Author: Steven Sahiounie

The president said it was important to get across to the Russian and foreign viewers how much significance Russia attaches to “everything that happens in the Ukrainian direction” The situation around Ukraine is a matter of life and death for Russia, while the West doesn’t care as much, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in comments on his interview with US journalist Tucker Carlson. Putin made the comments in an interview with All-Russia State Television and Radio Broadcasting Company journalist Pavel Zarubin. The president said it was important to get across to the Russian and foreign viewers how much significance Russia…

Jordan’s Royal Hashemite Court announced on Sunday the passing of Saudi businessman Khalid bin Musaed bin Saif bin Abdulaziz Al-Saif, the father of Princess Rajwa Al-Hussein. The RHC also initiated three days of mourning following directives from King Abdullah II. It expressed its deepest sympathies and condolences to the king, Queen Rania, Crown Prince Hussein bin Abdullah, Princess Rajwa and the Al-Saif family. Crown Prince Hussein and Princess Rajwa were married in June last year at Zahran Palace in Amman. The crown prince posted a picture on Instagram honoring the late Al-Saif, with the caption: “With profound sadness and sorrow,…

Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu has accused Brazilian President Lula of trivialising the Holocaust and causing offence to the Jewish people by likening Israel’s war on Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War II. “What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people has no parallel in other historical moments. In fact, it did exist when Hitler decided to kill the Jews,” Lula told reporters during the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa. “This is about trivialising the Holocaust and trying to harm the Jewish people and Israel’s right to defend itself. Comparing Israel to the Nazi Holocaust and…

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan met the Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Karim Khan on the sidelines of the Munich Security Conference in Germany, according to diplomatic sources. Khan briefed Fidan on the ongoing actions of Israel in Gaza. He told Fidan that authorities have investigated the alleged crimes committed by Israel and held interviews with victims. Highlighting the significance of the year 2024 for the course of the case, Khan emphasized that despite calls from the international community, Israel had not changed its methods in Gaza. Khan underlined that the ICC is obligated to hold those…

Hamas has welcomed the statement issued by the 37th African Union (AU) Summit held in Ethiopia’s capital Addis Ababa. The Palestinian group said the statement called “for an end to the aggression against our people, the policy of collective punishment, the crime of genocide, the lifting of the siege, and compliance with the decisions of the International Court of Justice regarding the Gaza Strip”. “We hope it will translate into practical steps from all friendly African countries, in a way that contributes to stopping the aggression and war of extermination against our Palestinian people in the Gaza Strip,” Hamas said…

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Sunday accused Israel of committing “genocide” against Palestinian civilians in the Gaza Strip and compared its actions to Adolf Hitler’s regime during World War II. “What’s happening in the Gaza Strip isn’t a war, it’s a genocide,” Lula told reporters in Addis Ababa where he was attending an African Union summit. “It’s not a war of soldiers against soldiers. It’s a war between a highly prepared army and women and children,” added the Brazilian President. “What’s happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people hasn’t happened at any other moment in history.…

Algeria requested the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to vote on a draft resolution that demands an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, a move the United States – a council veto power – has pledged to veto. According to diplomatic sources quoted by media, the 15-member body is likely to vote on Tuesday on the resolution sought by Algeria demanding an “immediate” truce in Gaza. Algeria put forward an initial draft resolution more than two weeks ago. The draft resolution rejects “the forced displacement of the Palestinian civilian population” and demands “all parties to comply with international law” and calls for full,…

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index rose on Sunday, gaining 17.41 points, or 0.14 percent, to close at 12,502.00. 

RIYADH: The average speed for internet connectivity at the Red Sea destination is 86 percent faster than the top-ranked city globally for December 2023, a recent report has confirmed. 

RIYADH: Public schools in Turkiye are set to benefit from a $55 million development loan agreement secured by the Saudi Fund for Development.