Fifa gives Iraq blessing for return to home football for first time in three decades March 17, 2018 Iraq’s Prime Minister today hailed a decision by Fifa to lift a home ban on competitive international football matches. The country’s national side last played an official home game in 1990. Gianni Infantino, the president of football’s world governing body Fifa, yesterday announced the lifting of a ban on stadiums in Basra, Karbala and Erbil [...]
Brent crude oil price: $70 a barrel oil is within sight January 11, 2018 Oil prices continued a march towards $70 a barrel today despite concerns of an impending correction. Brent crude oil prices reached $69.62 a barrel while US benchmark West Texas Intermediate rose to $64.08 a barrel supported by a nearly 5m barrel drop in US crude stockpiles, according to weekly data from the US Energy Information [...]
Brent crude oil price climbs to fresh December 2014 high of over $74 a barrel April 19, 2018 Oil prices surged to top $74 (£52) a barrel today, the highest price recorded since the end of 2014, on a bullish view from top exporter Saudi Arabia. After charging ahead more than three per cent yesterday, Brent crude oil, the global benchmark, rose as high as $74.74 this afternoon. At the time of writing, [...]
Cybercrime costs the global economy $600bn February 21, 2018 The cost of cybercrime to the global economy has hit as much as $600bn (£431bn), new research reveals. That’s a rise of $150bn since 2014, McAfee and the Centre for Strategic and International Studies calculates. Read more: Most global firms have no clue what a cyber attack will cost them Banks remain the biggest target [...]
Iran’s 100 jet deal with Airbus to be signed in days as A380s are dropped December 19, 2016 The deal is very nearly done. Iran has finalised an agreement with Airbus to acquire 100 jetliners, a senior official said today. It will be signed in the coming days, deputy roads and urban development minister Asghar Fakhrieh Kashan said. "We have finalised negotiations with Airbus and any day we will be able to sign the [...]
Iranian TV says Boris Johnson has revealed the “plot” about Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe November 9, 2017 Iranian state TV has said Boris Johnson’s comments on Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe were an “unintended confession”, contradicting the foreign secretary’s own claims to parliament. Last night a broadcast said the minister had inadvertently revealed “the real plot”, offering “proof” that the Iranian government’s charges against Zaghari-Ratcliffe were valid. The comments were translated by BBC Persian reporter [...]
Donald Trump defends congratulating Putin on election after it emerges he ignored aides’ demand not to; Jean-Claude Juncker defends own letter March 22, 2018 US President Donald Trump has defended his move to congratulate Russian counterpart Vladimir Putin, after it emerged he ignored explicit instructions not to. In a series of late-night tweets, Trump insisted he was right to have offered his congratulations, concluding with the sign off “Peace through Strength”. He was responding to reports that claim he [...]
The top and bottom performing investment funds in May June 4, 2018 “Sell in May and go away” advises the well-known City adage, which also suggests returning to the market after “St Leger Day”. This is the date in September when the horse race of that name is run and, traditionally, when the summer lull in trading is over. It bears little relevance in the modern era [...]
Boris Johnson calls for strong and robust international response to deadly chemical attack in Douma, Syria April 9, 2018 Boris Johnson has said there must be a “strong and robust international response” to the alleged chemical attack in a Syrian suburb this weekend, in which at least 48 people were killed. The foreign secretary spoke with his French counterpart Jean-Yves Le Drian this morning, with the pair noting that the Assad regime had been [...]
Oil tanker Sanchi on fire off coast of China after collision leaves 32 missing January 7, 2018 A tanker carrying $60m worth of oil is on fire off the coast of China after a colliding with another vessel. The 32 crew of the Iranian tanker Sanchi are missing while the 21-strong crew of the other cargo vessel have been rescued. Read more: Ship seized in row over illegal oil transfer to North [...]