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Attacks across Middle East as Iran war enters second month
Tehran (AFP) - Gulf countries and Israel came under missile fire and Israeli forces struck Iran on Saturday, as the...
US envoy hopeful on Iran talks as strikes target nuclear facilities
Tehran (AFP) - US President Donald Trump's special envoy Steve Witkoff said Friday he believes Iran will hold talks with...
Fishy trades before major news spark insider trading allegations
New York (AFP) - Unusual bursts of trading on the oil and stock markets this week, just minutes before social...
WTO reform talks coming to the crunch
Yaoundé (AFP) - The ambassador facilitating talks on reforming the World Trade Organization voiced cautious optimism Friday on prospects for...
US and Israel hit nuclear sites as Rubio trails end to Iran war
Tehran (AFP) - US-Israeli strikes hit two Iranian nuclear facilities on Friday, as America's top diplomat left a meeting with...
Mideast war leaves 6,000 tonnes of tea stuck at Kenya port
Nairobi (AFP) - Between 6,000 and 8,000 tonnes of tea, worth around $24 million, is stuck at Kenya's port of...
Overnight petrol queues in Ethiopia as war shortages hit
Addis Ababa (AFP) - Ethiopians said Friday they slept in their cars in hours-long queues for petrol as shortages caused...
Oil climbs, stocks fall as markets see no end to war
New York (AFP) - Oil prices rose and stocks fell Friday as the United States and Israel struck Iranian nuclear...
E-commerce in the crosshairs at WTO in digital taxes battle
Yaoundé (AFP) - The future of digital taxes is dividing countries at the World Trade Organization, with the moratorium that...
Iran warns civilians as Trump says talks ‘going well’
Tehran (AFP) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards warned civilians across the Middle East Friday to stay away from areas near US...
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