OPEC+ sticks to oil output plan after Trump’s price demand
In a bid to boost prices, the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) headed by Saudi Arabia and Russian-led allies...Business Energy Geostrategy
Trump pledges historic tax cuts, investment growth, oil price action, and Ukraine peace effort at Davos 2025
The newly inaugurated president remarked that he would “like to meet with President Putin soon” and “get the war ended,”...Geostrategy
Kuwait appoints Nasser Al-Hein as permanent envoy to UN
Nasser Al-Hein has enjoyed a prolific diplomatic career, having represented his country in a slew of international events over the...Al-Hein submitted his credentials to Tatiana Valovaya, head of the UN Office in Geneva
The UN official while accepting the Kuwaiti diplomat's credentials praised the country's humanitarian devotion and its ties with the UN
Russian President pitches ‘combat-tested’ weapons to allies
While the Ukraine war rages on, Russian President Vladimir Putin has pitched weapons to allies around the world, lauding them...The President boasted weapons are valued by military professionals for their "reliability, quality and most importantly -- high efficiency"
According to the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SPIRI), Russia is the second largest arms exporter in the world after the United States
Bahrain, Saudi to cooperate in job localization, labor market regulation
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have discussed ways to enhance technical cooperation in the areas of job localization programs and labor...They reviewed their plans in the field of training citizens and applied professional standards.
Saudi minister praises Bahrain’s position and leadership in regulating the labor market, noting its experience in enhancing social protection for workers through the unemployment.
Iran to deliver ‘final’ nuclear talks proposal Monday: Foreign Minister
The American side has verbally accepted the two demands from Iran, said Hossein Amir-Abdollahian. "If our opinion is accepted, we...Iran may accept a final compromise worked out in Vienna to save the landmark 2015 deal, which is aimed to curb its nuclear programme in return for sanctions relief.
The deal has been moribund since the 2018 withdrawal of the United States under then president Donald Trump.
Former Israeli army chief joins new party to contest poll
Recent media reports had said that Eisenkot, chief of staff from 2015 to 2019, was being courted by political parties...The election, set for November 1 after parliament was dissolved on June 30, will be the country's fifth in less than four years
Lawmaker Matan Kahana, of former premier Naftali Bennett's right-wing Yamina party, has also joined hands with Benny Gantz
Iran denies hand in attack, blames Rushdie for insulting Islam
Three days after the assault on Salman Rushdie, Iran has denied any link with the attacker who stabbed British writer...Hadi Matar, the suspected assailant from New Jersey, was wrestled to the ground by staff and other audience members before being taken into police custody
Salman Rushdie had spent years under police protection after Iranian leaders called for Rushdie's killing over his portrayal of Islam and the Prophet Mohammed in the novel
Iran says Kuwait to send first envoy since 2016
Kuwait recalled its ambassador and the United Arab Emirates downgraded relations with Iran after Saudi Arabia that year cut ties...Badr Abdullah al-Munikh, Kuwait's new ambassador, has presented his letter of credence to Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian
Saudi Arabia and Iran have had no diplomatic relations for six years, but have held talks, hosted by Iraq, since April last year in a bid to mend ties
Egypt mourns 41 killed in Cairo church fire
Witnesses to the fire Sunday morning described people rushing into the multi-storey house of worship to save those trapped, but...President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi directed the Armed Forces Engineering Authority to "take over the reconstruction and renovation" of the church
A statement from the office of UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres offered his "deepest condolences" to the families of the victims
Sanction partners: Iran’s top automaker eyes Russian market
Russia has come under increasingly tough sanctions since its February invasion of Ukraine, while Iran has faced stringent sanctions reimposed...The two countries have responded to the sanctions by boosting cooperation in key areas to help prop up their economies.
"We are going to pay special attention to the Russian market, and we are also thinking of partnering with Russian investors," said Iran Khodro CEO Mehdi Khatibi.
UAE authorities urge caution on roads as dust storms return
Large parts of the United Arab Emirates were hit by dust and sandstorms on Sunday as authorities urged caution on...Homes and landmarks in major cities were caked in a fine layer of brown dirt and visibility plunged in the latest adverse weather following a series of such storms in Middle East.
Forecasts of rainstorms this week, unusual in high summer in the desert state, follow the deaths of seven Asian migrants in flash flooding last month.
