What the other papers say this morning November 20, 2012 FINANCIAL TIMES TNK-BP fails in London civil suit bid TNK-BP, Russia’s third-largest oil producer and the subject of a high-profile sale, has failed in its attempt to sue a former director for civil fraud in English courts. A €39m (£31m) freezing order gained by TNK-BP on its former head of logistics, Igor Lazurenko, his wife, [...]
Tensions simmer in the Arab World March 21, 2011 LIBYA David Cameron says almost all of Libya’s air defences have been destroyed, allowing the no-fly zone to be patrolled by Allied forces. He says the action has prevented a “bloody massacre” in rebel stronghold Benghazi. EGYPT A vote saw 77 per cent of Egyptians back pro-democracy amendments to its constitution. Its stock exchange will [...]
Arabian unrest hits fever pitch March 21, 2011 VIOLENT anti-government protests in several Middle Eastern countries accompanied a third day of air strikes in Libya yesterday, as the ten-country military coalition squabbled over the next move. As Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli was damaged by the strikes yesterday, David Cameron told Parliament enforcing a no-fly zone had come “just in the nick of time” [...]
Arabian unrest hits fever pitch March 21, 2011 VIOLENT anti-government protests in several Middle Eastern countries accompanied a third day of air strikes in Libya yesterday, as the ten-country military coalition squabbled over the next move. As Gaddafi’s compound in Tripoli was damaged by the strikes yesterday, David Cameron told Parliament enforcing a no-fly zone had come “just in the nick of time” [...]