TEHRAN, Iran (AA) – An Iranian oil tanker seized by Greece has been released, Iran’s Ports and Maritime Organization (PMO) said on Tuesday. “Despite the US attempt to confiscate the Iranian oil cargo on an Iranian-flagged tanker off the Greek coast, a Greek court has overturned an earlier court ruling and now the court has […]
KIGALI, Rwanda (AA) – West African leaders have demanded exemptions from a ban on wheat and fertilizer imports from Russia, whose supply chains were interrupted following its war on Ukraine. Speaking at the 8th edition of the Africa CEO Forum in Ivory Coast’s economic capital Abidjan, Senegal’s President and African Union chairman Macky ...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Energy Minister Karine Elharrar is on a visit to Egypt to hold talks with top Egyptian officials on the issue of exporting natural gas to Europe, Israeli media reported. The Israeli i24 news channel said Tuesday that Elharrar will meet with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi and other senior officials includ...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The UAE has suspended exports of Indian wheat for four months, the Economy Ministry said on Wednesday. “The decision is applicable to all varieties of Indian wheat (hard, normal and fine) in addition to wheat flour,” the ministry said on Twitter. The state-run Emirates News Agency said the decision was made in […]...
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA): Lebanese President Michel Aoun said Monday his country rejects Israeli threats amid tensions over a maritime border dispute between Beirut and Tel Aviv. Israel “is acting in contravention of international laws and resolutions, taking advantage of the international community’s silence on its violations of Secur...
ANKARA (AA) – Türkiye will discuss with Russia and Ukraine steps to ensure exports of Ukrainian grain to the world, the Turkish president announced. At a meeting with young people in the eastern province of Van, Recep Tayyip Erdogan said he would discuss the issue of a grain export corridor with Russian President Vladimir Putin […]
Doha, Qatar – (AFP): France’s energy giant TotalEnergies will spend an estimated $2 billion for a 6.25-percent share of the giant North Field East project in Qatar. The project will help Qatar increase its liquefied natural gas (LNG) production by more than 60 percent by 2027, TotalEnergies chief executive Patrick Pouyanne said. Qa...
KHARTOUM, Sudan (AA) – Sudan wants to increase the bilateral trade volume with Türkiye and pave the way for Turkish businesspeople to invest in the Northeast African country, the head of Sudan’s Federation of Chambers of Commerce has said. Speaking to Anadolu Agency, Nadir al-Hilali said the trade volume with Türkiye which amounts to abo...
ISTANBUL (AA) – The head of Yemen’s Presidential Leadership Council, Rashad Al-Alimi, on Sunday called for holding a donor conference to rebuild the war-torn country. “We seek to arrange an Arab and international meeting to rebuild Yemen in coordination with the Saudi-Emirati-led coalition and the Gulf Cooperation Council,” Al-Alim...
Tehran, Iran – (AFP): Iran and Venezuela signed a 20-year deal on cooperation between the two allies subject to US sanctions during a visit Saturday to the Islamic republic by Venezuela’s President Nicholas Maduro. The inking of the agreement “shows the determination of the high-level officials of the two countries for develo...
