Author: Steven Sahiounie

The increase in the number of Saudis in the employment market comes at a time when the unemployment rate among Saudis recorded the lowest level at 7.7% during the last quarter of 2023

The owners of the remains of the Starbucks chain in Russia have asked a court to terminate legal protection of the American company’s trademarks, a court document has revealed.

Lithuania has resumed purchasing grain from Russia after a lengthy hiatus, importing more than 12,000 metric tons in February, worth around $2 million, RIA Novosti reported on Wednesday, citing statistical data.

Hezbollah militants have shelled Israeli territory from Lebanon, injuring 18 people, local media reported on Wednesday.

Kiev should not request the same kind of support that the West provided to West Jerusalem during the Iranian attack because the two situations cannot be compared, EU foreign policy head Josep Borrell has said.

Tehran is reportedly readying its air force and evacuating personnel from IRGC sites in Syria, according to the outlet

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel deems Quito’s actions as a clear violation of Mexican sovereignty in Ecuador. Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel condemned Tuesday the arrest of former Ecuadoran vice president Jorge Glas, who had been granted political asylum at the Mexican embassy in Ecuador. Diaz-Canel reiterated Cuba’s strong condemnation of this flagrant violation of international law, including the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations and the right to asylum.” He was speaking during a virtual summit of CELAC, the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States, in which presidents from across the region are mulling possible sanctions against Ecuador. The Cuban President…

The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) criticized the ongoing approval from the US government towards Israel’s genocidal war in Gaza, denouncing it as “Israeli crimes against humanity”. Ibrahim Hooper, the communications director for CAIR, stated in a release, “These Israeli crimes against humanity are being committed daily – even hourly – with the active support of the Biden administration.” He emphasized the urgent need for tangible steps to halt the genocide, ethnic cleansing, and forced starvation occurring in Gaza, warning that failure to do so would severely tarnish the US nation’s reputation internationally. CAIR highlighted the recent “massacre of children”…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi hosted Russian spy chief Sergei Naryshkin and his accompanying delegation in Cairo. The meeting was attended by the director of Egypt’s General Intelligence Service, Maj. Gen. Abbas Kamel. Talks focused on the situation in the Middle East and ways to achieve regional stability amid the crisis in the Gaza Strip and escalating regional tensions. Ahmed Fahmy, presidential spokesman, said that El-Sisi and Russian spy chief Naryshkin also discussed a number of African issues, counterterrorism efforts and the latest developments in the international arena, especially in Ukraine and Afghanistan. They reviewed Egypt’s efforts to quell regional…

Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Expatriates Mohammed Mustafa met today with the British Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs David Cameron in Ramallah, where they discussed the importance of stepping up further humanitarian relief efforts in the Gaza Strip. They also discussed the need to stop the escalation and attacks carried out by the occupation’s army and colonists, including the ongoing incursions into Palestinian territories. The two officials further tackled the Palestinian government’s efforts for comprehensive institutional reform. The Prime Minister stressed that the relief and humanitarian efforts and the distribution of aid in the Gaza Strip will remain…