Fri 25 March 2022: US refiners have begun snapping up fuel oil cargoes from the Middle East this month after US President, Joe Biden, banned Russian oil imports over the country’s invasion of Ukraine, shipping data showed, Reuters reports. The United States, last year, imported about 700,000 barrels per day (bpd) of different types of fuel oil […]
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Fri 25 March 2022: According to three sources familiar with the situation, the US is coming to a close on a proposal to provide the EU with up to 15 billion cubic meters of additional liquefied natural gas by the end of 2022, Financial Times reports. The agreement aims to cut the EU’s reliance on […]
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Fri 25 March 2022: President Cyril Ramaphosa’s ambitious R1.2 trillion investment drive has achieved 95% completion, just a year short of its five-year target. With 80 investment pledges – totalling R332 billion – unveiled at the fourth SA Investment Conference on Thursday, President Ramaphosa said with investments from the previous instalment of the event, the […]
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Fri 25 March 2022: Chechen forces deployed in Ukraine appear to be more of a ‘PR initiative’ than military utility, analysts say. Just two days after the Russian invasion of Ukraine was launched, Ramzan Kadyrov, president of Russia’s Chechen Republic, announced his forces were deployed to the battlefield. Since then, Chechnya’s leader has posted on […]
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Fri 25 March 2022: Turkey has urged the Taliban government of Afghanistan to allow girls of all ages to pursue their education in the country, as the group’s leadership yesterday imposed limits on girls’ access to education based on their age. Educational institutions in Afghanistan were officially re-opened yesterday, seven months after the Taliban took […]
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Thu 24 March 2022: The UN General Assembly on Thursday adopted a new non-binding resolution that demanded an “immediate” halt to Russia’s war in Ukraine. At UN headquarters in New York, 140 countries voted in favor, 38 abstained and five voted against the measure, with applause ringing out afterwards. The vote came after the adoption […]
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Thu 24 March 2022: Thousands of academics who are members of the Middle East Studies Association (MESA) have voted to endorse a boycott of Israel. The resolution “endorses the Palestinian call for solidarity in the form of boycotts, divestment and sanctions.” MESA is said to have more than 2,800 members from all over the world, […]
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Thu 24 March 2022: NATO leaders decided on Thursday to reset the alliance’s long-term defense posture at the eastern flank and to send further support to embattled Ukraine. “Today, NATO leaders agreed to reset our deterrence and defense for the longer term to face a new security reality,” NATO chief Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg told reporters […]
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Thu 24 March 2022: The South African Investment Conference (SAIC) will highlight the country’s resilience, as well as showcase the many investment opportunities available as the country recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. Outlining the programme for the fourth SAIC on Thursday, Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Ebrahim Patel, said delegates will also receive a […]
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Thu 24 March 2022: The U.N. General Assembly votes Thursday on a resolution backed by over 90 countries that blames Russia for the escalating humanitarian crisis in Ukraine and demands an immediate halt to hostilities, especially attacks on civilians and their homes, schools and hospitals. Russia has denounced the resolution as “anti-Russian” and accuses its […]
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