Greece’s euro-area creditors struck a landmark deal to ease repayment terms on some of the nation’s mountain of debt, clearing the way for the country to exit the lifeline that’s kept it…
Imagine a world without Opec — it isn’t paradise
Imagine a world without Opec. This is what the sponsors of legislation introduced in both houses of Congress seem to want. Versions of the “No Oil Producing and Exporting Countries Act,” or…
Yemen’s Fleeting Opportunity for Peace
The potential for a breakthrough in the Yemen war, now in its fourth year, may be close at hand. Last week, Martin Griffiths, the new UN envoy to Yemen, delivered a proposal…
What post-Brexit UK can learn from the blockade of Qatar
What post-Brexit UK can learn from the blockade of Qatar Next week, the youthful ruler of the tiny Kingdom of Qatar will arrive in London to meet the Prime Minister. His…
Russia and Qatar discuss S-400 missile systems deal TASS
(Reuters) – Russia and Qatar have been in discussions about a possible sale of S-400 missile systems to Doha, TASS news agency cited the Russian envoy to Qatar as saying on Saturday….
Turkey’s Tupras reduces Iranian crude purchases as U.S. sanctions loom
(Reuters) – Turkey’s biggest oil importer Tupras has cut back purchases of Iranian crude since May, when the United States said it would re-impose sanctions on Tehran, and analysts say Tupras is…
Moscow steadily promoting its ‘Helsinki agenda’ in Syria
MOSCOW — In the wake of the Helsinki Summit between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, Moscow has made a series of moves regarding the situation in Syria…
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince is taking the kingdom back to the Dark Ages
Abdullah Alaoudh is a postdoctoral fellow in Islamic law and civilization at Yale University Law School and senior fellow at Georgetown University’s Center for Muslim-Christian Understanding. Since Saudi Arabia’s current regime was…
Un embargo lungo un anno Ma il Qatar resiste e rilancia
A più di un anno di distanza la conclusione sembra evidente: l’embargo di Arabia Saudita, Barhein, Egitto, e Emirati Arabi Uniti ai danni del Qatar, non ha certo piegato piegato l’emirato del…
JARED KUSHNER HAS REPEATEDLY DODGED BEING SERVED RUSSIAN CONSPIRACY LAWSUIT, DNC LAWYERS CLAIM IN COURT
resident Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner is being accused by Democratic National Committee (DNC) lawyers of avoiding a court summons from a lawsuit alleging that the Trump campaign conspired with Russia against…