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World feels sting of US Federal Reserve
Economy
December 18, 2018
World feels sting of US Federal Reserve
JAKARTA/BUENOS AIRES/WASHINGTON (Reuters) – When the US Federal Reserve kept lifting interest rates this year, a world away in Jakarta…
Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
Middle East
December 12, 2018
Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief and former foreign minister, has warned that Iranians are running out of patience with the…
On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces
Middle East
December 12, 2018
On Iraq’s border with Syria, Iran-backed militia warily eye US forces
Al-QAIM, Iraq (Reuters) – From a desert hillside guarded by Iraqi Shi’ite paramilitaries, commander Qasim Muslih can spot Islamic…
Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November: Iranian president
Middle East
December 11, 2018
Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November: Iranian president
GENEVA (Reuters) – Exports of Iranian oil have improved since early November, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani said in a…
Iran’s President warns US sanctions could increase flow of illegal drugs
Middle East
December 10, 2018
Iran’s President warns US sanctions could increase flow of illegal drugs
(CNN) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani warned Saturday that the United States’ re-imposed sanctions on Iran will not help…
Iran’s Rouhani says sanctions may lead to drugs, refugee, bomb ‘deluge’
Middle East
December 8, 2018
Iran’s Rouhani says sanctions may lead to drugs, refugee, bomb ‘deluge’
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani predicted a “deluge” of drugs, refugees and attacks on the West if…
Top Huawei executive arrested on US request
Business
December 6, 2018
Top Huawei executive arrested on US request
VANCOUVER/BEIJING (Reuters) – The daughter of Huawei’s founder, a top executive at the Chinese technology giant, was arrested in Canada…
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism
Middle East
December 5, 2018
Iran moves closer to adopting law against funding terrorism
DUBAI (Reuters) – Iran’s parliament approved a tweaked draft law against funding terrorism on Wednesday which officials hope will…
If Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil from the Gulf: Iran president
Middle East
December 4, 2018
If Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil from the Gulf: Iran president
GENEVA (Reuters) – America should know that if Iran can not export oil then no country will export oil…
Oil prices surge on output cut pledge, US-China deal
World
December 3, 2018
Oil prices surge on output cut pledge, US-China deal
Oil prices soared on Monday after Russia and Saudi Arabia renewed a pact to cap output, while the US agreed…