Burning Iranian oil tanker sinks after January 6 accident: Chinese state TV
An Iranian oil tanker has sunk after burning for more than a week following a collision on Jan. 6 in the East China Sea, Chinese state media said on Sunday, Continue Reading
Saudi Prince Alwaleed in settlement talks with government: sources
Saudi Arabia’s billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, detained for over two months in an anti-corruption crackdown, is negotiating a possible settlement with authorities but so far has not agreed on Continue Reading
U.S. ultimatum on nuclear deal, new sanctions draw Iran threat
Iran said on Saturday it would retaliate against new sanctions imposed by the United States after President Donald Trump set an ultimatum to fix “disastrous flaws” in a deal curbing Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia aims to prequalify firms by April or May for first nuclear plant
Saudi Arabia plans to prequalify for bidding firms from two or three countries by April or May for the first nuclear reactors it wants to build, a consultant for the Continue Reading
Petrol Scarcity Persists In Kaduna, As Oil Marketers Forced To Sell At Approved Price
There seems to be no end in sight in the lingering scarcity of petrol in Kaduna state especially in the state capital, as many filling stations hoard their products in Continue Reading
Should the United States Attack Venezuela?
I was interviewing participants at a 2003 antigovernment protest in Caracas, Venezuela when a woman approached me and put a United States-Venezuela crossed-flag “friendship pin” on my lapel. She then Continue Reading
Venezuela oil production recovering, near 1.9 mln bpd, minister says
Venezuela’s oil production has increased to near 1.9 million barrels per day (bpd) after hitting a historic low last year, according to Manuel Quevedo, oil minister and head of state Continue Reading
Venezuela’s solution to a collapsing economy and rampant violence: Woo tourists
Venezuela is looking to tourism to boost its wrecked economy, but the empty beach in the resort town of Todasana last month underscores how the number of foreign visitors has Continue Reading
Beijing wins battle for blue skies — but the poor are paying a price
One year ago, China’s capital city was in the grip of suffocating and potentially fatal smog that made life a misery and breathing downright dangerous. This month, the air in Continue Reading
Oil Spill on Fire Off China Seen Damaging Less Than Exxon Valdez
Sanchi oil spill covers 4 square miles and is still burning Authorities collecting data from spill area to assess impact The oil tanker on fire after a collision on Jan. Continue Reading