Iraq turned off Gulf Keystone oil profits last year March 21, 2024 The firm said that it is selling oil locally and is making "more than enough" to cover expenses
Vandals who attack our heritage must be prepared to face the consequences March 12, 2024 Defacing a portrait of a former Prime Minister, as pro-Palestine activists did last week, is an attack on democracy itself, argues Bella Wallersteiner When a protestor drenched a portrait of former Prime Minister Lord Balfour in red paint and slashed it to pieces she didn’t just attack a work of art, she assaulted democracy itself. [...]
Houthi attacks in the Red Sea won’t end until the people of Iran are free March 11, 2024 As violence escalates, our columnist Eliot Wilson argues that Iranian involvement in conflicts in the Middle East can’t be ignored forever It was only a matter of time. Last Wednesday, three crew members were killed in a Houthi missile attack on the MV True Confidence 50 nautical miles south-west of Aden. The sailors – two [...]
Kemi Badenoch wants trade ‘barriers torn down’ at Abu Dhabi summit February 26, 2024 Kemi Badenoch is promoting tariff-free trade at a global summit in Abu Dhabi in a bid to see “more barriers torn down”.
Give councils more tax flexibility amid financial strain, ministers urged February 8, 2024 Councils should be given more free rein to raise local taxes to shore up ailing finances and then “suffer the consequences” at the ballot box, MPs have heard.
Stop Red Sea attacks, foreign secretary tells Houthis after latest UK-US air strikes February 4, 2024 The Foreign Secretary has implored the Houthis to stop their “reckless” attacks on international shipping in the Red Sea following the latest UK-US air strikes.
Houthi strikes: Drone and missile launch sites destroyed, Rishi Sunak tells MPs January 15, 2024 Drone and ballistic missile launch sites were destroyed in “carefully targeted” strikes by Britain and the US in Yemen last week, Rishi Sunak has told MPs.
US politics and fallout from Houthi airstrikes to guide markets next week January 14, 2024 Trump is expected to win in Iowa, but markets will be paying attention to the margin of victory as well as how his closest rivals perform.
Saudis take 49 per cent stake in Rocco Forte’s luxury hotel chain December 4, 2023 Hotel chief Sir Rocco Forte has sold 49 per cent of his eponymous hotel chain to the Saudi Public Investment Fund
Mothercare’s sales slide as headwinds hit Middle East business November 24, 2023 Mothercare sales slid 15 per following tough trading conditions in the Middle East as the group warned of store closures in the region.
