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In Nigeria, Shell’s onshore roots still run deep
BODO, Nigeria (Reuters) - Royal Dutch Shell wants to reweight its footprint in Nigeria to focus on oil and gas...
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How Kissinger drew up the future of Jordan, Israel and Palestine
On September 2, 2018, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas told a number of Israeli lawmakers in his office in Ramallah that...
Turkey slashes growth forecasts, but not enough for wary investors
ANKARA (Reuters) - Turkey sharply cut its growth forecasts for this year and next on Thursday, a reduction...
Yemen peace talks: Houthis setting conditions on a plane staircase
In August, United Nations envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths announced to the world and the Security Council that consultations between...
Tripoli and Idlib: A question of strategies and possibilities
In recent years, I have been repeating a statement made by late Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud al-Faisal in 2010...
An entertaining Iraqi parliamentary session
The second Iraqi parliamentary session, which was held last week in Baghdad, was illegitimate and unconstitutional. In fact, it was...
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Kuwait down ahead of FTSE entry, other Middle East markets mixed
DUBAI (Reuters) - Kuwait's stock market fell on Sunday, pausing after recent gains ahead of joining of the FTSE Russell...
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Iran Revolutionary Guards threaten to avenge military parade attack
DUBAI (Reuters) - Iran's Revolutionary Guards vowed on Sunday to wreak "deadly and unforgettable" vengeance for a shooting attack on...
Read moreSiemens nears multi-billion euro deal in Iraq – Handelsblatt
FRANKFURT (Reuters) - German engineering group Siemens <SIEGn.DE> is working on a deal worth up to 9 billion euros (8.09...
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OPEC, Russia rebuff Trump’s call for immediate boost to oil output
ALGIERS (Reuters) - OPEC's leader Saudi Arabia and its biggest oil-producer ally outside the group, Russia, ruled out...
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