President Tajani called for an international inquiry into the death of journalist and writer Jamal Khashoggi, at the opening of the session in Strasbourg. “This Parliament will always be at the forefront…
Arabie saoudite: MBS, le tyran qui a dupé l’Occident
L’assassinat de Khashoggi dévoile la vraie nature du régime: derrière le modernisme affiché, une barbarie d’un autre temps. Il prétend guider jusqu’aux rivages de la modernité une pétromonarchie ensablée dans ses archaïsmes,…
World’s fourth-biggest oil producer can’t keep the lights on
Bloomberg/Dubai Iraq is fast becoming a global oil powerhouse, gaining stature in Opec after it surpassed Canada this year as the world’s fourth-biggest producer. But the war-ravaged country has little to show…
Qatar’s 43% jump in LNG production to 110mn tonnes to commence by 2024: Al-Sada
Nagoya City Qatar’s 43% increase in liquefied natural gas production to 110mn tonnes per year is planned to commence by 2024, said HE the Minister of Energy and Industry Dr Mohamed bin…
Moody’s upgrades Qatar banking sector outlook to ‘stable’
Santhosh V. Perumal Global credit rating agency Moody’s has upgraded Qatar’s banking sector outlook to “stable” from “negative”, reflecting the resilience of the country’s economy and banking system to the ongoing economic…
The economics of climate change
Two major events last week bear directly on global debates about climate change and how to address it. The fi rst was the release of a report from the United Nations Intergovernmental…
Pourquoi l’embargo saoudien contre le Qatar a fait un flop
Le petit émirat tient tête à Riyad depuis 17 mois, grâce à ses fabuleux revenus gaziers et à la souplesse des marchés internationaux de produits de consommation. A en croire les Qataris,…
«Le scénario de l’effondrement l’emporte»
Dès le premier sommet de la Terre de 1972, le chercheur américain Dennis Meadows partait en guerre contre la croissance. A la veille de la conférence «Rio + 20», il dénonce les…
Gas fracking to start in England again next week after 7-year halt
Reuters/Preston Shale gas developer Cuadrilla Resources expects to start gas fracking in northwest England next week, seven years after its first attempt to hydraulically fracture a well led to earth tremors, public…
IEA sees world oil market ‘adequately supplied’
Reuters/London Oil markets look “adequately supplied for now” after a big increase in production over the last six months but the oil industry is coming under strain as it copes with increasing…