Dubai: NATO has pulled its security advisory mission out of Iraq and relocated several hundred personnel involved in the effort to Europe. The move came after a series of attacks from Iran on other troops at British, French and Italian bases in northern Iraq. NATO's top commander, Gen Alexus Grynkewich, confirmed that the last troops …
New Delhi: Canada’s top police official has said recent investigations have found no link between the Indian government and criminal activities being probed in the country, signalling a possible shift in bilateral engagement. According to media reports, Royal Canadian Mounted Police Commissioner Mike Duheme stated that ongoing investigations have not established any involvement of Indian …
The ongoing West Asia conflict between Israel, the United States, and Iran has created the first global oil market supply disruption in its history, according to a recent report by the International Energy Agency (IEA). The supply disruption is due to the halt in shipping traffic through the Strait of Hormuz. The report emphasizes that …
Hong Kong : Oil prices on Friday pared earlier gains on the intensifying Iran war, falling back to around USD 108 a barrel, as Iran strikes Gulf energy facilities, while Asian shares were mostly down following Wall Street losses. US futures edged up 0.1 per cent. Oil prices had a roller-coaster day on Thursday with …
Dubai:Israel bombed Iran's South Pars, the world's largest gas field, and Tehran retaliated by intensifying its attacks on oil and natural gas facilities in Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar in the Gulf region. Hours later, six major powers, including Britain, France, Germany and Japan, said they were ready “to contribute to appropriate efforts …
DOHA/RIYADH: European powers and Japan said on Thursday they would act to stabilise energy markets and join "appropriate efforts" to open the Gulf's energy chokepoint after tit-for-tat strikes on energy plants dramatically escalated the U.S.-Israeli war on Iran. Countries have been scrambling to cushion the impact of soaring energy prices after Qatar reported "extensive damage" …
Iranian lawmakers have proposed a plan to impose tolls and taxes on ships passing through the strategic Strait of Hormuz, local media reported on Thursday. Officials have said shipping conditions through the waterway will not return to those from before the Middle East war began with US-Israeli strikes on Iran on February 28. "We in …
Spy chief Tulsi Gabbard dodged questions about the severity of the threat posed by Iran in Senate testimony on Wednesday, with the long-time skeptic of foreign interventions careful not to contradict either her own past beliefs or the Trump administration’s stance on the conflict. Gabbard, who was appointed by President Donald Trump to lead the …
In early March, authorities in Kenya's Nairobi arrested two suspects, Zhang Kequn (a Chinese national) and Charles Mwangi (a Kenyan national), who were caught with 2,248 ants stored in test tubes and tissue paper. The insects were kept alive and carefully packed for transport, showing a clear intent to smuggle them abroad. The arrest took …
Tehran: Iran's military said it would target energy infrastructure across the Gulf following a US-Israeli attack on its facilities at a major gas field, state television reported on Wednesday. The military's operational command Khatam Al-Anbiya said in a statement that it would "severely strike the source of the aggression and consider targeting the fuel, energy …
