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Oil crisis portends chaos on global economy__ Aramco CEO
Ziggy Ojiegbe The Chief Executive Officer of Saudi Aramco, Amin Nasser, has warned that continued disruptions to global energy supply could have “catastrophic” consequences for the world economy as tensions in the Middle East escalate. Speaking to analysts and investors…
Cracks visible in Iran’s leadership as new strikes light up Tehran
Ziggy Ojiegbe Palpable cracks are emerging within Iran’s leadership at a time when the country is facing intensifying attacks from the United States and Israel, raising doubts about who is directing Tehran’s war strategy as the conflict enters its second…
US, Venezuela to restore diplomatic ties after Maduro capture
Ziggy Ojiegbe The United States and Venezuela have agreed to restore diplomatic and consular relations, marking a dramatic shift in ties between the two countries after years of hostility and political crisis. The U.S. State Department said Thursday that the…
Sailing Iran’s ships turns risky after US submarine sank frigate
Sri Lanka evacuates crew from another Iranian ship Ziggy Ojiegbe Sri Lanka has evacuated 208 crew members from an Iranian naval vessel off its coast following escalating maritime clashes involving Iranian and U.S. forces in international waters. The evacuation came…
U.S. dismisses Iranian overtures for talks as war intensifies
Ziggy Ojiegbe Iranian intelligence agencies have quietly signaled to the United States that Tehran might be open to discussions about ending the war, according to people familiar with the indirect messages. But U.S. officials say no negotiations are currently taking…
UAE, Qatar tourism departments cater for 30,000 stranded passengers
Tourism departments require hotels to extend stay Sopuruchi Onwuka Over 30,000 tourists and transit passengers trapped in the Middle East following ongoing missile fireworks arising from America’s strikes on Iran would be catered for by the tourism departments of Qatar…
Iran war shakes oil market as Dangote hikes prices
Sopuruchi Onwuka Global commodity marks entered panic mode on Monday when parties to the ongoing Iran war took hard lines as Iran launched attacks on merchant vessels passing through the Strait of Hormuz. The threat to global merchant ships and…
World leaders condemn Iran’s nuclear program amid US-Israel strikes
Sopuruchi Onwuka Despite calls for restraints in the ongoing confrontation between Iran and the United States over weapon denuclearization, the Islamic republic evidently stands alone as most governments around the world have reiterated that Tehran must never be allowed to…
Regime decapitation: Iran balances retaliation with survival options
Sopuruchi Onwuka The latest wave of violence linked to the US and Israeli strikes on Iran aimed at crippling Iran’s nuclear ambitions now threatens the entire the Middle East with a new wave of diversified attacks that are rapidly evolving…
Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei killed, senior Israeli official says
Sopuruchi Onwuka, with agency reports Speculations that the precision strikes launched by Israeli and American forces early Saturday may have achieved full purpose of wiping out key figures of the Islamist regime that has held the country down since 1989….
