Author: Steven Sahiounie

British Foreign Secretary David Cameron will travel to Oman on Tuesday where he is expected to call for stability over ongoing Houthi attacks in the Red Sea and de-escalating of tensions in the Middle East, the foreign office said on Tuesday.Cameron, on his fourth visit to the Middle East, will travel to Oman to meet his counterpart Badr Albusaidi to discuss how to diminish tensions across the region.The Houthi attacks on international shipping lines in the Red Sea will be a major focus of his discussions, the foreign office said in a statement.Cameron will reiterate Britain’s commitment to getting aid…

China says it looks forward to the effective implementation of the ruling issued by the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to make Israel end genocidal acts in the besieged Gaza Strip. On Friday, the UN court in The Hague issued six orders in relation to the Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian territory. It stopped short of calling for a full ceasefire, however. “The ruling , made by the majority of the judges, responds to the widespread concern of the international community to protect civilians, de-escalate the tense situation in Gaza, and ease the humanitarian crisis,” said Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman…

Israeli forces have carried out new raids into several areas of the occupied West Bank, killing at least five Palestinians. Two Palestinians were killed in a town south of al-Khalil on Monday. The Palestinian Health Ministry said Moataz Mahmoud Atbeish, 30, was killed during confrontations with Israeli forces in Dura. Muhannad Ismail al-Fasfous, 18, succumbed to wounds sustained from Israeli gunfire in the same town. The regime also carried out a separate raid into Jenin, killing another Palestinian. Palestinian media said Thaer Naeem Hamo, 21, was shot in the abdomen by Israeli soldiers. He was taken to Hadaf Medical Center,…

The Iranian Foreign Ministry dismissed the “baseless” allegation of Iran’s connection with an attack on US troops in Jordan, reiterating that the regional resistance forces do not take orders from Iran. In a statement released on Monday, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Nasser Kanaani reacted to reports on a deadly strike against US forces in northeastern Jordan near the Syrian border. Since the outset of the Gaza crisis, Iran had repeatedly warned against the spread of clashes in the region as a result of the relentless Israeli strikes against the Palestinian people and the US’ unwavering supports for the genocide of Palestinians…

King Abdullah II bin Al-Hussein of Jordan and Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi reiterated on Monday that reaching a just and comprehensive solution to the Palestinian cause was the only way to restore security and peace in the region. The two leaders explored the situation during a phone call when they discussed efforts to renew calm in the Gaza Strip and ensure access to urgently needed humanitarian aid. They also warned against the gravity of persistent military escalation. Egypt has condemned — in the strongest terms — Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Jordanian site near the border with Syria. Three…

Egypt’s Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry has stressed the importance of international parties fulfilling their obligations to implement a UN resolution calling for more humanitarian aid for Gaza. He was speaking during a telephone call with Sigrid Kaag, the UN’s senior humanitarian and reconstruction coordinator for Gaza. According to Foreign Ministry spokesperson Ahmed Abu Zaid, Shoukry and Kaag exchanged views on how best to implement the mechanism established by UN Security Council Resolution 2720. They agreed on the importance of increasing aid to Gaza in a timely and effective manner and stressed the need to provide financial and political support to…

ROME: Saudi Energy Minister Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman on Monday stressed the need for joint efforts to ensure the stability of the oil market saying it is “not the responsibility of Saudi Arabia alone.”

The Arab world topped the list of receivers of Egyptian food exports from January to December

The Qatari index slumped 1.9%, extending its three-session losing streak, with almost all stocks in negative territory

RIYADH: Saudi Arabia’s sukuk and bond issuances rose 2.8 percent year on year in value by the end of the final quarter of 2023, reaching about SR758.8 billion ($202.34 billion), data issued by the Saudi Exchange showed.