American corporation ExxonMobil has reportedly reached out to Iraq’s Oil Ministry in a bid to purchase Russian energy firm Lukoil’s majority stake in one of the Arab country’s main oilfields.
Category: 2. World
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After sanctioning Lukoil, US pressures Iraq for control of oilfield stake
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As Ayatollah Khamenei warned, US fuels wars, exploits ‘allies’ and discards them
Ayatollah Khamenei stresses that US policy consistently fuels wars, exploits allies, and abandons them – with Ukraine as the latest example of America’s destructive and deceptive interventionism.
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Arrest over petition stirs public debate
Getty ImagesThe devastating Tai Po fire has sparked an outpouring of grief and anger in Hong Kong When university student Miles Kwan launched a petition demanding answers from Hong Kong authorities after one of the city’s deadliest fires last…
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Saudi, UAE proxies battle for control in Yemen following capture of strategic city
Intense fighting is underway as UAE-backed forces attempt to advance towards strategically significant areas in Yemen’s oil-rich Hadramout governorate.
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Iraq retracts US-driven blacklisting of resistance movements
Iraq has retracted the US-driven blacklisting of Lebanon’s Hezbollah and Yemen’s Ansarullah resistance movements.
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Israeli collaborator Yasser Abu Shabab reportedly killed in Gaza
Israeli collaborator and militia leader Yasser Abu Shabab is reportedly killed in Gaza on Thursday, according to local media.
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Palestinian Prisoners' Society warns of Israel's 'slow execution' of Abu Tair
The Palestinian Prisoners’ Society (PPS) has condemned Israel’s decision to transfer a 75-year-old Palestinian detainee to an underground prison.
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Man who killed ex-Japan PM apologises to his family
The man accused of assassinating former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe has apologised to the ex-leader’s family for the first time.
Tetsuya Yamagami, who earlier pleaded guilty to murder, told the court on Thursday that he felt “deeply sorry”…
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Iran condemns US sanctions as 'crimes against humanity'
Iran has strongly condemned US-imposed unilateral sanctions on the occasion of the newly established International Day against Unilateral Coercive Measures.
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New Zealand police recovers $19k Fabergé egg swallowed by suspected thief
A diamond-studded locket swallowed by a New Zealand man who tried to steal it has been “recovered”, police say.
The Fabergé egg locket, valued at NZ$33,585 ($19,300; £14,600), was recovered in a “natural” manner. “Medical intervention [was] not…
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