Author: Steven Sahiounie

UK Foreign Secretary David Cameron is meeting Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Mikati in Beirut to discuss defusing tensions on the Lebanon-Israel border, which is seeing daily exchanges of fire. UK Foreign Secretary and Mikati discussed “ways to restore calm in southern Lebanon as well as the political and diplomatic solution that is needed”, the prime minister’s office said. Mikati discussed with Cameron “ways to implement UN Resolution 1701”, his office said. The UN Security Council passed the resolution to end the 2006 Israel-Hezbollah War. It called for Israel’s withdrawal from Lebanon and the disarmament of armed groups, including Hezbollah. “Lebanon…

The foreign ministers of Iran and Saudi Arabia weighed plans for closer cooperation between the two Muslim states and discussed the pressing regional issues, including the Israeli atrocities against Palestine and the developments in the Red Sea. In a telephone conversation on Wednesday evening, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian and his Saudi counterpart Faisal bin Farhan talked about a range of issues on which Tehran and Riyadh can cooperate as well as the latest regional developments. The two diplomats discussed the resumption of the Umrah (minor Hajj) flights and a visit by a Saudi technical delegation to Iran. Amirabdollahian underlined…

The UN Secretary-General, António Guterres, stressed his strong commitment to continue working to meet humanitarian needs and implement early recovery projects in Syria, attaching great importance to cooperation between the UN and Syria, especially in light of the challenges that the world is witnessing today. During a Ceremony of Presentation of the Letters of Credence, Ambassador Qusay Al-Dahhak presented his credentials to the Secretary-General as Syria’s permanent representative to the UN, which took place at the headquarters of the international organization in New York. Guterres voiced his aspiration for the return of security and stability to Syria and the well-being…

Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator John Kirby, the White House national security spokesperson, said “We are not looking for a war with Iran.” He added, “What we want is a stable, secure, prosperous Middle East, and we want these attacks to stop.” Kirby was referring to the January 28 drone attack on Tower 22, killing three US troops and wounding at least 34 at their living quarters in a secretive outpost on the Jordan-Syria border near Iraq. Kirby forgets the White House policy on the Middle East promotes chaos and death. The 350 US Army and Air Force troops…

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RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s Tadawul All Share Index dipped on Tuesday, losing 266.84 points, or 2.18 percent, to close at 11,985.97. 

RIYADH: New mining companies helped drive a 12.1 percent annual increase in commercial registrations in Madinah in the fourth quarter of 2023, according to official data.