Author: Steven Sahiounie

Two people were killed today in an Israeli bombing that targeted a house in the town of al-Mughraqa, in the central Gaza Strip. Dozens were also killed and wounded in Israeli strikes on homes in Deir al-Balah in the central Gaza Strip and al-Yarmouk area in Gaza City in the north of the Gaza Strip. The Israeli occupation forces resumed their aggression against the Gaza Strip yesterday after the temporary humanitarian truce ended on Friday morning, which led to the killing of more than 190 people, most of them women and children. Since the start of the Israeli aggression on…

Israeli occupation forces seal off the home of Palestinian brothers martyrs Murad and Ibrahim Nimr, in Sur Baher in preparation for its demolition. Sources confirmed to Al Mayadeen that Israeli occupation forces carried out extensive raids early Saturday in various areas of the occupied West Bank. The sources reported that Israeli occupation forces raided the city of Yatta, south of al-Khalil, from both the northern and southern entrances. Additionally, occupation forces raided the town of Sur Baher south of occupied al-Quds, as well as the towns of Beita and Einabus south of Nablus. Witnesses mentioned that Israeli forces sealed off the home…

The newspaper says the supply of US weapons to ‘Israel” is ongoing despite repeated massacres and Washington’s claims that it is calling on Israelis to “minimize civilian casualties.” The United States supplied “Israel” with bunker buster bombs with almost one-tonne of explosive warheads that were used to commit at least one known large massacre in Jabalia last month, The Wall Street Journal said in a report on Friday citing US officials. This notable increase in arms provision, consisting of about 15,000 bombs and 57,000 artillery shells, commenced following the October 7 Operation Al-Aqsa Flood, and has been ongoing since, the newspaper pointed out. Among…

The UAE on Thursday (November 30) announced the retail fuel prices for the month of December Fuel Prices Monitoring Committee reduced gasoline prices by between 7 and 8 fils for gasoline per litre, compared to the rates of November 2023 The UAE on Thursday (November 30) announced the retail fuel prices for the month of December. The approved fuel prices by the Ministry of Energy are determined every month, according to the average global price of oil, whether up or down, after adding the operating costs of distribution companies. The Fuel Prices Monitoring Committee reduced gasoline prices for December by…

The Government Media Office in Gaza denies reports about the closure of the Rafah border crossing following the end of the temporary truce. The Government Media Office in Gaza has refuted circulating reports about the closure of the Rafah border crossing following the end of the temporary truce and the resumption of the Israeli aggression on the Strip, affirming that the crossing is operating normally this Saturday. The government’s denial follows outlets claiming a “complete closure of the [border] crossing, its evacuation from both sides, and the withdrawal of trucks present on the Egyptian side.” Rafah has served as the sole entry…

The loan will enable CIB to meet its clients’ demand for foreign currency across several sectors The Commercial International Bank (CIB) has borrowed $148 million from the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and bolster African trade, AfDB stated on November 30th. The loan comprises $10 million line of credit with a tenor of 10 years, $90 million subordinated loan with a tenor of 10 years, $32 million trade finance line of credit with a tenor of 3.5 years, and $16 million trade finance line of credit from the Africa Growing Together Fund (AGTF) with…

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs and Emergency Relief Coordinator Martin Griffiths said with the renewed in the fighting, the people in Gaza have nowhere safe to go and very little to survive on. While the past week offered us a glimpse of what can happen when the guns fall silent, the situation in Khan Younis today is a shocking reminder of what happens when they don’t, he said. “Over the past seven days, hostages were released, families were reunited and more patients received some medical care,” he said in a statement. “The volume of aid into and across Gaza…

The recruitment programme dedicated to university graduates would make it possible to reach 6,800 integration contracts Tunisia – Chief of Staff to the Minister of Employment and Vocational Training, Abdelkader Jamali, Thursday, said that that the ministry aims to create 132,000 jobs in 2024. Answering questions from MPs on the draft budget of the Employment and Vocational Training Ministry for the financial year 2024, he added that the department seeks to decrease unemployment rates thanks to active employment programmes by creating 104,000 job opportunities through the implementation of the Initiation Programme to Professional Life. He underscored that the ministry seeks to…

Israeli broadcaster says US, Arab countries reject any plan to reduce space of Palestinian territories in Gaza Sources said Friday that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu informed US Secretary of State Antony Blinken that Israel will establish a buffer zone inside Gaza. Israeli public broadcaster, KAN, quoted an Israeli official without identifying him, who said Netanyahu told Blinken that the Israeli army will establish a “buffer zero deep inside Gaza.” KAN said Netanyahu told Blinken Israel will keep security control over Gaza in the post-war period, and the issue enjoys consensus among members of Israel’s War Cabinet. The broadcaster, however,…

The carbon credit market needs to be regulated and standardised, said a panel of experts   The Global South should not be penalised by the North while trying to mitigate carbon emissions, but should rather receive acknowledgement for the work they are doing to improve in the area, Mohamed Farid Saleh, Executive Chairman of the Financial Regulatory Authority of Egypt and Vice Chairman of International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO) said on Friday at an event on the sidelines of the COP28 in Dubai. He said like the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), a climate measure that’s being implemented…