Helima Croft of RBC Capital Markets discusses the latest reported incident over Iran seizing an oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz, and how Saudi Arabia is trying to ensure other OPEC members are ... ( read original story ...)
Iran’s coronavirus death toll passes 19,000 as new cases spike: TV
Iran recorded 174 deaths from coronavirus and 2,625 new cases on Thursday to take its death toll to more than 19,000 and total cases to 336,324, the Health Ministry said. "In the past 24 hours 2,625 ... ( read original story ...)
Greek military put on high alert as tensions with Turkey rise
Dispute over exploration of energy reserves in eastern Mediterranean escalates ... ( read original story ...)
Turkey’s Erdogan Says Only Solution in Mediterranean Is Dialogue
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Thursday that the only solution to Turkey's dispute with Greece over energy exploration in the eastern Mediterranean was through dialogue and negotiation, and Ankara ... ( read original story ...)
France Sends Navy to Eastern Mediterranean Amid Turkey-Greece Standoff
President Macron ordered French forces to the Eastern Mediterranean, providing military assistance to Greece and raising the stakes in France’s growing regional confrontation against an increasingly ... ( read original story ...)
Amid Tensions With Turkey, Greece in Joint Manoeuvres With France
A Turkish seismic vessel, the Oruc Reis, has been sailing between Crete and Cyprus since Monday, despatched by Ankara days after Greece signed a maritime deal with Egypt designati ... ( read original story ...)
Greece and Turkey square up over the rights to undersea gas
Even before the fighter jets thundered over and warships sailed into view, Konstantinos Papoutsis was suffering his worst summer in memory.Covid-19 had already robbed his tourism business on the Greek ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam reports 25 more COVID-19 infections, three additional deaths on Thursday
Vietnam's health ministry reported 25 more coronavirus infections and three additional deaths on Thursday, bringing the total number of cases in the Southeast Asian country to 905, with 20 fatalities. ( read original story ...)
Japan Fans Hail Hong Kong ‘Goddess Of Democracy’ Chow
She has been dubbed the "Goddess of Democracy" and found fans among politicians and actors. There is little doubt that Hong Kong activist Agnes Chow is big in Japan. The 23-year-old's arrest this week ... ( read original story ...)
Japan Says Concerns Over Hong Kong Growing, After Activist Agnes Chow Arrested
Japan's foreign minister said on Thursday the arrests of Hong Kong pro-democracy activist Agnes Chow and media tycoon Jimmy Lai raised questions over freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong and ... ( read original story ...)