Author: Steven Sahiounie

Israeli occupation forces committed a new massacre against Palestinian citizens at the Kuwait Roundabout in Gaza City, medical sources said on Sunday evening. They said that the occupation forces opened fire on citizens at the Kuwait roundabout while they were waiting for aid trucks loaded with flour, killing and injuring dozens. The sources added that the occupation forces are carrying out systematic genocide crimes targeting hungry stomachs in northern Gaza. Earlier today, occupation warplanes bombed a small truck carrying humanitarian aid in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip, killing eight citizens and wounding others. Last Thursday, the occupation forces and…

RIYADH: Saudi students will gain increased access to high-quality higher education as reputable institutes, including Australia’s University of Wollongong, secure licenses for branches within the Kingdom. 

A recently leaked recording of senior German officers discussing a potential attack on the Crimean Bridge leaves no doubt that Berlin is preparing for a military conflict with Moscow, the former Russian president, Dmitry Medvedev, warned on his Telegram channel on Sunday. Medvedev, who is currently deputy head of the Russian Security Council, was commenting on audio that surfaced earlier this week. The story was broken on Friday by RT Editor-in-Chief Margarita Simonyan, who said she had received the recording from Russian security officials. The 38-minute-long recording, reportedly from February 19, contained a conversation between four officers of the German…

Palestinian factions have called for an official global and popular movement on national, regional, and international levels during the month of Ramadan under the title of “Ramadan Flood”. In a statement released today, the factions announced that this movement is an act of resistance against the Israeli occupation, intended as a form of pressure on the latter to end its genocide against Gaza to thwart the occupation’s vile plans and support the Palestinian cause. They further stressed that this “International Flood” should reinforce boycotting in all its forms, from halting all supplies to the occupation, initiating strikes and protests in public squares,…

RIYADH: Saudi tourist destinations, The Red Sea and AMAALA, will soon offer online transaction options through a recent partnership with Amazon Payment Services. 

The Israeli attack on people waiting to receive humanitarian aid on Thursday morning, which killed 118 Palestinians and injured over 750 others, was orchestrated by Tel Aviv and involved local Palestinian entrepreneurs to show a genuine humanitarian aid delivery, media reports said on Sunday. Israeli officials, Palestinian businessmen, and Western diplomats have revealed that Tel Aviv has been engaged in planning at least four such aid convoys to northern Gaza over the last week, the New York Times reported. Speaking to the US daily, two Western diplomats said they were informed by Israeli officials about Israel’s motives behind such actions.…

Lawmakers of the US have taken a negative position towards South Africa since the genocide trial it initiated against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the latter’s top diplomat said on Sunday. “In terms of responses, unfortunately, there are some legislators in the United States of America that have taken a very negative position against my country,” South Africa’s International Relations and Cooperation Minister Naledi Pandor told Anadolu on the sidelines of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Türkiye. The US being the world’s largest economy, Pandor said its position is posing a danger to investment and employment in…

RIYADH: Emerging companies and innovative technologies are poised to receive an investment boost with the launch of Tali Ventures, a specialized firm founded by stc group. 

The Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2024 brought together prominent diplomats and officials on Saturday to discuss critical issues of global peace and the need for UN reform. Ugandan Foreign Minister Jeje Odongo emphasized Africa’s lack of representation in the UN Security Council, where 240 million people are represented by just two people, while the continent’s 1.4 billion populations have no representation at all. Slovenian State Secretary Marko Stucin echoed his sentiment, stressing the need for reform as the world changes while the UN remains stagnant. Challenges to global peace Panelists discussed the challenges to global peace, with Stucin highlighting the rise…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index slipped on Sunday, losing 75.66 points, or 0.60 percent, to close at 12,555.20.