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Aug 20, 2023

Tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil begins to be offloaded near Texas despite Tehran threats

An American-owned oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near Texas

Aug 20, 2023

A tanker believed to hold sanctioned Iran oil starts offloading near Texas despite Tehran's threats

An oil tanker long suspected of carrying sanctioned Iranian crude oil has begun offloading its cargo near Texas

Aug 16, 2023

Who wants to fly over Taliban-held Afghanistan? New FAA rules allow it, but planes largely avoid it

Two years after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan, the United States has begun easing rules that could allow commercial airlines to fly over the country in routes that cuts time and fuel consumption for East-West travel

Aug 12, 2023

Shippers warned to stay away from Iranian waters over seizure threat as US-Iran tensions high

Western-backed maritime forces in the Middle East have warned shippers traveling through the strategic Strait of Hormuz to stay as far away from Iranian territorial waters as possible to avoid being seized

Aug 10, 2023

A year ago, an Iranian woman's death sparked hijab protests. Now businesses are a new battleground

Iranian authorities have for months done little to enforce the law on women wearing the mandatory headscarf, but now the country’s theocracy is pushing to make businesses the new battleground over the hijab

Aug 7, 2023

Saudi Arabian oil giant Aramco reports $30B in Q2 profits, down nearly 40% from last year

Saudi Arabia’s state-run oil giant Aramco made $30 billion in profit in the second quarter, a nearly 40% decline from the same period the previous year

Saudi Arabia extends cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through September, trying to boost prices

Aug 3, 2023

Saudi Arabia says it will extend its unilateral production cut of 1 million barrels of oil a day through the end of September in its effort to boost flagging energy prices

Aug 2, 2023

Mideast countries that are already struggling fear price hikes after Russia exits grain deal

Egypt and other lower-income Middle Eastern countries like Lebanon and Pakistan are worried about what comes next after Russia pulled out of a crucial wartime grain deal

Jul 28, 2023

India and Japan look to collaborate in building semiconductors and resilient supply chains

India and Japan are exploring collaboration in critical and emerging technologies, including semiconductors and resilient supply chains, as part of a target of $35.9 billion Japanese investment in the country by 2027

Jul 27, 2023

Pakistan's finance minister says China rolls over $2.4 billion loan for Islamabad for 2 years

Pakistan’s finance minister says Beijing has rolled over a $2.4 billion loan for his country for two years, a move aimed at helping Pakistan overcome a lingering economic crisis