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Kuwait cuts oil output as tanker traffic halts in Strait of Hormuz
KUWAIT CITY (Realist English). Kuwait has reduced its oil production and refining operations after tanker traffic through the Persian Gulf...
China presses Iran for safe passage through Strait of Hormuz
BEIJING (Realist English). China is negotiating with Iran to ensure safe passage for oil tankers and Qatari liquefied natural gas...
Iran’s regional strikes shake global energy markets
DUBAI (Realist English). Iran’s expanding military campaign across the Persian Gulf and beyond is putting growing pressure on global energy...
Oil surges more than 8% as US-Iran conflict fuels supply fears
NEW YORK (Realist English). Crude oil prices jumped more than 8% on Sunday evening as investors reacted to the escalating...
Libya awards new oil and gas exploration licences in first round since 2007
TRIPOLI (Realist English). Libya has awarded new oil and gas exploration and production licences to foreign energy companies in its...
BP suspends share buybacks as oil price slump weighs on profits
LONDON (Realist English). British oil and gas major BP reported fourth-quarter earnings in line with expectations on Tuesday but announced...
Low oil prices seen strengthening Trump’s hand on Iran
WASHINGTON (Realist English). Low global oil prices are giving Donald Trump increased leverage in dealing with Iran, US Energy Secretary...
US threatens Iraq with sanctions over Iran-backed groups’ role in next government
BAGHDAD (Realist English). The United States has warned senior Iraqi politicians that it could impose sanctions on the Iraqi state...
Hormuz risks resurface as Trump weighs options against Iran
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The Strait of Hormuz has returned to the centre of global energy concerns as the prospect of...
Taiwan fears US weapons use in Iran could aid China
TAIPEI (Realist English). Taiwan has raised concerns that extensive US use of long-range cruise missiles in the war involving Iran...
Strait of Hormuz disruption sends shockwaves through global trade
LONDON (Realist English). Escalating military tensions around the Strait of Hormuz are rapidly disrupting global shipping and energy markets, as...
Iran war puts Vice President JD Vance in difficult political position
WASHINGTON (Realist English). The ongoing war with Iran has placed US Vice President JD Vance in a politically sensitive position,...
Hormuz crisis reshapes global tanker market as shipping routes collapse
LONDON (Realist English). The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz following the escalation of the Iran war has triggered...
Star Wars without fiction: how space became the next battlefield
MOSCOW (Realist English). “Star Wars” stopped being science fiction long ago. Unfortunately, over ten thousand years of civilisation, humanity has...
Dadivank: The Legacy of Christ’s Apostles in Artsakh
YEREVAN (Realist English). In Artsakh, before the ethnic cleansing and forced deportation – simply put, genocide – carried out by...
An unusual phenomenon at the Church of the Holy Savior in Shushi
YEREVAN (Realist English). In the distant year 1979, as a third-year university student, I used to visit the Church of...
War with Iran seen as inevitable, Armenia warned of looming regional storm
YEREVAN (Realist English). The war with Iran is drawing ever closer. And once again, this pulls Armenia into a zone...
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