Oil prices rally to seven year highs amid rising fears Russia will invade Ukraine February 12, 2022 Oil prices rallied on Friday to fresh seven-year highs, with both benchmarks revived by escalating fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Size matters: Why tiny Qatar decided it needed to host the World Cup November 16, 2022 Sport business and geopolitics expert Professor Simon Chadwick explains the economic, security-related and nation-building reasons why Qatar is hosting the World Cup. With the start of the men’s World Cup in Qatar imminent, fans are looking ahead to the action starting. Some will be anticipating Harry Kane retaining his Golden Boot, though others may feel [...]
So, what really is the point of the ICJ? January 15, 2024 The ICJ is the UN body known as the World’s Court but in the past has taken over a decade to conclude judgments – so how much use is it anyway?
Slick: Saudi oil exports more than doubled to $13.8bn in April June 24, 2021 Saudi Arabia’s oil exports rocketed 109 per cent year-on-year in April, worth an eyewatering $13.7bn, according to official data today. Oil exports made up 72.5 per cent of total exports from Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil exporter – up from 64.8 per cent in April 2020 and 70 per cent in March. The country [...]
Expert opinion: Where to eat and drink in London July 7, 2022 Yuma Hashemi opened Clerkenwell’s 20-cover restaurant The Drunken Butler in 2017, combining classic cooking techniques with Persian influences. This summer he is serving a Persian Summer Feast, an evolving tasting menu with wine pairings. He gives his expert opinion on where to go in London. Paradise, SohoParadise is serving some of the best Sri Lankan [...]
Oil prices surge after US kill Iran general Qassem Soleimani but Wall Street stocks stutter January 4, 2020 Oil prices surged as much as $3 per barrel on Friday as it and other safe havens such as gold all rallied following the US airstrike which killed Iran’s top military commander, General Qassem Soleimani. While the attack on the head of the elite Quds Force and promise of revenge from Iran left traders concerned, [...]
Oil prices could reach $100 per barrel amid tightening supplies and reduced Omicron fears January 12, 2022 Oil prices could reach to $100 per barrel within months, as supplies tighten and demand strengthens amid reduced Omicron fears.
Iran ready to release seized UK oil tanker September 23, 2019 The British tanker which was seized by Iran in July has cleared its legal hurdles and will soon be able to leave, a spokesperson for the Islamic Republic’s government said today. Stena Impero has jumped through all the legal loops it needed ahead of its release, a spokesperson said. However he did not specify when [...]
China court rejects Canadian citizen’s death sentence appeal August 10, 2021 A Chinese court has upheld today a death sentence against Canadian citizen Robert Schellenberg for drug smuggling. Schellenberg has been detained in China since 2014 after he was accused of drug smuggling. In December 2018, he was sentenced to 15 years in jail and he appealed for a retrial. But the Dalian intermediate people’s court [...]
Afghanistan: ‘Not everyone is going to get out’, says Wallace August 26, 2021 Defence secretary Ben Wallace has warned that thousands of Afghans who have helped the UK risk being left behind. Officials are increasingly concerned about the risk of the airport being attacked by ISKP, a branch of the Islamic State terror group. The Foreign Office has advised against travelling to Kabul airport. The new travel advice [...]