Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran and Pakistan called on the United Nations Security Council in a joint statement issued on Wednesday to take action against Israel, saying it had “illegally” targeted neighboring countries and foreign diplomatic facilities.The joint statement, released by Pakistan’s foreign ministry, followed a three-day visit to the country by Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi at a time of heightened tensions in the Middle East.Explosions were heard last Friday over the Iranian city of Isfahan in what sources said was an Israeli attack. However, Tehran played down the incident and said it had no plans for retaliation.“Recognizing that the irresponsible act of the…

Jordan’s independent electoral commission on Wednesday set Sept. 10 as the date for a parliamentary election after King Abdullah said earlier he hoped the polls would deliver long promised political reforms, state media reported.The monarch, who visited the electoral commission before the announcement, said the polls would be a major milestone toward trying to modernize the country’s political system under revamped laws that encourage licensed parties to run in multi-party elections.Under the constitution, the nationwide polls are held within four months of the end of a four-year term of parliament that formally ends in November. The country’s last election was…

The Israeli regime’s military has claimed the lives of more Palestinians as it presses ahead with its genocidal war on the Gaza Strip.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Islamic Republic’s remarkable achievements in arms production attest to the fact that a “lively nation” can turn sanctions into opportunities.

The oil-rich emirate, rated AA or its equivalent by all three major ratings companies, is issuing a dollar deal with tranches of five, 10 and 30 years, according to a person familiar with the matter.

Injury rates at SpaceX facilities continued to exceed an industry average in 2023, according to a Reuters review of safety data reported to US regulators by the space venture controlled by billionaire Elon Musk. The 2023 records, newly disclosed by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration, also show that injury rates at some SpaceX facilities grew worse than those the company had reported in 2022. At its manufacturing-and-launch facility in Brownsville, Texas, for instance, SpaceX reported 5.9 injuries per 100 workers, surpassing its rate of 4.8 injuries in 2022 and topping a space industry average of 0.8. The company’s high injury rate…

Moroccan officials want to turn the country into an aviation hub, luring investors aiming to spread out their supply chains to more nations with available and affordable workers.

Saudi Arabia’s Flynas is looking to buy 30 widebody aircraft as airlines in the country bulk up operations to better compete with regional rivals.

Boeing is giving subcontractor Spirit Aerosystems $425 million in advance payments so it can maintain production and allow the US aviation giant to fulfill its orders, a regulatory filing showed Tuesday.

Donning hijabs and floor-length abaya gowns over shorts and tank tops, Chinese students at an e-commerce school perform into a smartphone camera as they learn how to sell the clothes to overseas TikTok users.