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Middle East war: global economic fallout
Paris (France) (AFP) - Here are the latest economic events in the Middle East war on Saturday:- Kharg Island bombed,...
Trump ‘has fun’ buying shoes for cabinet members
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US President Donald Trump confirmed Friday that he had bought several members of his cabinet...
Democrats accuse Trump of aiding Russia with sanctions relief
Washington (United States) (AFP) - Democrats accused US President Donald Trump on Friday of weakening pressure on Russia by easing...
Mideast war cuts Hormuz strait transit to 77 ships: maritime data firm
London (AFP) - Only 77 ships have so far crossed the Strait of Hormuz in March as the Mideast war...
War has halted Gulf oil flow — and restarting it won’t be easy
Paris (France) (AFP) - The war in the Middle East has largely paralysed the Gulf region's crucial oil industry, which...
Global shipping industry caught in storm of war
Paris (France) (AFP) - For anyone in the import business, the economic risks from the war in the Middle East...
Dubai’s low-paid workers on edge as Mideast war hits tourism
Dubai (AFP) - For thousands of workers in Dubai's tourism sector, the Middle East war has brought business to a...
Mideast war plunges Germany’s energy-hungry industry into crisis
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - Germany's energy-hungry industries are sounding the alarm about the devastating impacts of the Middle East war...
Why is the dollar profiting from Middle East war?
London (AFP) - The surge in energy prices triggered by the conflict in the Middle East has significantly strengthened the...
Airport workers miss pay as US government shutdown hits one month
Washington (United States) (AFP) - US airport security officers missed their first full paycheck Friday as a partial funding shutdown...
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