US ‘reviewing’ consequences for Saudi Arabia over OPEC decision: Blinken

By Anadolu Agency The US is “reviewing” consequences for Saudi Arabia after a decision by OPEC+ to cut oil production, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Thursday. “We are not only deeply disappointed in that, we think it’s short-sighted. And as the President’s made very clear, that decision has to have consequences and that’s something

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The runners and riders for PM if Liz Truss is ousted as Tory leader

Rishi Sunak is the favourite to take over if Liz Truss is forced out CREDIT: Reuters/Jamie Lorriman for The Telegraph The Telegraph By Nick Gutteridge Tory MPs are “circulating a smorgasbord” of names for who could replace Liz Truss in No 10, a senior ally of hers has admitted. Nadine Dorries, a former culture secretary,

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Analysis: Saudi oil power play bruises U.S. ties but won’t break them

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman receives U.S. President Joe Biden at Al Salman Palace upon his arrival in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia , July 15, 2022. Bandar Algaloud/Courtesy of Saudi Royal Court By Reuters Neither side is backing down in a battle of wills over oil between Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince and U.S. President Joe

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7 million people await hospital treatment in record high backlog, says NHS England

By Anadolu Agency The backlog of people waiting for routine hospital treatment in England has reached 7 million, a new record high, the National Health Service England said Thursday. The figures as of the end of August show a rise of 3% from 6.8 million recorded at the end of this July. The new record

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Local, int’l journalists groups condemn arrest of Somali press union chief

By Anadolu Agency Somali journalists have condemned the arrest of a press union leader who was critical of the government’s new directive restricting reporting on the terrorist group Al-Shabab. Abdalle Ahmed Mumin, the secretary general of the Somali Journalists Syndicate (SJS), was arrested on Tuesday evening at Aden Adde International Airport in the capital Mogadishu

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Shell investigates in Nigeria after report of nine-year oil theft

The Royal Dutch Shell logo is seen at a Shell petrol station in London. Photographer Toby Melville/File Photo By Reuters Oil major Shell’s Nigerian subsidiary is investigating reports that an illegal oil tap ran for nine years on a pipeline it operates, a spokesperson said on Wednesday. An NNPC spokesman said on Sunday the theft

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China fines Kenya Sh1.31bn for defaulting on SGR loans

By Business Daily Africa Kenya defaulted on repayment of the Chinese loans provided to build the standard gauge railway (SGR), highlighting the country’s struggles with the mounting public debt. The Chinese banks fined Kenya Sh1.312 billion in the year ended June for loan defaults, according to Treasury documents seen by Business Daily. Kenya tapped over

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Somalia forces kill over 50 Al-Shabab militants in foiled attack on army base

The Somali National Army (SNA) said Wednesday its forces killed over 50 al-Shabab militants in a foiled terror attack on its base at a village in Hiran region of central Somalia, according to Xinhua News Agency reported. Odowaa Yusuf Rage, Chief of Defense Forces said that the deadly dawn attack at the army base located

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Europe turns to Africa in bid to replace Russian natural gas

By The Associated Press A new liquefied natural gas project off Africa’s western coast may only be 80% complete, but already the prospect of a new energy supplier has drawn visits from the leaders of Poland and Germany. The initial field near Senegal and Mauritania’s coastlines is expected to contain about 15 trillion cubic feet

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Kremlin denounces plans to use Russian assets for Ukraine’s reconstruction as ‘banditry’

By Anadolu Agency A recent decision by the G7 to use frozen Russian assets for the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine amounts to “banditry,” the Kremlin said on Wednesday. “This contradicts all thinkable and unthinkable norms of international law. It’s just pure international banditry,” spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters at a news conference in Moscow. “We

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