Author: Steven Sahiounie

Iran’s ambassador to Islamabad congratulated Shehbaz Sharif on his election as the prime minister of Pakistan for a second term. In a post on his X account on Sunday, Reza Amiri Moqaddam warmly congratulated Sharif on his election as the 24th prime minister of Pakistan after the recent “successful elections” in the neighboring state. “The Islamic Republic of Iran expresses readiness for the expansion of relations in all fields and bilateral cooperation with Pakistan,” the ambassador said. The Iranian envoy also wished Pakistan peace, security and stability in the years to come. Pakistani legislators on Sunday elected Shehbaz Sharif as…

Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi held meetings several heads of state on the sidelines of the 7th summit of the Gas Exporting Countries Forum (GECF) in Algeria. In a meeting with his Iraqi counterpart Abdul Latif Rashid on Saturday evening, Raisi highlighted the importance that Iran attaches to security of Iraq, stressing the need for closer cooperation between the two neighbors in the fight against terrorist and secessionist groups along the common border. Denouncing the inaction of certain Arab and Islamic countries regarding the crisis in Palestine, the Iranian president called for the severance of economic and trade ties with the Zionist…

Chinese Special Representative on Eurasian Affairs Li Hui on Sunday said that China is prepared to pursue efforts and act as a mediator to seek a peace settlement to the Ukrainian crisis. “Historical experience shows that any conflict must ultimately be resolved through negotiation. The more acute the contradiction, the less we can give up on efforts to negotiate. The Chinese side is willing to continue to make efforts for peace and negotiations, to act as a mediator between Russia, Ukraine and other parties, and to build consensus and promote a final political solution to the Ukrainian crisis,” Li was…

Pope Francis on Sunday urged efforts to reach a cease-fire in Gaza, saying, “Enough, please.” “I carry in my heart with pain the suffering the people of Palestine and Israel,” the pontiff said in his weekly Angelus message. He called for an end to the conflict, saying the immense destruction causes pain and has terrible consequences for the small and defenseless. “Is this really how we plan to build a better world? Stop, Enough,” he added. source: WAFA

Palestinian President Mahmud Abbas will visit Turkiye on Tuesday for talks about the Gaza war and reconciliation efforts between Palestinian factions, the Turkish foreign minister said.The visit comes as intensive diplomacy is underway to pause the fighting in the almost five-month-old war between Israel and Hamas sparked by the Oct. 7 attacks.Turkiye’s Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said: “There is a serious desire and effort to reach a ceasefire before Ramadan,” in closing remarks to an annual diplomacy forum in the Mediterranean holiday resort of Antalya.Fidan confirmed that Abbas would visit Ankara on Tuesday at the invitation of President Recep Tayyip…

Türkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan congratulated on Sunday Shehbaz Sharif on his reelection as Pakistan’s prime minister, the Turkish Communications Directorate said in a statement. President Erdogan spoke to Premier Sharif over phone and “expressed his belief that relations between Türkiye and Pakistan will deepen and expand during the new period.” The call also addressed Türkiye-Pakistan relations, as well as regional and global issues. President Erdogan also voiced his condemnation of terrorist attacks in Pakistan, and extended his condolences to Pakistanis. Pakistan’s newly formed lower house elected Sharif as prime minister for a second term earlier in the day, three…

A Dubai-based developer, best known for its work on the world’s tallest tower, is splashing out $21 billion (96 billion dirhams) to build two luxury neighborhoods in the city and capitalize on the booming real estate market.

MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Russia plans to cut its oil production and export by an average of 471,000 barrels a day in the second quarter of 2024 as part of its voluntary commitments under the OPEC+ deal, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Novak said in a statement.

MOSCOW, March 3. /TASS/. Several OPEC+ countries, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, have announced the extension of additional voluntary oil production cuts for the second quarter of 2024.

CAIRO: The International Monetary Fund said on Sunday that larger declines in oil prices or extended OPEC+ cuts could weigh on Iraq’s fiscal and external accounts.