McDonald’s earnings fell short of expectations as its inflation-weary menu prices and boycotts at its Middle Eastern franchises hurt profits. McDonald’s reported first-quarter net income of $
Shafaqna English- French Foreign Minister Stephane Sejourne, and USA Secretary of State Antony Blinken are in Saudi Arabia on a diplomatic push to ease the war between Israel and Hamas, Reuters reported. Sejourne was expected to hold talks in Riyadh with ministers of Arab and other Western countries as well
Oil prices could rise to $102 per barrel if a major conflict in the Middle East breaks out involving one or more oil producers, according to the World Bank.
Increase in cost of crude could drive inflation up and force central banks to keep interest rates high• Business live – latest updatesA serious escalation of tensions in the Middle East would push the price of oil above $100 (£80) a barrel and reverse the recent downward trend in global inflation, the World Bank has said.The Washington-based institution said the recent fall in commodity prices had been levelling off even before the recent missile strikes by Iran and Israel – making interest rate...
Israel PM’s comments follow reports that the US was planning measures against an IDF battalionAt least 34,097 Palestinian people have been killed and 76,980 injured in Israeli strikes on Gaza since 7 October, the Gaza health ministry said in a statement on Sunday.An estimated 48 Palestinians were killed and 79 others injured in the past 24 hours, the ministry added. Continue reading
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Shafaqna English- Following the Regina Coeli in Saint Peter’s Square on the Fourth Sunday of Easter, Pope Francis urged dialogue over conflict in the Middle East. Pope Francis once again expressed his hope that dialogue, negotiation, and diplomacy might prevail in the Middle East. He urged against succumbing to “the
“It is not we, the West, who should fear a clash with Putin, but the other way around,” Foreign Minister Radosław Sikorski said.
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel earlier this week, speaking loudly and waving a small stick. While Blinken ostensibly represents America's national interests abroad, his job in Israel is all about Presidentish Joe Biden's reelection bid — and how Israeli's defensive military actions in the Gaza Strip are complicating things for Biden at home.
He’s a funny little chap: a sharp dresser with a sleek grey jacket, a white waistcoat, red shorts, and a small grey crest for a hat. With his shiny black eyes and stubby black beak, he’s quite the looker. Like the chihuahua of the bird world, the tufted titmouse has no idea he’s tiny. He swaggers right More
Israeli Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan addressed the UN General Assembly today (Wednesday) at a meeting on the American veto of the Palestinian Authority's bid for full member-state status, and accused the UN of being the "main impediment to peace" in the Middle East. Erdan began by noting the end of the Passover holiday this week. "On Passover, Jewish people around the globe gather together at the Seder – our special holiday meal – to tell the story of our liberation," he said. ...