Due to the ongoing war, the Iranian government has decided to shut down this route, which led to many tankers and oil-carrying vessels being stranded in the middle of the water. Aside from the strait being considered as a critical point for global energy supply, this region also carries heavy significance for its unique soils …
BERLIN: Jürgen Habermas, whose work on communication, rationality and sociology made him one of the world’s most influential philosophers and a key intellectual figure in his native Germany, has died. He was 96. Habermas’ publisher, Suhrkamp, said he died on Saturday in Starnberg, near Munich. Habermas frequently weighed in on political matters over several decades. …
Merchant navy sailors from India have reported being stranded near the Strait of Hormuz as escalating tensions and fighting in the Middle East disrupt global shipping routes. In interviews with journalists, one sailor said shipping companies are pressuring crews to take dangerous risks by attempting to cross the strait despite military threats. According to him, …
Sydney/London : In the remote Western Australian town of Dardanup, accountant Natasha Earle and her family are feeling the financial pain of the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran. Their "once-in-a-lifetime" five-week trip to Europe - booked last May on Emirates and taking them to London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna and Rome - has been upended by the …
Paris : Iran says no one can exclude it from the World Cup later this year, in response to President Donald Trump's warning that their "life and safety" would be at risk in the US. The Iranian team also said in the social media post on Thursday that the United States should not be allowed …
COLOMBO: Sri Lanka is repatriating on Friday the remains of 84 Iranian sailors killed when their frigate was sunk nine days ago by a US submarine, the Foreign Ministry said. The seamen were killed when IRIS Dena was torpedoed on March 4 just off the coast of Sri Lanka, in a move that extended the …
Paris: The rising prices causing winces of pain at gasoline pumps are due, in large part, to the impact of the Iran war on the Strait of Hormuz, a crucial passageway for oil and gas from the Persian Gulf. The narrow waterway off Iran's coast, now effectively closed by the war, is so vital for …
"At least 35,000 Baloch are missing. There is a grave violation of human rights on the people of Balochistan and all this is being perpetrated by the Pakistan Army and the ISI," said Mama Abdul Qadir Baloch in an interview to PTI yesterday in front of the White House.WASHINGTON: A van smashed through a security …
TOKYO: Japan will release oil reserves as early as Monday to ease pressure on the prices of gasoline and other energy, Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said as the Middle East war sparked supply worries. "Without waiting for a formal decision on coordinated international stock releases with the IEA, Japan has decided to take the lead …
Paris : The Group of Seven advanced economies inched closer Wednesday to tapping strategic oil reserves to tackle the rise in crude oil prices due to the Middle East war as energy ministers said they stood ready to take "all necessary measures". The announcement came before G7 leaders were set to discuss the widespread economic …
