Author: Steven Sahiounie

The United Nations Security Council is set to convene a closed meeting regarding the discovery of mass graves in different areas across Gaza Strip. The United Nations, through its Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, called for an independent international investigation into the recent discovery of mass graves inside Al-Nasser and Al-Shifa hospitals in Gaza. Two graves were discovered at the Al-Shifa Complex containing the remains of 500 bodies. Meantime, more than 395 bodies were found in three mass graves at the Nasser Medical Complex. source: WAFA

The foreign ministers of Iran and Egypt weighed plans to help the Palestinian people and put an end to the Israeli regime’s onslaught on the Gaza Strip. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Shoukry held a meeting on the sidelines of the 15th edition of the Islamic Summit of Heads of State and Governments of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) in the Gambia on Saturday. The two diplomats talked about a range of regional issues, including the war on Gaza. Appreciating Egypt’s efforts to stop the Israeli regime’s genocidal crimes in Gaza, Amirabdollahian expressed Iran’s…

International Criminal Court prosecutors warned on Friday against “individuals who threaten to retaliate” against the tribunal or its staff, saying such actions might constitute an “offense against its administration of justice.”The ICC did not say if the comment related to its investigation into possible war crimes by Israel or Palestinian groups in Gaza and the West Bank.US media said this week the ICC might issue an arrest warrant for Israeli officials, including Prime Minister Benyamin Netanyahu, and that the latter had urged US President Joe Biden to prevent the court from doing so. On Friday, the Hague-based office of ICC…

The director of the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Cindy McCain, today confirmed that there is a comprehensive famine in the northern Gaza Strip that might spread to south. McCain confirmed, according to a report published on the organization’s official website, that the population in the Gaza Strip suffers from severe food shortages and food insecurity after seven months of Israeli aggression against the Gaza Strip. She indicated that her statements come based on what the program saw on the ground, adding, “There is real horror, and it is very difficult to look at or hear it, hoping that a ceasefire will…

The investigation aims to address concerns regarding the potential dumping of these products into the Saudi market, which may be harming the domestic steel industry

Both nations expressed keen interest in leveraging Chinese advanced construction technology for Saudi Arabia’s infrastructure projects

Doha, Qatar: The Producer Price Index (PPI) of the Industrial sector for March 2024 is estimated at 113.13 points showing a decrease of 1.10%, when compared to the previous month’s February 2024.

His defense of the inflation target comes amid persistent calls from some corners for the Fed to overhaul the way it guides, sets and communicates policy

Investors had been keenly awaiting the data, as the US non-farm payrolls figures are key to the Federal Reserve’s decision-making on when to lower interest rates

The Dow Jones Industrial Average rose 450.02 points, or 1.18%, to 38,675.68 NEW YORK – A gauge of global stocks rallied while Treasury yields fell on Friday after a U.S. payrolls report was softer than anticipated, easing concerns the Federal Reserve would keep interest rates higher for longer. Nonfarm payrolls rose by 175,000 last month, the lowest since October 2023, and short of the 243,000 estimate of economists polled by Reuters. The 3.9% annual change in average hourly earnings was the smallest since May 2021 and continued a steady decline toward the mid-3% range, which policymakers feel is consistent with…