Author: Steven Sahiounie

The incumbent Russian leader, Vladimir Putin, who is vying for the country’s top office as an independent candidate, has cast his electronic online vote in the presidential election. The published video footage shows Putin walking to a computer in his office, casting his vote and then smiling and waving at the camera. The computer monitor displayed a standard notification for a successfully cast vote. This is not the first time the president used this voting method. In the last few years, Putin cast his vote online during the autumn single election day. This is the first time online voting is…

Dr. Mohammad Mustafa, the Palestinian Prime Minister-designate, is a distinguished economic and political figure, serving as a member of the Executive Committee of the PLO since 2022 and heading its Economic Department. He has been the Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Palestine Investment Fund since 2015. His extensive experience includes high-ranking roles in various international and Arab public and private economic institutions across Palestine, the Arab region, and the United States, focusing on governance, institutional building, development policies, and infrastructure development. He has been instrumental in initiating and managing several significant local and regional investment funds and…

A ship towing a barge loaded with food arrived off Gaza on Friday, witnesses said, as a test run for a new aid route by sea from Cyprus into the devastated Palestinian enclave where famine looms after five months of Israel’s military campaign.The ship, arranged by the World Central Kitchen (WCK) charity, is carrying nearly 200 tons of aid to be delivered via a jetty being prepared in Gaza, with a second ship expected to sail soon.There are few details on how the aid delivery and distribution will work once it is ready to unload in Gaza, with UN relief…

The Palestinian resistance movement Hamas has presented a ceasefire proposal that includes prisoner exchange and delivery of aid to the people in the besieged Gaza Strip. In a statement late on Thursday, Hamas announced that it had handed the new proposal to mediators, Egypt and Qatar. It said that the “comprehensive” plan involves a ceasefire in Gaza, the delivery of aid, the return of displaced Palestinians to their homes, and the Israeli military’s withdrawal from the Gaza Strip. “The rights and concerns of our people shall remain our top priority,” it added. The movement did not announce details of the plan,…

Kiev’s attacks will not hinder presidential election in Russia as they will only consolidate the people, Russian President Vladimir Putin said. “These attacks, pointless from the military point of view and criminal from the humanitarian point of view, as has been said, are geared to hinder presidential election in Russia. I am convinced that our people will respond to this by being more consolidated,” he said at a meeting of the Russian Security Council. “Who do they want to intimidate? The Russian people? The Multiethnic people of Russia?” According to Putin, all attempts to intimidate Russians are futile. “This has…

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi stresses that Egypt is working towards a ceasefire deal in Gaza. Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi warned today of the dangers of the Israeli occupation forces’ incursion into Rafah, South of the Gaza Strip. Egypt, according to el-Sisi, is working toward reaching a deal for a ceasefire in Gaza, increasing the entry of humanitarian aid into the Strip, and allowing the displaced Palestinians south of the Strip to return to the North. The president’s statements were recorded during his visit to the police academy, where he discussed the current regional situation, highlighting what security challenges and responsibilities fall…

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has cast his ballot in Moscow in the presidential vote, a TASS correspondent reports. The minister traditionally voted at the polling station No.73 in school No.1520 in Maly Kislovsky Lane. The Russian Federation Council, or upper house of parliament, officially designated March 17, 2024 as the day of the presidential election. The Russian Central Election Commission (CEC) then announced that voting will take place over three days on March 15-17. Four candidates will vie for the top office, namely New People party nominee Vladislav Davankov; self-nominated candidate and incumbent President Vladimir Putin; Liberal Democratic Party…

The United States has taken the initiative to draft a UN resolution that expressed concern against the Israeli invasion of Rafah and the establishment of a truce between “Israel” and Hamas. The United States has drafted a new resolution, that is not yet available for vote, for the United Nations Security Council, expressing concern about the Israeli plan to invade Rafah, and encompassing a truce between “Israel” and Hamas, CNN reported on Friday. The draft reportedly highlights how the invasion of Rafah would cause more civilian losses and casualties, provoking escalated tensions and jeopardizing regional peace and security. CNN also noted the attribution to…

According to the Observatory of Economic Complexity, Argentina exported $48.9mln worth of goods to Qatar in 2022

The Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) has implemented the new changes to the Employment Law that require contributions to a savings scheme for Gulf nationals working at the financial hub.