Economy & Business
Over half a million march as France paralysed by strike
The strike has revived memories of the three-week-long strikes over pension reforms that crippled France in 1995 (AFP Photo/CLEMENT MAHOUDEAU) A nationwide ...Iran leader backs petrol price hike that sparked deadly unrest
Iran\'s supreme leader threw his support behind a decision to hike petrol prices, a move that sparked nationwide unrest in which he ...Protests spread across Lebanon over proposed new taxes
Lebanese security forces fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in Beirut after they tried to push through security barriers around ...US slaps sanctions on Turkey as Syrian regime returns to north
The United States slapped sanctions on Turkey as it demanded an end to the deadly incursion against Syrian Kurdish fighters, accusing its ...Russia, Saudi Arabia seal key oil deal
Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a key deal with Saudi Arabia during a key visit for an OPEC+ grouping aimed at stabilising ...Iran says oil tanker struck by missiles off Saudi Arabia
Two missiles struck an Iranian tanker traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, Iranian officials said, the latest ...Egypt decreases fuel prices for the first time in decades
Egypt’s government is decreasing fuel prices for the first time in decades ...US sanctions Italy, Panama and Colombia firms over Venezuela ties
The United States imposed sanctions on 16 companies linked to Colombian businessman Alex Nain Saab Moran, an associate of Venezuelan President Nicolas ...UN votes to ease arms embargo on Central African Republic
The U.N. Security Council has voted unanimously to ease the arms embargo on the Central African Republic\'s government following its signing of ...Johnson denies lying to Queen in Brexit crisis
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson denied that he had lied to Queen Elizabeth II when requesting the suspension of parliament this month ...