Saudi Arabia tightens anti-crime oversight on UAE bound bank transfers
Saudi Arabia has reportedly imposed tighter anti-money-laundering and financial-crime checks on bank transfers to the UAE, causing some payments toContinue Reading
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Iran issues demands for reopening of Strait of Hormuz
Dubai (AFP) – Iran set preconditions on Saturday for a reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, including compensation for war damages,Continue Reading
Israeli minister Ben Gvir sparks outcry over video of bound flotilla activists
(AFP)-Israel’s far-right national security minister posted a video on Wednesday, May 20, showing detained activists from a Gaza-bound flotilla kneelingContinue Reading
UAE announces it will leave Opec
The world’s seventh-largest oil producer will exit the bloc on May 1, allowing it to gain greater ‘flexibility to respondContinue Reading
UAE turns to U.S for financial lifeline as Iran war shows no end – Report
The United Arab Emirates has begun preliminary talks with the U.S. about securing a potential financial safety net if theContinue Reading
U.S Vice President J D Vance says talks with Iran ended after 21 hours without reaching agreement
ISLAMABAD (AP) — U.S. Vice President J.D. Vance said negotiations ended early Sunday between the United States and Iran withoutContinue Reading
Iran attack wipes out 17% of Qatar’s LNG capacity for up to five years, Qatar Energy CEO says
(Reuters)-Iranian attacks have knocked out 17 per cent of Qatar’s liquefied natural gas (LNG) export capacity, causing an estimated US$20Continue Reading
Israel says it killed 2 top Iranian security officials in a blow to Tehran’s leadership
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Israel said Tuesday it killed two senior Iranian security officials in overnight strikes inContinue Reading
New Iranian Supreme leader calls for defiance, keeps key waterway shut
-AFP teams in Tehran, Jerusalem, Washington, Dubai and Beirut Iran’s new supreme leader ordered the vital Strait of Hormuz oilContinue Reading
Iran names Khamenei’s son as new Supreme leader
(AFP)-Iran’s ruling clerics on Sunday appointed the slain leader’s son, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, as the country’s new supreme leader, defyingContinue Reading
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