Aramco’s stock traded at over $6 a share Sunday, down from a high of around $8 last year. It has dropped over the past year as oil prices have dipped, and in recent months.
BRUSSELS (AP) — Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp said Wednesday that the Netherlands is “drawing a line in the sand” over Israel’s actions in Gaza and is insisting on a review of a European Union pact governing trade ties with the country.Israeli strikes across Gaza killed at least 59 people on Wednesday, including women and children, hospital officials said, as Israel prepares to ramp up its campaign against Hamas in
With Israel blocking any form of aid — including– into Gaza for the past two months, aid groups have warned that Gaza’s civilian population is facing starvation.Veldkamp expressed concern that Israel’s blockade on food and aid entering Gaza continues, that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu wants to intensify the war and that some ministers have suggested that Israel should occupy the territory.
Speaking at a meeting of EU foreign ministers in Warsaw, Veldkamp said that the Netherlands is “drawing a line in the sand because the situation in the Gaza Strip is dismal, a catastrophic humanitarian situation.”Once a strong backer of Israel, the Netherlands has taken an increasingly tougher line in recent months.
“The chances for a new ceasefire have become very, very limited,” Veldkamp said. “In view of the humanitarian situation in the Gaza Strip and action of the Israeli authorities, which go against international humanitarian law, I believe that this signal has to be given.”
Ties between the EU and Israel — which are major trading partners — are governed by a so-calledThis image released by Lionsgate shows Barry Keoghan as Lee, left, and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye as Abel in a scene from “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” (Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate via AP)
This image released by Lionsgate shows Barry Keoghan as Lee, left, and Abel “The Weeknd” Tesfaye as Abel in a scene from “Hurry Up Tomorrow.” (Andrew Cooper/Lionsgate via AP)TESFAYE: Absolutely. I mean I was juggling a million things at the time, you know, and I was on tour, dealing with personal stuff as well. But that’s happened before. I was able to still rely on my super power. You know, I can go on stage and it’s this cathartic experience with the fans. I can shut my world off for an hour and a half, two hours and just lose myself in my performance. And when it got to a point where the lines were blurring, it was affecting my stage performance — people spend a lot of money to come to these shows. They save up for a year, and it got a point where, oh my God, I can’t give them what they want, my voice is failing me. And I knew at that moment, I needed to sit down and figure out what was going on up there. Because it wasn’t a physical injury.
TESFAYE: That kind of helped it.TESFAYE: It’s not even that. I mean, I’ve always been Abel. The Weeknd’s always been a performance. I’m gonna be super hyperbolic here a little bit, but it felt like I had nothing else to say. That’s what it kind of felt like to me. I was on stage and it’s like I’ve said everything I can say as this person, and now it’s time for me to take that next step. And this film was kind of like that guiding light for me.