ISTANBUL (AA) – China on Wednesday said the US exhibited “bandit behavior” by what Beijing called “stealing” oil from Syria. According to the Chinese daily Global Times, China’s Foreign Ministry spokesman Wang Wenbin was responding to reports about Washington transferring “stolen oil” to northern Iraq from “occupied Syrian oilfields.” “Bandit ...
BRUSSELS (AA) – EU ambassadors approved on Wednesday new sanctions on Moscow, including a ban on gold imports and an asset freeze for Sberbank. “(EU) Ambassadors approved the next sanctions package in response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine,” the Czech government, which holds the current six-month rotating presidency of the...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli leaders on Tuesday threatened to unleash a military response against Lebanon, one day after Tel Aviv shot down a Hezbollah drone amid tension over a maritime border dispute. “Israel is prepared and ready to act against any threat,” Prime Minister Yair Lapid said during a tour of Israel’s border with Lebanon. […]...
ALGIERS, Algeria (AA) – Algeria’s state-owned oil company Sonatrach on Tuesday signed a contract with French, US and Italian oil giants to invest $4 billion to produce 1 billion of oil equivalent barrels. The contract was signed by France’s TotalEnergies, US oil giant Occidental Petroleum and Italy’s Eni. In a statement, Sonatrach said the con...
TUNIS, Tunisia (AA) – Tunisian authorities on Tuesday questioned Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi on accusations of money-laundering. Ghannouchi appeared before an anti-terrorism judge to answer questions regarding suspicious financial transactions within the “Namaa Tounes” charity. Dozens of Ennahda supporters rallied outside the courthouse i...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanese security forces raided the central bank in the capital Beirut on Tuesday in search of its governor Riad Salameh. Security forces also searched Salameh’s home north of Beirut but could not find him. The raid came upon a judicial order issued against the governor as part of investigation into accusations […...
ANKARA (AA) – Russia, amid sanctions on the country, will not give up its development and will not return to decades ago as the “ill-wishers” predict, President Vladimir Putin has said. Chairing the meeting of the Council for Strategic Development and National Projects via a video link, Putin also vowed to beat the “col...
PARIS (AA) – France signed a strategic energy cooperation agreement Monday with the United Arab Emirates to secure fuel and gas supplies as it moves to attain energy independence from Russia. Paris sealed the crucial energy deal on the first overseas state visit of UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, who arrived in [&hellip...
Jeddah, Saudi Arabia – (AFP): Saudi Arabia’s decision to lift restrictions on airlines using its airspace is not a sign of any push towards future ties with Israel, the kingdom’s foreign minister said Saturday. “This has nothing to do with diplomatic ties with Israel,” Prince Faisal bin Farhan told a news conferen...
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli flag carrier El Al has submitted an official request to use Saudi Arabia’s airspace, according to the Israeli media. Yedioth Ahronoth newspaper said upon approval, flights from Israel to eastern Asia will be set to fly via a new shortened route within two weeks, a move that will minimize the cost […]
