•Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Rafael Peralta (DDG 115) implementing a maritime blockade against the Iran-flagged crude oil tanker vessel Herby while the latter was attempting to sail toward an Iranian port US President Donald Trump yesterday branded Iran’s terms for ending the Middle East war “totally unacceptable,” raising...
•US President Donald Trump, Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Nentayahu World leaders today piled pressure on Tehran to stick to diplomacy to bring an end to the Middle East war, after a salvo of attacks in the region left a ceasefire crumbling. The scramble for more talks came after Iran and […]
•Gas prices above $6 per gallon are displayed at Chevron station in Monterey Park, California The price of oil fell yesterday after Iranian media reported that Tehran had proposed fresh talks with the United States in a message sent via mediator Pakistan. A barrel of West Texas Intermediate (WTI) fell briefly more than five per […]
•An employee sorts products at a supermarket in Beijing China’s exports grew at a slower pace last month after starting the year with a surge, official data showed today, as the global economy reels from war in the Middle East. The world’s second-largest economy produced a record-breaking trade surplus last year of $1.2 trillion, reports [&he...
Nigeria’s revenue is about to receive a boost as Japan has contacted crude oil suppliers in countries across the world, including Nigeria, to ensure a stable domestic supply while searching for non-Middle East barrels amid conflict in the region that has disrupted global supply. Narumi Hosokawa, deputy director-general for immediate crisis man...
Nigerian crude oil, Bonny Light, dropped below $95 a barrel on Wednesday from above $130 after Iran agreed to reopen the Strait of Hormuz for two weeks in exchange for a temporary ceasefire with the United States. Strait of Hormuz is a vital route for 20% of the world’s energy supply, reports AFP. Bonny Light […]
•Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in remarks made public today said his country could help unblock the Strait of Hormuz, whose closure by Iran has rattled the global economy. Iran has placed a stranglehold on the key shipping lane — threatening fuel supplies and roiling energy markets — in retaliati...
•The Cross of Jesus All masses in Dubai have been cancelled because of the Middle East war, two Catholic churches in the United Arab Emirates posted on their websites today, just ahead of Easter. Following government directives, “all Masses at our Church are cancelled until further notice,” St Francis of Assisi Church at Jebel Ali […]...
With pressure growing over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz by Iran, 40 countries, including Nigeria, yesterday held a virtual talk to explore ways to restore freedom of navigation through the vital shipping route. The virtual meeting organised at the behest of the British Prime Minister, Keir Startmer, came after United States President, D...
•Site of an Israeli airstrike Israel killed a top Hezbollah commander today, two sources told our correspondent, with a strike in Beirut that Lebanon’s health ministry said killed seven people, as Israel pursues the armed group’s leadership. A Lebanese security source and a Hezbollah source told our correspondent that the commander, Youssef Ha...
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