Section: Africa&ME
Glencore and Qatar buy $11.3bn stake in Russia’s largest oil company
The Kremlin has announced that commodities trader Glencore and Qatar’s sovereign wealth fund are together buying a 19.5% stake in Rosneft, Russia’s largest oil company., “It is the largest privatisation deal, the largest sale and acquisition in the global oil and gas sector in 2016,” President Vladimir Putin said. The...
Rosneft shares soar on Glencore, Qatar deal
Shares in Russian oil giant Rosneft leapt over five percent Thursday after the Kremlin announced the 10.5 billion euro ($11.3 billion) sale of a stake to commodities trader Glencore and Qatar’s sovereign fund. President Vladimir Putin late Wednesday hailed the deal for 19.5 percent of the state-controlled firm as the largest in the global...
Zorya vs Man Utd: Mourinho blasts ‘rock’ hard Ukraine pitch
United need just a point to reach the knockout stages with Jose Mourinho's side facing Zorya. Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho blasted the “rock” hard surface at Chernomorets Stadium ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk, insisting it may take a “miracle” for the game to...
Zorya pitch is like a rock – Mourinho
Jose Mourinho says Manchester United’s Europa League game at Zorya Luhansk tonight should have been played earlier in the competition because of a pitch now described as “like a rock”. The Red Devils have to avoid defeat in Ukraine to progress to the last 32. “The pitch is very hard, the pitch is very icy,” […] …read more Source: X...
Syria, Ukraine to dominate OSCE agenda in Hamburg
As Germany ends its year-long presidency of the OSCE, foreign minister Frank-Walter Steinmeier has called for Russia to cooperate. He has warned that the “question of war and peace” has returned to Europe …read more Source:...
Europa League: Mourinho blasts ‘rock’ hard Ukraine pitch
Manchester United boss Jose Mourinho blasted the “rock” hard surface at Chernomorets Stadium ahead of Thursday’s Europa League clash with Ukraine’s Zorya Luhansk, insisting it may take a “miracle”… …read more Source:...
Barca equals 20-goal record
BARCELONA – Barcelona defeated Borussia Moenchengladbach 4-0 to match the 20-goal scoring record in the group stage of the Champions League, but Lionel Messi fell short of equaling Cristiano Ronaldo’s 11-goal mark in the first phase of the tournament. Messi’s 10th goal and Arda Turan’s hat trick helped Barcelona reach the 20...
Nato urges continued sanctions on Russia over Ukraine
Brussels: Damaging EU economic sanctions imposed on Russia over the Ukraine crisis must be kept in place to force Moscow to meet its Minsk ceasefire commitments, Nato head Jens Stoltenberg said on Wednesday. His comments come as the European Union discusses renewal of the sanctions amid doubts about their effectiveness and cost, and concerns that...
Arsenal punching their weight again in Euro territory
‘It’s difficult to know (the advantages of finishing top) you feel a bit less guilty. We have done our job and let’s see what happens’ The true value of Arsenal’s table-topping display against Basel will not become clear until Monday’s draw for the Champions League last 16 but a 4-1 win proved they are starting to...
NATO calls for maintenance of sanctions on Russia
NATO has called for the maintenance of sanctions imposed on Russia over the crisis in Ukraine, claiming that the move is necessary to force Moscow to demonstrate its commitment regarding a ceasefire agreement on Ukraine. …read more Source: Iran...
