Author: Steven Sahiounie

Russia and China agreed that any meetings on Ukraine ignoring Moscow’s interests are futile, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov said at a news conference with his Chinese counterpart, Wang Yi. “We discussed the current situation around the Ukraine crisis,” Lavrov said. “We and our Chinese colleagues supported the conclusion that any international meetings that <…> ignore Russia’s position while promoting the <…> so called peace formula of [Ukrainian leader Vladimir] Zelensky and are therefore disconnected from reality are futile,” he added. Moscow is grateful to Beijing for its unbiased and balanced position on Ukraine as well as for the willingness…

Moscow will raise the issue of the Ukrainian military’s attack on the Zaporozhye nuclear power plant at one of the forthcoming meetings of the UN Security Council on Ukraine, Russia’s permanent representative Vasily Nebenzya said while answering media questions. “At one of the upcoming meetings on Ukraine we will raise this issue,” he said. “We are calling on the international community to condemn these irresponsible and extremely dangerous actions,” Nebenzya added, stressing that Western countries, supplying Kiev with weapons and ammunition, “should be held responsible for these reckless actions of the Ukrainian authorities.” Ukrainian UAVs attacked the nuclear power plant…

Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah al-Sisi received today in the Egyptian capital Cairo Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mohamed Mustafa. The Prime Minister conveyed the greetings of President Mahmoud Abbas to Egyptian President Sisi, and congratulated him on the occasion of his taking the constitutional oath to assume a new presidential term, Primer Mustafa further conveyed his appreciation to Egypt’s steadfast and historically supportive position for Palestine and its cause. During the meeting, the Prime Minister briefed the Egyptian President on the government’s work agenda and priorities, most notably stopping the aggression against the Palestinian people, strengthening the effort to provide…

The Turkish foreign minister announced on Monday that the country has decided to take “a string of measures” against Israel until a cease-fire is reached. “Türkiye has decided to take a string of measures against Israel until a cease-fire is achieved and Israel allows uninterrupted aid into Gaza,” Hakan Fidan told a press conference at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the capital Ankara. “These measures, approved by our president, will be implemented step by step, and without delay. These measures will be shared with the public by our relevant institutions,” he said. The foreign minister said Türkiye “requested to…

AMMAN — Food prices in Jordan increased by 1.8 per cent by the end of February, according to a monthly report by the World Bank, while the Department of Statistics indicated a rise in the inflation rate in Jordan by 1.57 per cent during the same month compared to February 2023.

SINGAPORE – The dollar was firm but sluggish in Asian trading on Monday as investors looked ahead to U.S. inflation data after the big payrolls number last week, and as Treasury yields reached for December highs.

Gold prices extended their record rally on Monday, supported by speculative buying and continued tensions in the Middle East, which overshadowed strong U.S. job growth in March.

Investors weighed when the U.S. Federal Reserve will start cutting rates in the wake of yet another blowout jobs report

The International Air Transport Association’s (IATA) data for February 2024 global passenger demand said that total demand, measured in revenue passenger kilometres (RPKs), was up 21.5% compared to February 2023.

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have committed to expediting the implementation of a previously agreed upon $5 billion investment package.