Author: Steven Sahiounie

Tunis: Saudi Minister of Industry and Mineral Resources Bandar Ibrahim Alkhorayef signed seven memoranda of understanding today with Tunisian Interim Minister of Economy and Planning Sihem Boughdiri Nemsia on the sidelines of the 11th session of the Saudi-Tunisian Joint Committee, held in Tunis.

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Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal has sent a letter to an international group coordinating funds, to request an emergency meeting with Western donors, as Kiev confronts “exceptionally high uncertainty” over its budget, Bloomberg reported on Thursday.

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Antonio Guterres urges all parties to exercise ‘maximum restraint’ and take urgent steps to de-escalate tensions in region, his spokesman says UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is “gravely concerned” about the spillover of the Gaza conflict, and urges all parties to exercise “maximum restraint” for regional peace, his spokesman said on Friday. “As the hostilities between Israel and Hamas and other groups in Gaza intensify, the Secretary-General remains gravely concerned about the further spillover of this conflict, which could have devastating consequences for the entire region,” Stephane Dujarric said in a statement. The longer the conflict in Gaza continues, the greater…

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The US has faced reluctance from some allies over the coalition, which is aimed at protecting commercial shipping in the Red Sea amid threats from the Yemen-based Houthis. It has said 20 countries have joined the coalition, but has only named 12. Denmark is home to Maersk, one of the world’s largest commercial shipping companies. Source: AlJazeera

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