Showing 1 - 7 of 7
Israel strikes Gaza after UN calls for more aid
AFP, Published on 23/12/2023
» GAZA STRIP - Israel continued to press its Gaza offensive on Saturday, with Hamas reporting heavy shelling in several cities hours after world powers demanded more aid be allowed into the besieged Palestinian territory.
Israel-Hamas war: Energy sector weighs risks
AFP, Published on 21/10/2023
» LONDON - The escalation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas could further strain global oil and gas supplies, already disrupted by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, experts have warned.
OPEC considers deeper output cuts as global growth slows
AFP, Published on 05/12/2019
» VIENNA - Faced with slowing global economic growth and abundant reserves putting pressure on oil prices, the OPEC group and its partners could seek to deepen output cuts when they meet in Vienna on Thursday and Friday.
Yemen foes head to peace talks as 'ugly war' rages
AFP, Published on 04/09/2018
» DUBAI: Yemen's warring parties meet in Geneva Thursday for a new round of peace talks with little hope of a breakthrough in an "ugly war" between the Saudi-backed government and rebels linked to Iran.
Yemeni asylum-seekers spark backlash in South Korea
AFP, Published on 11/07/2018
» JEJU (SOUTH KOREA) - A few hundred asylum-seekers from Yemen have sparked an unprecedented wave of xenophobia in ethnically homogenous South Korea, echoing the anti-immigrant sentiment that has swept Europe and helped propel Donald Trump to the White House.
War, conflict fuel arms imports to Middle East, Asia: study
AFP, Published on 12/03/2018
» STOCKHOLM - Weapons imports to the Middle East and Asia have boomed over the past five years, fuelled by war and tensions in those regions, a new study showed on Monday.
Four Singaporeans linked to overseas armed groups arrested
AFP, Published on 16/03/2016
» SINGAPORE - Four Singaporeans have been arrested under the city-state's tough Internal Security Act (ISA) for taking part or intending to join armed groups in the Middle East, the interior ministry said Wednesday.