Stocks drop, oil jumps as Mideast war persists
New York (AFP) - Stocks tumbled while oil prices pushed higher Friday at the end of a turbulent week in ...
Wednesday, September 9, 2026
Tag: energy crisis
Far from war, global fuel frustrations mount
Lagos (AFP) - Far from the Middle East war, fallout from oil disruptions is reverberating across the world, unsettling lives ...
Kuwait refinery hit as Iran marks New Year under shadow of war
Dubai (AFP) - Firefighters battled another blaze at a Kuwait oil refinery on Friday after a fresh drone attack from ...
IMF raises concern over global inflation, output over Iran war
Washington (United States) (AFP) - The International Monetary Fund said on Thursday it was monitoring the impacts of the war ...
European Central Bank warns of major hit from Mideast war
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The European Central Bank warned Thursday that the energy shock unleashed by the Middle East war ...
Key Middle East energy sites under fire
Doha (AFP) - Qatar's main gas facility has suffered extensive damage after several rounds of Iranian strikes, causing new energy ...
Pacific nations fear fuel shortages as Middle East war sends oil prices soaring
Nuku'alofa (Tonga) (AFP) - Leaders of Samoa and Tonga appealed for help this week as the import-reliant Pacific nations raised ...
Mideast energy shock rattles eurozone rate-setters
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - The energy shock unleashed by the Middle East war will top the agenda at Thursday's European ...
Slovakia curbs diesel sales, ups prices for foreigners
Bratislava (AFP) - The Slovak government said Wednesday it would restrict diesel sales for 30 days because of a shortage ...
Oil surges as Iran gas facilities hit, stocks slide
London (AFP) - Oil prices surged Wednesday following a strike on one of Iran's gas facilities that raised the spectre ...
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