Author: Steven Sahiounie

An Abu Dhabi investment firm and a Saudi conglomerate have bought into the largest office tower in Dubai’s financial hub, securing a slice of one of the world’s few upbeat commercial property markets.

The US will lose more than 30 gigawatts of solar energy during Monday’s total eclipse — roughly the output of 30 nuclear reactors — as sunlight is blocked during prime generating hours.

The Chinese economy is expected to grow by 5.3% this year as the property sector recovers and external demand improves, the ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office (AMRO) said on Monday.

Local authorities have reportedly lowered the debt threshold and employed mobile phone tracking to find the digital assets of evaders

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree on awarding the title of Hero of Labor to Federation Council Speaker Valentina Matviyenko. According to the decree posted on the governmental website, the title was awarded for special labor services to the state and the people. On April 7, Matviyenko turned 75. Source: TASS

Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian has arrived in the Syrian capital of Damascus to hold talks with the country’s authorities. Heading a politico-parliamentary delegation, the Iranian foreign minister arrived in Damascus on Monday on the second leg of his regional tour which has taken him to the Omani capital of Muscat. During his stay in Damascus, the top Iranian diplomat is scheduled to discuss mutual relations and the latest developments in the region, particularly the ongoing Israeli war against the people of Palestine in the Gaza Strip. The visit comes days after a terrorist attack by Israel on the Consular…

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is currently deliberating over Nicaragua’s grave accusation against Germany, alleging the country’s complicity in the ongoing Gaza genocide.Nicaragua reiterated its accusation against Germany, saying the country has neglected its duty to prevent genocide amidst Israel’s war on Gaza, as Alain Pellet, representing Nicaragua, challenged Germany’s defense in front of the ICJ. Anticipating Germany’s probable defense, Pellet criticized it as a “Pontius Pilate-like” stance. He emphasized that Nicaragua doesn’t accuse Germany of committing genocide but of failing to adhere to international obligations to prevent such atrocities. “Far from doing so, Germany is going ahead with…

The chief commander of the Iranian Army says the survival of the extremist cabinet led by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu hinges on the continuation of the regime’s devastating war on the Gaza Strip. Speaking to reporters on Monday, Major General Abdolrahim Mousavi contended that ending the Gaza war will lead to the downfall of Netanyahu’s regime. “The survival of Netanyahu’s right-wing and extremist regime depends on the continuation of the war, and if the war stops, this regime will fall,” he said, adding that the Gaza onslaught is the “glass urn of Netanyahu’s life.” Mousavi highlighted the failure of the Israeli…

A number of Palestinian civilians, including women and children, were Monday killed after an Israeli artillery shelling east of Al-Maghazi camp in the central Gaza Strip. Medical sources in the Gaza Strip said that four citizens, including children and women, were killed and a number of others were injured, after occupation artillery targeted a number of homes in Al-Maghazi camp. A number of slain Palestinians’ bodies were also recovered from under the rubble at Al-Shifa Medical Complex in Gaza City, while the bodies of eight others were recovered from the eastern areas of Khan Yunis and transferred to the Gaza…

The accused in organizing the Crocus City Hall terrorist attack named their coordinator. According to them, a man called Saifullo contacted them and promised one million rubles ($10,984) each. A video with the interrogation of terrorists by the FSB of the Russian Federation was shown on Channel One. “Saifullo told us to go to Ukraine, to Kiev. They will give us one million rubles there,” one of the accused said during interrogation. Another accused of organizing the terrorist attack said about the assistance they had been promised when crossing the Ukrainian border. “We went to Kiev, where we had to wait…