State-owned SOCAR manages Azerbaijan's oil and gas industry and the investment in Israel has major geopolitical implications and brings Israel and Azerbaijan even closer together diplomatically.
An interview with Ahmed al-Sharaa, Syria’s president
Sharaa, Syria’s president, spoke to The Economist on January 31st in Damascus. The conversation has been translated and lightly edited for clarity. The Economist: Maybe you could start by giving me a ...
View from the Himalaya: US freeze on foreign aid leaves Nepal sectors in limbo
A raft of executive orders issued by President Donald Trump in his early days in office has put several programmes across sectors in Nepal in a state of limbo. As of January 29, Trump had signed 44 ...
Saudi state mining giant steps up search for copper
The expanded effort is part of what the company’s CEO described as ‘the world’s largest single-jurisdiction exploration program.’ ...
Saudi state mining giant steps up search for copper
The expanded effort is part of what the company’s CEO described as ‘the world’s largest single-jurisdiction exploration program.’ ...
Non-oil activities account for 52% of Saudi Arabia’s GDP in 2024, says finance minister
Finance Minister Mohammed Al-Jadaan stated that non-oil activities accounted for 52% of Saudi Arabia’s real GDP in the third quarter of 2024, driven by private sector investment and exports.He also ...
Potential offshore oil and gas prospects found in South Korea
Act-Geo reported these findings to the Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC), indicating potential deposits ranging from 680 million barrels to 5.17 billion barrels (bbbl) of oil and gas equivalent, as ...
Iran denies cash transfer to Hezbollah via Beirut airport as Lebanon comes under global financial pressure
Ismail Baghaei, the Iranian Foreign Ministry spokesperson, dismissed on Monday claims that Iran provides funds to Hezbollah in Lebanon as Israeli-driven rumours ...
Turkey inflation falls for eighth month in a row as food prices dip
Falling housing and electricity prices also contributed to January's slowing inflation rate, as did a drop in recreation and culture prices. View on euronews ...
Vietnam Strengthens its Position in the Global Rare Earth Market with Projected Exports of $332.77 Million by 2034
The main export destinations of Vietnam's rare earth metal compounds from 2021 to 2024 are Hong Kong, China and Japan. The main companies importing rare earth metal compounds from Vietnam include ...