Oil prices rise in Asia with OPEC meeting in focus
Oil prices rose in Asia Tuesday but dealers were cautious before an OPEC meeting at which the cartel is expected to maintain high output...
International support to restore Lebanon’s economic stability
Lebanon's international backers said Wednesday they supported its new Cabinet, while urging it to swiftly tackle the country's snowballing crises amid ongoing anti-government protests.
The...
Dubai's Dnata buys stake in Brazil airport services firm RM
The company that runs Dubai-based airline Emirates says it has bought a majority stake in a Brazilian firm that provides ground handling services at...
Shell expects 4th Q profits to drop by at least 40 percent
Royal Dutch Shell expects its fourth quarter profits to drop by at least 40 percent to between $1.6 billion and $1.9 billion after a...
Oil prices wobble as traders await OPEC
World oil prices diverged Tuesday but held below the key level of $50 per barrel, as traders eyed this week's crucial OPEC oil meeting...
Virusoutbreak further damages Iran’s economy
The escalating Coronavirus outbreak in Iran - the worst-affected country in the Middle East - has killed 3,872 people and infected 62,589.
The outbreak has...
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan to lay new gas pipeline
Turkmenistan and Afghanistan have agreed to jointly launch the construction of a multi-billion dollar pipeline that will pump natural gas from Turkmenistan through Afghanistan,...
A steep oil prices crash amid virus fears
On Monday, Wall Street stocks fell 8 percent amid an oil price crash and worries about the rising economic toll from the Coronavirus epidemic.
Near...
OPEC nations plan to join U.N. climate drive
OPEC members Iran and Saudi Arabia, the top greenhouse gas emitters yet to submit national strategies for tackling climate change, say they will do...
Rebound-hopes in Asian markets following virus impact
As hopes the deadly new Coronavirus will have only a short-term impact on corporate earnings and economic growth prevailed, Asian markets rebounded Wednesday.
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