Section: Zawya (United Arab Emirates)
Ukrainian media delegation visits Ajman
Ajman – A delegation of Ukrainian journalists visited Ajman with the aim of promoting the northern emirate in the Ukrainian media as a distinguished UAE tourism destination, an Ajman Tourism Development Department (ATDD) official said. …read more Source:...
UPDATE 2-Egypt’s GASC buys 175,000 T of wheat from Romania, Ukraine
(Adds strategic reserves to last until April) By Maha El Dahan ABU DHABI, Dec 3 (Reuters) – Egypt’s state grain buyer, the General Authority for Supply Commodities (GASC), said on Wednesday it had bought 175,000 tonnes of wheat from Romania and… …read more Source:...
MIDEAST STOCKS – Factors to watch – November 11
DUBAI, Nov 11 (Reuters) – Here are some factors that may affect Middle East stock markets on Tuesday. Reuters has not verified the press reports and does not vouch of their accuracy.INTERNATIONAL/REGIONAL* GLOBAL MARKETS-Asian shares edge lower, supply concerns keep oil down MKTS/GLOB* Oil falls as strong dollar outweighs Libya, Ukraine...
UPDATE 6-Brent climbs towards $85 on Libya disruptions, weaker dollar
* Two Libyan oil fields closed, export terminal shut * Shelling in eastern Ukraine puts pressure on cease-fire * OPEC cut unlikely – Kuwait oil minister (Updates prices) By Sam Wilkin LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Brent crude rose by $1 towards $85 a… …read more Source:...
UPDATE 4-Brent climbs towards $85 on Libya disruptions, weaker dollar
* Two Libyan oil fields closed, export terminal shut * Shelling in eastern Ukraine puts pressure on cease-fire * OPEC cut unlikely – Kuwait oil minister (Updates prices; adds comment, detail) By Sam Wilkin LONDON, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Brent crude rose by… …read more Source:...
UPDATE 2-Brent climbs towards $84 on Ukraine tensions, Libya disruptions
* Ukraine ceasefire under threat with heaviest shelling in a month * Two Libyan oil fields closed, export terminal shut * Oil prices to move sideways until OPEC meeting -analyst (Updates prices) By Keith Wallis SINGAPORE, Nov 10 (Reuters) – Brent crude… …read more Source:...
NYMEX-U.S. crude climbs towards $79 a barrel on Mideast, Ukraine tensions
Nov 10 (Reuters) – U.S. crude futures rose towards $79 a barrel on Monday on renewed geopolitical tensions in Libya and Ukraine, while Chinese economic data suggested the world’s second largest economy could implement more stimulus measures. … …read more Source:...
Lessons from Versailles for today s imploding Middle East
31 October 2014 The summer of 2014 was a season of analogies and anniversaries. European leaders commemorated the start of World War I. Russian President Putin’s annexation of Crimea and destabilization and invasion of eastern Ukraine recalls the… …read more Source:...
Ukrainian elections boost Kiev s resolve
Sunday, Oct 26, 2014 Millions of Ukrainians voted yesterday in parliamentary elections, the first since street protests in Kiev last winter forced the resignation of Viktor Yanukovich. Those dramatic events led to the breakaway of the Crimea, its… …read more Source:...