DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A huge cargo ship capsized in Egypt’s Suez Canal, blocking traffic on a crucial east-west waterway for global shipping, according to satellite data. The Panama-flagged container ship, MV Ever Given, with a listed owner in Japan, closed to traffic on Tuesday on a narrow …
Read More »Saudi offers to allow fuel ships in Yemen peace proposal after CNN probe reveals blockade
The proposal follows a recent CNN investigation that found that not a single oil tanker could dock at Hodeidah this year due to blockades imposed by Saudi warships. CNN’s investigation provokes calls from Saudi Arabia to lift its blockade and allow fuel into the country, according to Martin Griffiths, the …
Read More »Netanyahu credited himself for making Israel ‘alive’. Now he hopes his Covid-19 campaign will save his political future
Kurz, who visited Israel with his Danish counterpart to discuss a tripartite vaccine treaty, was credited by Netanyahu for shocking the proceedings early in the Kovid-19 outbreak. After negotiations and a gym tour for people who have been vaccinated or recovered by Covid-19, Austria, Denmark and Israel, an alliance has …
Read More »Saudi Aramco’s profits fall after covid-better year, maintains dividends
Saudi Arabia’s state-owned oil and gas company, Abacic Oil, operates an oil-processing facility in Saudi Arabia. Stanislav Krasilnikov | TASS | Getty Images Oil giant Saudi Aramco reported a 44% drop in 2020 results, but retained its billion 1 trillion dividend payments, with CEO Amin Nasser calling the last 12 …
Read More »Baby bottle craze spreads in Gulf Arab states, reacts
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – Cafes in several Gulf Arab states have started selling coffee and other cold drinks in baby bottles this month, sparking excitement, confusion and reaction to the new trend. The tour started from Einstein Cafe, from Dubai to Kuwait to Bahrain, a crisp dessert chain …
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