Hezbollah: Saudi should not collectively punish Lebanon
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Tuesday called on Saudi Arabia not to collectively punish Lebanon's people just because Riyadh disagreed with the Shiite movement's...
Turkish Airlines annual profit tops $1 bn for first time
Turkey's flag carrier Turkish Airlines on Tuesday said its full-year net profits topped $1 billion for the first time in its history as the...
Iran says oil exports still constrained after sanctions lifted
Iran still faces constraints on oil exports as buyers are cautious about boosting trade immediately because of banking and ship insurance difficulties, a senior...
Iraq's oil exports in February fall below planned levels
Iraq's Oil Ministry said Tuesday that crude exports averaged 3.225 million barrels a day in February, far below levels planned to provide the nation...
OPEC watching Iran and Russia, unlikely to cut output in June
OPEC is very unlikely to cut output at its next meeting in June, even if prices remain extremely low, according to OPEC sources and...
Warren Buffett says US economy weaker than he expected
Billionaire Warren Buffett says the U.S. economy appears weaker than he thought it would be as recently as last fall, but that doesn't change...
President Mugabe donates 300 cows to African Union
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe has donated 300 cattle to the African Union to help it become less dependent on outside donors, a legislator said...
Total fined 750,000 euros over Iraq 'oil for food' graft
French energy giant Total was ordered on appeal Friday to pay 750,000 euros for siphoning cash from the UN "oil-for-food" programme that aided sanctions-hit...
IMF and other G20 finance VIPs urge action on reforms
Officials at a global finance meeting Friday in Shanghai urged governments to speed up promised job-creating reforms instead of relying on stimulus to perk...
Global art market bounces back after 10% slump in 2015
The art market has bounced back worldwide after prices slumped by more than 10 percent last year as investors look for a safer alternative...
