire families have been wiped out, children have been psychologically traumatized…

“Israel’s” status as a vassal of the US can be understood through various lenses but mainly revolves around mutual security interests, historical bonds, and ideological affinities. In another episode of delirium, sources told Axios on Wednesday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu lashed out during a recent meeting with his security cabinet. “We are not a vassal state of the United States!” the sources quoted him as saying during the meeting. His comments were described as a “rant” over President Biden’s warning to “Israel” that a major attack on Rafah would cross a “red line” for US support. During that meeting, Netanyahu…