Following the new wave of cold weather blanketing Iran in recent weeks, natural gas consumption by the Iranian households has hit new record highs, ringing warning bells about possible problems Continue Reading
Iraqi security forces fired teargas and live bullets in clashes on Sunday with protesters angered by high-level corruption who resisted with stones and petrol bombs, Reuters witnesses and security sources Continue Reading
Iraqis flocked to join anti-government protests after an influential cleric withdrew his support and security forces moved to quash the four-month-old uprising. A wave of students headed to protest sites Continue Reading
Migrants are seen at the Anti-Illegal Immigration Agency in Tajora shelter center in Tripoli, Libya April 24, 2019. (Reuters) Dozens of illegal migrants held in centers in western Libya have Continue Reading
Nearly two years after awarding development and exploration deals in a bidding round to foreign oil companies , Iraq’s Cabinet on Thursday authorized the Oil Ministry to sign all six Continue Reading
Libya’s oil production has fallen by almost 80% since forces loyal to self-styled General Khalifa Haftar of the Libyan National Army imposed a blockade on the OPEC producer’s five key Continue Reading
A suspected militia rocket attack on the U.S. Embassy in Baghdad wounded one person late Sunday, officials said, underscoring the growing risks to personnel there amid calls for an end Continue Reading
Residents of China’s Hubei province, where the new coronavirus outbreak was first reported, will be banned from entering Hong Kong from Monday as China tries to halt the rapid spread Continue Reading
Chinese authorities on Sunday announced plans to extend the Lunar New Year holiday originally set to end on Jan. 30 “to a proper extent” as a key measure to control Continue Reading
Chinese health authorities announced Monday that 2,744 confirmed cases of pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV), including 461 in critical conditions, had been reported in the country by the Continue Reading
