Author: Steven Sahiounie

Growth in the EU’s powerhouse has gotten off to a slow start this year due to persistent economic headwinds, analysts believe

Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte emphasizes in a meeting with Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu the need to reduce the number of civilian casualties in Gaza. Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte urged on Monday the Israeli occupation government not to launch a ground invasion into the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on the border with Egypt. Rutte visited occupied al-Quds, where he met with Israeli occupation Benjamin Netanyahu. He also held talks with his Palestinian counterpart Mohammad Shtayyeh. “We are extremely concerned about Israel’s announcement of a large-scale offensive on Rafah. We think this could lead to a humanitarian…

King Abdullah II of Jordan met with US President Joe Biden at the White House on Monday and stressed that the war on Gaza is “one of the most devastating wars in recent history”, noting that “we cannot stand by and let this continue,” according to the Jordan News Agency (Petra).In joint remarks to the press following a meeting with President Biden, King Abdullah II said, “We need a lasting ceasefire now. This war must end.”He added that nearly 100,000 people have been killed, injured, or are missing the vast majority are women and children, warning that an Israeli attack on Rafah…

According to the Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade, truck sales in Russia surged by 74% to 140,200 in 2023

MOSCOW, February 12. /TASS/. Container shipments over the Russian Railways network increased by 8.7% in January 2024 against last January to 621,100 TEU [20 ft container equivalent – TASS], the Russian railroad operator said on its official Telegram channel.

The Minister of Natural Resources of Guinea-Bissau Malam Sambu is currently in Moscow on a working visit

The cargo turnover fell by 7.1% year on year to 24 mln metric tons in ports of the Azov-Black Sea Basin and by 9.1% to 16.9 mln metric tons in seaports of the Far Eastern Basin

“We believe topping up the volume to be a timely measure,” executive board chairman of the Russian Grain Union Eduard Zernin said

On November 30, 2023, several OPEC+ countries made a decision to voluntarily cut oil production by an additional 2.2 mln barrels daily in the first quarter of 2024

“In addition, CSDs shall be prohibited from disposing of the ensuing net profits,” the document reads BRUSSELS, February 12. /TASS/. The EU Council has approved a decision and a resolution providing for a legal basis to use revenues from frozen Russian assets to support Ukraine in the future, the Council said in its statement. “The Council today adopted a decision and a regulation clarifying the obligations of Central Securities Depositaries (CSD) holding assets and reserves of the Central Bank of Russia (CBR) that are immobilized as consequence of EU’s restrictive measures,” the Council said. “The Council decided in particular that…