Energy
India appoints veteran diplomat as new oil minister
By Nidhi Verma and Mayank Bhardwaj NEW DELHI (Reuters) - Veteran diplomat Hardeep Singh Puri became India's new oil minister...
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U.S. expects seventh round of Iran nuclear talks; no details when
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States said on Wednesday it expected a seventh round of indirect U.S.-Iran talks on resuming...
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Tunisia pushing U.N. action on Ethiopia dam, Ethiopia opposed
By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tunisia has proposed the U.N. Security Council push for a binding agreement between...
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Algeria forms new government with energy and finance ministers unchanged
ALGIERS (Reuters) -Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune on Wednesday named a new government, with the energy and finance ministers from the...
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U.N. urges Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan to recommit to dam talks
By Doyinsola Oladipo (Reuters) -The United Nations called on Ethiopia, Sudan and Egypt on Tuesday to recommit to talks on...
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After protests, Iran’s President apologises over power blackouts
DUBAI (Reuters) - President Hassan Rouhani apologised to Iranians on Tuesday over massive power outages during a heatwave that have...
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Egypt notified that Ethiopia has resumed filling of giant dam
CAIRO (Reuters) -Egypt's irrigation minister said on Monday he had received official notice from Ethiopia that it had begun filling...
Read moreRockets hit Iraqi base housing U.S. forces, no casualties – U.S. coalition
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - At least three rockets landed on Monday on the Ain al-Asad air base, which hosts U.S. and...
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Romanian Black Sea refinery blast kills one, injures five
By Radu-Sorin Marinas BUCHAREST (Reuters) - A blast and fire on Friday at Romania's biggest crude oil refinery killed one...
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Iraqis protest over power, water cuts amid heat wave
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Hundreds of Iraqis protested in Baghdad on Friday over worsening power and water cuts as temperatures exceeded...
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Gazprom holds back exports via Ukraine, pressing case for Nord Stream 2 -analysts
By Oksana Kobzeva and Vladimir Soldatkin MOSCOW (Reuters) - Kremlin-controlled gas giant Gazprom has held off from booking additional capacity...
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Russia says parties to Iran nuclear talks need more time before new meeting
By John Irish and Parisa Hafezi PARIS (Reuters) -Some parties to the Iran nuclear talks need more time before resuming...
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Worsening power cuts show depth of Sudan’s economic challenge
By Khalid Abdelaziz KHARTOUM (Reuters) - For 17-year-old Wa'ad, frequent power cuts in Sudan's capital have meant struggling to revise...
Read moreBrazil unveils emergency power measures
By Rodrigo Viga Gaier and Ricardo Brito RIO DE JANEIRO/BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil's government on Monday unveiled emergency hydroelectric measures...
Read moreIslamic State claims responsibility for rocket attack on Iraqi power station
CAIRO (Reuters) - Islamic State claimed responsibility for a rocket attack on a power station in Iraq, the group's Nasheer...
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Fighting in Yemen’s Marib heats up again, say sources
ADEN (Reuters) - Fighting between Yemen's warring parties in the gas-rich Marib region, the recognised government's last northern stronghold, intensified...
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