Venezuelan oil exports flow using false documents, ships linked to Iran
When the supertanker Young Yong sailed to the Chinese port of Qingdao in September last year, it had quality certificates for its cargo stating it...
Middle East
Aramco discovers two new Saudi gas fields
Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said Saudi Aramco had discovered two new natural gas fields, Awtad and AlDahna, in the country’s eastern region, state news agency...
Islamic State says its leader was killed, names successor
Islamic State (IS) militant leader Abu al-Hassan al-Hashemi al-Quraishi was killed in fighting, its spokesman said in an audio message posted on an affiliated Telegram channel, another heavy blow to a group that...
Iran sentences four to death for ‘cooperating’ with Israeli intelligence
Four people were sentenced to death on Wednesday by Iran’s judiciary for allegedly cooperating with the Israeli intelligence service and committing kidnappings, the semi-official Mehr...
Egypt’s economic growth at 4.4 per cent in Q1 of FY 2022/23 – cabinet
Egypt posted economic growth at 4.4 per cent in Q1 of the fiscal year 2022/23, a cabinet statement said on Monday. The unemployment rate rose...
No booze? No problem for most fans at Qatar World Cup
Fans at the almost alcohol-free World Cup are ready to pay high prices for a beer, a few have tried to smuggle booze into stadiums...
Three Palestinians killed amid series of deadly West Bank clashes
Israeli forces killed at least three Palestinians in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Palestinian officials said, in the latest in a months-long series of...
Turkish forces nearly ready for a Syria ground operation
Turkey’s army needs just a few days to be ready for a ground incursion into northern Syria and such a decision may come at a...
Egypt not out of the woods after IMF rescue deal
Egypt’s finances remain in a precarious state despite two major currency devaluations this year and a brand new $3 billion International Monetary Fund rescue package,...
When in Rome do as the Romans do
Equality means that when in Qatar we do as the Qataris do This World Cup 2022 is full of surprises not the least of them...
