Trade
Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says
Middle East
March 23, 2021
Deepen trade with Turkey but ready sanctions, EU report says
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union should start negotiations on deeper trade ties with Turkey but be ready to impose…
UN report documents mass violations of Libya arms embargo
Middle East
March 19, 2021
UN report documents mass violations of Libya arms embargo
CAIRO (AP) — A UN report has sketched a grim picture of conflict-wrecked Libya, accusing several foreign governments of turning…
Port operator DP World sees 2020 profits drop 29% amid virus
Middle East
March 18, 2021
Port operator DP World sees 2020 profits drop 29% amid virus
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Dubai-based port operator DP World announced Thursday its profits slid 29 percent in 2020…
Exclusive: India readies Saudi oil import cut as stand-off escalates – sources
Middle East
March 17, 2021
Exclusive: India readies Saudi oil import cut as stand-off escalates – sources
NEW DELHI (Reuters) – Indian state refiners are planning to cut oil imports from Saudi Arabia by about a quarter…
Analysis: Iran slips record volume of oil into China, reaches out to Asian clients for trade resumption
Middle East
March 8, 2021
Analysis: Iran slips record volume of oil into China, reaches out to Asian clients for trade resumption
(Reuters) – Iran has quietly moved record amounts of crude oil to top client China in recent months, while India’s…
Northern Ireland loyalists pull support for Good Friday peace deal
World
March 4, 2021
Northern Ireland loyalists pull support for Good Friday peace deal
Loyalist paramilitary organizations in Northern Ireland were on Thursday reported to have told London they are temporarily withdrawing support for the 1998…
Obituary: Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who brought the West to its knees
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Obituary: Yamani, the Saudi oil minister who brought the West to its knees
DUBAI (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia’s Sheikh Zaki Yamani, the embodiment of the ascent of Arab petroleum power and the face…
Mob storms south Iran governor office after border violence
Middle East
February 24, 2021
Mob storms south Iran governor office after border violence
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — An angry mob stormed a district governor’s office in southeastern Iran on Tuesday, footage…
China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
World
February 22, 2021
China urges US to lift trade restrictions, stop interference
BEIJING (AP) — China’s top diplomat called Monday for new US President Joe Biden’s administration to lift restrictions on trade…
Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
Middle East
February 19, 2021
Turkey hires US lobbying firm to return to F-35 jet program
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey has hired a Washington-based law firm to lobby for its readmission to the US F-35 fighter…