Author: Steven Sahiounie

Arab League Secretary-General Ahmed Aboul Gheit said the recent decision by some countries to suspend the funding they provide for the UN Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East was wrong from both a humanitarian and security standpoint, and a morally flawed position to take. He warned that ending the agency’s role would endanger the entire region and said it would be a dangerous move that suits the long-running ambitions of the Israeli right wing to dismantle UNRWA and persuade the international community to step back from its responsibility to help address the issue of Palestinian…

President Mahmoud Abbas received today US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken at the presidential headquarters in Ramallah, where they tackled the latest developments in the Palestinian arena and the ongoing efforts to stop the Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people. During the meeting, President Abbas stressed the necessity of immediately stopping the ongoing Israeli aggression against the Palestinian people, especially in the Gaza Strip, which is subjected to a war of genocide and unprecedented destruction by the Israeli war machine. The president affirmed the importance of accelerating the introduction of relief, medical and food supplies and providing water, electricity and…

RIYADH: Saudi family businesses, pivotal in driving the Kingdom’s economy with around 95 percent ownership, are set to secure additional funding and governance support through newly-inked agreements. 

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia has signed an agreement to export products developed using advanced hydroponic farming techniques to the Netherlands and wider Europe. 

The EU is unlikely to introduce a complete ban on imports of aluminum from Russia as part of its upcoming sanctions package marking two years since the beginning of Moscow’s military operation in Ukraine, Politico reported on Monday, citing diplomats.

Germany’s inability to generate economic growth is making the country poorer, Finance Minister Christian Lindner said on Monday while speaking at a Bloomberg event in Frankfurt.

The US fast-food giants have faced boycotts in Muslim countries over perceived support for Israel

Britain has bought over $700 million worth of petroleum products derived from sanctioned oil since 2022, a report has found

Maritime exports or Russian crude oil saw a strong recovery in the week to February 4 after two weeks of disruptions, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, adding that the flows from the country’s major ports were record-equaling.

Russia’s Finance Ministry has announced the volume of the first purchases of foreign currency under the country’s budget rule after a hiatus since last August, according to a press release on Monday.