Author: Steven Sahiounie

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Budapest’s decision and said that Sweden is now set to become the 32nd NATO ally. The Hungarian parliament on Monday voted to approve Sweden’s bid to join the NATOs alliance. The vote, which was broadcasted on the Parliament’s website, showed 188 deputies voting in favor, six against, and four abstentions. Last Friday, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban told reporters that he and Swedish counterpart Ulf Kristersson have “managed to clarify our mutual good intentions” after the two agreed on a deal that involved the purchase of four Swedish-made fighter jets. After Ankara ratified Sweden’s membership on…

The launch represents an important step in further strengthening economic relations between Dubai and the Hellenic Republic

This four-day event brings together ministers and senior officials worldwide to discuss international trade rules and regulations

The agreement sets legal structure of free economic zones that are created for supporting social and economic development of parties to the agreement

Meanwhile, “movement towards technical compatibility among central bank digital currencies holds the potential to reduce dependency on international payment infrastructure, establishing a novel trade and financial infrastructure,” the bank’s experts noted

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman received the chairman of Russia’s State Duma in Riyadh on Monday. During the reception, the crown prince and Vyacheslav Volodin discussed the friendly relations between the Kingdom and Russia. They also reviewed prospects for parliamentary cooperation and discussed issues of common interest. source: Arab News

Tamas Sulyok was nominated by the ruling coalition holding 135 out of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament Hungary’s parliament on Monday elected Tamas Sulyok, head of the Constitutional Court, as the country’s new president following the resignation of Katalin Novak, who stepped down amid a child abuse pardoning scandal. The presidential election took place on the first day of the parliament’s spring session. Sulyok, 67, was nominated by the ruling coalition holding 135 out of 199 seats in Hungary’s parliament. All the pro-government lawmakers voted in favor of Sulyok, thus ensuring his victory in the first round of voting. source:…

President Mahmoud Abbas has accepted the resignation of Prime Minister Muhammad Shtayyeh’s government and asked it to serve as caretaker until a new government is formed. Earlier today, the Palestinian Prime Minister, Mohammad Shtayyeh, submitted his government’s resignation to President Mahmoud Abbas. source: WAFA

Development and technical support are being carried out in Russia by corporate staff inside the country, Red Soft noted

MOSCOW, February 26. /TASS/. Aquatic bioresources catch in Russia gained 8.2% from the start if 2024 until February 19 in annual terms and totaled 745,900 metric tons, the Federal Agency for Fisheries said.