Moldova faces a security crisis after tens of thousands of residents in the breakaway enclave of Transdniestria were cut off from Russian gas supply, Prime Minister Dorin Recean said on Friday. Flows of Russian gas via Ukraine which supplied central and eastern Europe were halted at the end of 2024 as Kyiv rejected doing further…
Without the Ukrainian route, Russia’s gas traffic to the EU will slump to 39 billion cubic meters per year, Alexey Bobrovsky, the director of the Institute for the Study of World Markets, predicts On the morning of January 1, the transit of Russian gas to Europe through Ukraine was completely stopped due to Kiev’s refusal…
Russia’s energy giant Gazprom said on Wednesday that gas exports via Ukraine to Europe had been halted from 08:00 Moscow time (0500 GMT) as the transit deal has expired. Ukraine said on Wednesday that the transit of Russian natural gas through its territory had been halted as of 7 a.m. local time (0500 GMT), citing…
Russian energy giant Gazprom said on Saturday it would suspend gas exports to Moldova from 0500 GMT on Jan. 1 due to unpaid debt by Moldova, which is bracing for severe power cuts. It said the company reserved the right to take any action, including terminating the supply contract with Moldova. There were no immediate comments from…
According to the report, the cargo ship left St. Petersburg about two weeks ago and headed for the port of Vladivostok, where it was scheduled to arrive on January 22 The Russian Ursa Major cargo ship sank in international waters between Spain’s Murcia autonomous community and Algeria, the El Espanol newspaper reported. According to the newspaper, the…
Yury Ushakov noted that uncontrolled expansion of the association would break its backbone More than 20 states, in addition to the selected partner countries, are showing interest in a systemic dialogue with the BRICS group, Russian Presidential Aide Yury Ushakov has told the media. “The doors of the association remain open to like-minded countries. At…
According to Putin’s press secretary, the meeting is being held one-on-one Russian President Vladimir Putin is holding a meeting with visiting Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico. According to Putin’s press secretary, the meeting is being held one-on-one. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic said earlier that Fico was expected to hold talks with Putin following Vladimir Zelesky’s…
Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Hajj and Umrah has announced that residents of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) can now perform Umrah at any time of the year. Their Umrah can be organized in several different ways to ensure a seamless and smooth pilgrimage, the ministry said. Pilgrims can purchase an Umrah package on Saudi Arabia’s…
A Russian oil tanker carrying thousands of tonnes of oil products split apart during a heavy storm on Sunday, spilling oil into the Kerch Strait, while another tanker was also in distress after sustaining damage, Russian officials said. The Russian Southern Transport Prosecutor’s Office will check the implementation of legislation in the field of maritime…
The Syrian pound has strengthened against the US dollar by at least 20 percent over the past two days amid an influx of Syrians from neighboring Lebanon and Jordan and an end to strict controls on trade in foreign currencies after the fall of the al-Assad government. Damascus currency traders cited exchange rates between 12,500 and…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Florida on Friday for a dinner with Donald Trump at the president-elect’s Mar-a-Lago estate, as the incoming US leader promised tariffs on Canadian imports. The unannounced meeting comes at the end of a week that has seen Canada as well as Mexico scramble to blunt the impact of Trump’s…
“If there are U.S. tariffs, Mexico would also raise tariffs,” Sheinbaum said during a press conference, in her clearest statement yet that the country was preparing possible retaliatory trade measures against its top trade partner. Mexican Economy Minister Marcelo Ebrard, speaking alongside Sheinbaum, called for more regional cooperation and integration instead of a war of…
Canada’s federal government and the premiers of the 10 provinces agreed to work in a united and coordinated way against a threat by US President-elect Donald Trump to impose tariffs on Canadian imports, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Wednesday. “We agreed that we need to be smart, strong and united in meeting this challenge,” Freeland told…
Aldar Properties PJSC, Abu Dhabi’s largest property developer, is seeing a surge in demand for homes that’s being driven in large part by foreign buyers. The company has boosted the number of new developments from around two or three annually in 2008 to 14 new developments this year, Mohamed Al Mubarak, chairman of Aldar and…
Boeing’s new CEO told workers Wednesday the company has serious culture problems and can’t afford another mistake, according to a report. At an hour-long meeting, Kelly Ortberg, who joined Boeing as CEO in August, urged employees to take accountability when they see problems, The Wall Street Journal reported after reviewing a recording of the gathering. “Boeing has…
