oil
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
Middle East
October 29, 2018
Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south
REMADA, Tunisia (Reuters) – Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern…
Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Trump faces complaints that new Iran sanctions are too weak
WASHINGTON (AP) — A battle is brewing between the Trump administration and some of the president’s biggest supporters in Congress…
Rouhani reshuffles economic team, says U.S. isolated against Iran
Middle East
October 28, 2018
Rouhani reshuffles economic team, says U.S. isolated against Iran
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a government economic reshuffle on Saturday, days before new U.S. sanctions on Tehran’s oil…
Saudi, Russian oil output unable to compensate for Iranian crude: Zanganeh
Business
October 22, 2018
Saudi, Russian oil output unable to compensate for Iranian crude: Zanganeh
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian oil output cannot be replaced by other oil producing countries if Tehran is hit by…
Saudi Arabia has ‘no intention’ of 1973 oil embargo replay: TASS
Middle East
October 22, 2018
Saudi Arabia has ‘no intention’ of 1973 oil embargo replay: TASS
LONDON (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia has no intention of unleashing a 1973-style oil embargo on Western consumers and will isolate…
Malaysia’s Petronas buys 10 percent stake in Oman’s Al Khazzan field
Middle East
October 21, 2018
Malaysia’s Petronas buys 10 percent stake in Oman’s Al Khazzan field
KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) – Malaysia’s Petroliam Nasional Berhad (Petronas) said on Sunday its subsidiary would buy a 10 percent stake…
Exxon Mobil bets big on China LNG, sidesteps trade war
Business
October 18, 2018
Exxon Mobil bets big on China LNG, sidesteps trade war
HOUSTON/SINGAPORE (Reuters) – In the middle of a Sino-U.S. trade war, the world’s largest publicly traded oil and gas company…
Iran calls U.S. efforts to cut its oil exports to zero ‘political bluff’
Middle East
October 17, 2018
Iran calls U.S. efforts to cut its oil exports to zero ‘political bluff’
GENEVA (Reuters) – Statements by the United States that it would reduce Iran’s oil exports to zero are a “political…
Is Saudi Arabia the next big heritage tourism destination?
Travel
October 14, 2018
Is Saudi Arabia the next big heritage tourism destination?
(CNN) ̶ Leaning out of a helicopter’s open door, 500 feet above the ground, David Kennedy is treated to bird’s…
Egypt’s government considers solutions, adopting with economic crises
Economy
October 14, 2018
Egypt’s government considers solutions, adopting with economic crises
Egypt’s Deputy Minister of Planning for Planning Affairs Ahmed Kamali said on Saturday that the government would form a committee…