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Kuwait oil strike enters day 3, some output restored

A strike by oil workers that has slashed Kuwait's output entered its third day on Tuesday but the state oil firm said it had...

Saudi Aramco in talks to buy CNPC refinery stake, retail assets

Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil producer, is in talks to acquire a stake in a China National Petroleum Corp refinery as well as...

Nigeria minister sees emergency OPEC meeting in March

Nigerian oil minister Emmanuel Ibe Kachikwu said Tuesday that he expects an extraordinary meeting of the OPEC oil cartel in "early March" to address...

Qatar says to 'liberalise' fuel prices

OPEC member Qatar announced Tuesday that it will liberalise petrol and diesel prices amid concerns over the state budget with the fall of global...

Gulf stocks dive over low oil prices and geopolitical crises

Stock markets in the energy-rich Gulf states ended 2015 in negative territory on Thursday, following a massive decline in oil prices and regional turmoil. The...

Boeing and Iran airlines in talks on new aircraft sales

U.S. aerospace giant Boeing expressed caution Monday after executives held talks in Iran on providing new aircraft to Iranian carriers last week. Two months after...

Saudi oil minister considers raising energy prices in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia is looking at raising domestic energy prices, Oil Minister Ali al-Naimi said on Tuesday, confirming that the kingdom could cut a lavish...

Turkish lira, shares boosted by Erdogan election win

Turkish markets rallied on Monday as investors bet on Tayyip Erdogan's presidential election victory bringing political stability, setting aside any concerns over the direction...

Oil surges to 2016 highs on reported Saudi-Russian deal

Oil prices surged Tuesday to 2016 highs on reports of an agreement between Saudi Arabia and Russia on freezing output. US benchmark West Texas Intermediate...

Tackling the economic crisis in Lebanon, PM meets finance delegation

On a step to assist the debt-ridden country and rescue its moribund economy, a delegation from the World Bank's private lending arm is due...

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