Trump is drafting a new ally to attack Iran. What can happenReports suggest the Trump administration considered arming Kurdish groups to create unrest within Iran. This strategy leverages ethnic faul...
How a 92-year-old cleric silently halted Iraq's slide back into warGrand Ayatollah Ali Al-Sistani said nothing in public about the unrest that erupted on Iraq's streets. But government officials and Shi'ite...
Iran closes border to Iraq, flights stop amid violent unrestIraq's military said four rockets were launched into the heavily fortified Green Zone, the seat of Iraq's government where armed clashes ra...
Political turmoil to be ‘new normal’ for 2020, risk firm saysPM Modi now faces the most significant challenge to his rule since being first elected in 2014.
OPEC’s flaring political crises add new risk for oil suppliesIraq has violently cracked down on demonstrations against corruption in recent weeks.
View: Iraq may be the next flash point for crude oil marketSouthern Iraq is home to most of Iraq’s oil industry and the protests have reached Basra.
Save Kashmir from becoming Syria: Panun Kashmir to government"The government should remove the blinkers and recognise the fundamentalist upsurge in Kashmir and parts of Jammu as a part of the global j...
Oil prices mixed in Asian tradeUS benchmark West Texas Intermediate for August delivery eased one cent to $104.05 while Brent crude rose 18 cents to $110.82 in mid-mornin...
OMCs rally on petrol price hike, but end day in redState run oil marketing companies such as IOC, HPCL and BPCL surged in intraday trade on Tuesday, but ended the day in the red.
More Indians held captive in Iraq, says reportLast week, Amnesty International reported that hundreds of Indian construction workers working in Najaf had been held virtually captive by ...
How Iraq unrest can impact youAs one of the biggest importers, India is vulnerable to oil shocks. Surging crude prices have raised fears of a crisis similar to ones in 2...
India readies Iraq contingency plan; to buy oil from Middle East suppliers in case supplies are disruptedAs violence in Iraq threatens to disrupt global oil markets, India has sounded suppliers in the Middle East and elsewhere for buying additi...
India watchful of Iraq crisis; no need to panic: Finance Secy Arvind MayaramTwo-thirds of India's crude oil requirements are met through imports. The government is cautious about the crisis in Iraq.
Gold gains as concerns over US economic growth drive demandAt midday, the August contract for gold on the MCX was trading up 0.44% at Rs 26,447 per 10 gms. The intraday high was Rs 26,469 and the lo...
Petrol prices may fall by 45-60 paise per litre this weekendPetrol prices may fall as the average global gasoline rate has dropped by $1.68 a barrel. But state oil firms are reluctant to pass on the ...
US plans nearly $1 billion arms deal with IraqThe United States plans to sell nearly $1 billion worth of warplanes, armored vehicles and surveillance aerostats to Iraq.
- Oil prices rally as Turkey bombs Kurds in Iraq
The price of oil climbed back above $113 in reaction to news that Turkish planes bombed Kurdish rebel hideouts in oil-rich Iraq overnight, ...