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September 8, 2023

US says it disrupted illicit oil shipment by Iran’s IRGC, seized contraband crude

The US, on Friday, confirmed it disrupted in April a multimillion-dollar shipment of crude oil by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, seizing more than 980,000 barrels of contraband crude oil that violated US sanctions, Reuters reports....

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September 8, 2023

Sierra Leone hit by power cuts after Turkiye power ship switches off supply

Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, has been hit by power cuts after Turkiye’s “Karpowership” switched off the electricity supply due to an unpaid debt of around $40 million, the Energy...

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September 8, 2023

Saudi Arabia, India discuss possible rail, port deal – sources

The US, Saudi Arabia, India and other nations are discussing a possible infrastructure deal that could reconfigure trade between the Gulf and South Asia, linking Middle Eastern countries by...

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September 8, 2023

How the Saudis became a top shareholder in Telefonica, Spain’s telecoms giant

Jose Maria Alvarez-Pallete, Chairman and Chief Executive of debt-laden Spanish telephone and internet service company, Telefonica, got an unexpected call this week when he was in Silicon Valley to...

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September 8, 2023

FACTBOX – Who is attending the G20 summit in New Delhi?

Leaders from the Group of 20 (G20) major economies kick off an annual summit meeting on Saturday to coordinate policy on food security, debt problems of vulnerable countries and climate action....

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September 8, 2023

Israel raids Bab Al-Rahma prayer hall at Al-Aqsa Mosque

Israeli occupation forces broke into the Bab Al-Rahma prayer area of the Al-Aqsa Mosque in occupied East Jerusalem last night, causing extensive damage, Wafa news agency reported. According to witnesses, Israeli...

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September 8, 2023

Sudan’s RSF: Sanctions on leaders ‘unfortunate and shocking’

The US Treasury’s decision to impose sanctions on the Deputy Commander of Sudan’s Rapid Support Forces (RSF), Abdel Rahim Dagalo, is “unfortunate, shocking and unfair”, the group said yesterday. “We...

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September 8, 2023

India: disabled Muslim student leader hospitalised by Hindu extremists

India: Muslims beaten by Hindu extremists for transporting Halal beef...

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September 8, 2023

Biden’s aide says no terms ready for normalisation between Israel, Saudi Arabia

There are no terms ready for a possible normalisation deal between Israel and Saudi Arabia, the UN National Security Adviser said on Friday, Anadolu Agency reports. “Many of the...

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September 8, 2023

Gulf Cooperation Council reaffirms ‘exclusive right’ of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait to Durra gas field

The Ministerial Council of the Gulf Cooperation Council reaffirmed, on Thursday, the “exclusive right” of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the disputed Durra gas field on the eastern border...

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