Author: Steven Sahiounie

Lebanon’s caretaker Prime Minister Najib Mikati said on Monday he hoped the situation on the country’s southern border with Israel would not deteriorate after five months of hostilities between Hezbollah and the Israeli forces. “We are maintaining contact with all relevant parties locally and internationally to prevent war in Lebanon. Despite the suffering our country has endured, particularly in terms of the number of martyrs, we pay homage to their souls,” he said. Mikati spoke after Israel dropped leaflets over the Wazzani border area using a drone on Monday, in which it attempted to incite residents against Hezbollah, holding it…

Muhammad Aurangzeb, picked by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to be Pakistan’s finance minister, is a vastly experienced private banker who is one of the most highly paid executives in the country, but has never held public office before.

French President Emmanuel Macron will visit Kiev in the coming weeks, AFP reported, citing the Elysee Palace. The announcement came following Macron’s phone call with Ukrainian leader Vladimir Zelensky on Sunday, the news agency said. According to AFP, the two leaders reaffirmed their commitment to deepening cooperation in cybersecurity, demining, the production of weapons and other spheres. On February 16, during the Ukrainian president’s visit to Paris, Macron and Zelensky signed a bilateral security agreement. source: TASS

Thousands of Palestinian worshipers today evening performed Tarawih prayers in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound, despite the restrictions imposed by the Israeli occupation. The Islamic Endowments Department said that about 35,000 worshipers performed the Tarawih prayers inside Al-Aqsa Mosque, on the first day of the holy month of Ramadan, despite the occupation’s measures. Eyewitnesses reported that the occupation forces prevented Palestinian young men from entering to pray in the Al-Aqsa Mosque, coinciding with the tightening of procedures in Al-Aqsa and its surroundings for the fifth month in a row. The occupation forces severely beat and assaulted a Palestinian man near Bab…

The ever-higher prices reached by gold are turning Dubai’s traditional bazaar into more of a window-shopping experience.

Bitcoin raced to an all-time peak above $72,000 Monday as the world’s most popular cryptocurrency won further support on greater trading accessibility and dollar weakness.

RIYADH: Car rental platform Ejaro will offer renters customized insurance options after it partnered with Tawuniya to offer daily coverage plans.

RIYADH: Real estate transactions are set to surge in Saudi Arabia in 2024 thanks to Vision 2023 investments, according to an S&P Global report.

RIYADH: Government pledges for privatization will drive the momentum of initial public offerings in the Gulf Cooperation Council region in 2024, according to Fitch Ratings. 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s sovereign wealth fund has climbed to fifth in a ranking of state-owned investment organizations, with its net assets reaching $861 billion, according to a new report.