From the White House’s announcement of the details of the Saudi Arabia purchase of 121 Boeing aircraft, Russia’s response to the International Criminal Court’s intention to open investigations into war crimes in Ukraine, and a Russian fighter shooting down an American drone after intercepting it over the Black Sea, passing through a record low level of the Lebanese pound, to the demands of human rights groups. By compensating the workers affected by the Qatar World Cup… Here is a daily summary from CNN in Arabic with the headlines of some of the most prominent stories from the Middle East and the world.
The White House announces the completion of the Saudi Arabia purchase of 121 Boeing aircraft, worth $37 billion
The White House announced on Tuesday that Boeing has closed two deals with Saudi Arabia to manufacture up to 121 Boeing 787 Dreamliners.
The Kremlin comments on the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court and the extension of the grain agreement
Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday that the Russian government does not recognize the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court in The Hague, the Russian news agency Tass reported.
A Russian fighter shoots down an American drone after intercepting it over the Black Sea
A US official familiar with the matter said that a Russian fighter jet caused the downing of a US Air Force plane over the Black Sea, on Tuesday, after it damaged the propeller of an MQ-9 Reaper drone.
The Lebanese pound is dropping to a new record low since the financial crisis
Lebanon’s national currency, the Lebanese pound, hit a record low on Tuesday, trading at 100,000 pounds to the US dollar on the black market, the parallel market used for almost all transactions in the country.
A petition with a million signatures.. Human rights groups are calling for compensation for workers affected by the World Cup in Qatar
Amnesty International and the advocacy group Avaaz have written to FIFA, the world governing body, to demand compensation for migrant workers at the World Cup in Qatar, according to an open letter published Monday.
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