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Israel halts unapproved migration across Egypt borderIsrael has stopped the unapproved influx of African migrants across its border with Egypt, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday after months of intensive counter-measures on the once porous desert frontier. More than 6 More… |
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Ship classifier Bureau Veritas halts Iran workFrance's Bureau Veritas, which verifies the safety and environmental standards of ships, has stopped its marine work in Iran, the classification society said in a new setback for Tehran as it faces growing pressure from Western sanctions. More… |
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South Korea to halt Iran oil importsSouth Korea will effectively become the first of Iran's major Asian customers to halt oil purchases from July 1, when a European Union insurance ban will prevent further imports. South Korea's largest oil refiner SK Energy will sto More… |
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Turkish Airlines to halt Syria flightsTurkish Airlines said it will halt flights to Syria from Sunday, in a move that follows the Turkish government's decision to shut its embassy in Damascus and advise nationals to leave due to the violence gripping Syria. The flights to Dama More… |
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EU could live with abrupt Iran oil halt: IEAThe European Union could cope with an abrupt halt by Iran of its oil exports to the region as buyers of Iranian oil are already adjusting to the EU's forthcoming ban on Iranian shipments, an International Energy Agency official said on Monday. More… |
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Iran says oil ban won't halt nuclear programIran's oil minister said the Islamic state would not retreat from its nuclear program even if its crude oil exports grind to a halt, the official IRNA news agency reported on Saturday. But he also called on the European Union, which ac More… |
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German opposition fails to halt Saudi tank dealGerman Chancellor Angela Merkel's conservatives have thwarted a parliamentary manoeuvre by the opposition that would have halted a secret multi-billion euro tank deal with Saudi Arabia. The vote just before parliament's summer rec More… |
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Iran threatens to halt India oil suppliesIran has threatened to halt oil supplies to India in August as it presses New Delhi to solve a payments dispute that has cast a shadow since December over the two countries' $12 billion annual crude trade. National Iranian Oil C More… |
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Zain trading halted pending Bharti deal closureTrading in the shares of Kuwaiti telecoms firm Zain will remain halted until it completes all the preparations for closing a deal to sell African assets, a newspaper reported on Monday. 'The bourse has responded to Zain's request f More… |
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Bad weather halts Oman oil, gas productionOman halted its oil and gas production due to bad weather as Cyclone Phet hit the small oil-producing country's coast, but no facilities were damaged, DPO and Oman LNG spokesmen said on Friday. 'We won't load any oil because no More… |
