Oil prices climb as Mideast war rages, stocks fall on US jobs
London (AFP) - Crude prices surged higher Friday as oil fields in Iraq came under attack and US Donald Trump demanded ...
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Securing shipping lane from Mideast war ‘challenging’, say experts
Paris (France) (AFP) - The United States and France have promised to secure oil shipping threatened by the Middle East ...
Leading satellite firm to hold back Gulf state images
Paris (France) (AFP) - Planet Labs PBC, a leading provider of high resolution images taken from space, said Friday it ...
Mideast war escalates as fresh strikes batter Iran
Tehran (AFP) - Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon Friday as Israel and the United States stepped up their attacks ...
Iran drone strike on Azerbaijan raises fears of Mideast war spreading to Caucasus
Baku (AFP) - Iranian drone strikes on Azerbaijan have raised fears that the Middle East war could spill into the ...
Mideast war escalates as fresh strikes batter Iran
Tehran (AFP) - Fresh strikes rocked Iran and Lebanon Friday as Israel and the United States stepped up their attacks ...
Mideast war is heightening uncertainty, Lufthansa warns
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German aviation giant Lufthansa warned Friday it faced a more uncertain outlook because of the unfolding ...
Lufthansa warns of heightened ‘uncertainty’ from Mideast war
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - German aviation giant Lufthansa warned Friday it faced heightened uncertainty because of the unfolding Middle East ...
Heavy attacks hit Tehran as Israel says war in ‘new phase’
Tehran (AFP) - Heavy attacks were reported in Tehran on Friday after Israel said it was hitting "regime infrastructure" in ...
Equities mixed as Mideast crisis rages, though oil dips
Hong Kong (AFP) - Asian markets were mixed Friday as the war in the Middle East showed no sign of ...
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