Author: Steven Sahiounie

The funding will be provided over 27.75 years by a consortium of local, regional, and international banks

The Duqm refinery in Oman is the region’s first cross-border refinery investment

State-backed firm seeks to become a major upstream player

The agreements also covered the implementation of projects for future cities, housing and urban planning

The report indicates that salary increases will vary based on industry, worker performance, and company budgets

Trade in non-oil goods rose 12.6% from the previous year, while exports of goods and services surpassed 1 trillion dirhams to set a new record

The African Union holds a summit in Addis Ababa, condemning the Israeli aggression on Gaza, describing it as the most “blatant aggression.” During an African Union summit in Addis Ababa, leaders condemned the Israeli aggression on Gaza and urged for a ceasefire. Moussa Faki, the chair of the African Union Commission, described the Israeli aggression as the “most blatant” violation of international humanitarian law. He also accused “Israel” of “exterminating” Gaza’s inhabitants. Faki spoke alongside Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Shtayyeh, who also spoke at the summit. “Rest assured we strongly condemn these attacks that are unprecedented in the history of…

Jordanian and Emirati officials on Sunday repeated calls for an end to the Gaza war and the creation of an independent Palestinian state, Jordan News Agency (Petra) reported. Ahmed Safadi, the speaker of the House of Representatives, the lower house of the Jordanian parliament, met Saqr Ghobash, speaker of the UAE Federal National Council. During the meeting, the two officials praised the longstanding relationship between Jordan and the UAE — a legacy of the late King Hussein bin Talal of Jordan and Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al-Nahyan of the UAE. They also highlighted the importance of Hashemite custodianship over sacred…

Prime Minister Mohammed Shtayyeh discussed today with the Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide international efforts to immediately stop the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip and the West Bank. During a meeting at the headquarters of the Munich Security Conference, Shtayyeh warned that any Israeli invasion into Rafah would have catastrophic consequences after most of the Strip’s population were trapped there as a result of the ongoing attacks and massacres aimed at pushing them out of the area. He called for a stronger international stance to prevent such an invasion. He said that the priority…

Keir Starmer has said that there should be a lasting ceasefire between Israel and Hamas ahead of an expected parliamentary debate on the issue. With the Labour Party well ahead in the polls before an election later this year, Starmer is keen to present a united front to voters, but Israel’s war on Gaza has tested that unity. Nearly a third of his lawmakers defied him last year to back calls for an immediate ceasefire, and the party had to withdraw support for a candidate over his comments about Israel earlier this month. Addressing the Scottish Labour conference, Starmer said: “What we all want…