/ TOKYO: Japan's lower house passed a bill on Friday to provide government guarantees on for Iranian crude cargoes, a house spokeswoman said, a key step towards it becoming the first of Iran's big Asian oil buyers to get round new The bill will now be sent to the upper house, where opposition parties to the ...
's lower house is set to pass a bill on Friday to provide on insurance for Iranian crude cargoes, making it the first of 's big Asian buyers to find a way to keep the oil flowing in the face of tough new EU sanctions. takes effect on July 1 and includes a ban on EU insurance firms from covering ...
mainly steel, cars and electronics - to reduce its risk of payment defaults as western sanctions disrupt exports, highlighting the growing risk of doing business with the Islamic Republic. The move to limit the trade exposure of Asia's fourth-largest economy, which sold $1.7 billion of goods in ...
Hyundai Oilbank cites impact of euro zone crisis * Refiner is South Korea's biggest buyer of Iran crude * Latest in series of major Asian IPOs to be pulled or delayed * Company says will revive float when conditions improve (Adds details) SEOUL, June 15 (Reuters) - South Korean refiner Hyundai ...
a in Seoul and Robert Cookson in Hong Kong/ Hyundai Oilbank has shelved its planned $2bn initial public offering due to Europe’s debt crisis and lower risk appetite in global stock markets. “We’ve decided to suspend the offering due to uncertainties over the IPO’s success as the euro zone crisis ...
Japan's lower house passed a bill on Friday to provide government guarantees on insurance for Iranian crude cargoes, a key step towards it becoming the first of Iran's big Asian oil buyers to get round new European Union sanctions. The bill will now be sent to the upper house, where opposition ...
"Temporary" export ceiling measure started on June 12 * More details to be set if EU insurance issues finalised * New deals to be approved only if payment period within 180 days * Japan's lower house to pass bill to insure Iran oil on Friday-report * To allow sovereign guarantee to continue Iran ...
Israeli authorities have ordered the football club to take the pitch apart, or they'll demolish it/ A Palestinian children's football club in the occupied West Bank faces imminent demolition despite an international campaign to save it. Its supporters say it provides a rare sporting opportunity ...
Sharaa said the deal would allow Syrian state institutions to reassert control over most areas/ The Syrian government has announced an immediate nationwide ceasefire with the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), taking almost full control of the country, Syrian state media says. The ...
The Syrian army is moving into areas east of Aleppo city, after Kurdish forces started a withdrawal. Syrian troops have been spotted entering Deir Hafer, a town about 50km (30 miles) from Aleppo. On Friday, the Kurdish Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) militia announced it would redeploy east of ...
'The Islamic Republic will fall', says exiled crown prince/ The exiled son of the last Iranian shah (king) has called on the world to help protesters topple Iran's government, saying he is confident "the Islamic Republic will fall - not if, but when". Reza Pahlavi, a US-based opposition leader, ...
The Gaza Strip remains devastated after two years of war/ On the face of it, the announcement of phase two of President Donald Trump's peace plan for Gaza would seem like progress. But there remains a huge lack of clarity and detail about the future of the strip and the 2.1 million Palestinians ...
China is working to set rules on how many advanced artificial intelligence chip companies can buy from foreign makers such as ), Nikkei Asia reported on Thursday, citing two people familiar with the matter. The Chinese central government is working on rules that will likely regulate the total ...
Protesters march through Kashani, Tehran, on 8 January/ Warning: This article contains graphic descriptions of death and injury Heading home after joining a protest in Tehran on 8 January, Reza put his arms around his wife Maryam to protect her. "Suddenly, I felt my arm go light – there was only ...
President Donald Trump has said the US will take "very strong action" against Iran if it executes protesters, as rights groups say more than 2,400 anti-government demonstrators have been killed in a violent crackdown by Iranian authorities. Relatives of 26-year-old Erfan Soltani, who was ...
Authorities in Westminster, a suburb in Orange County, are looking to spread awareness of vandalism at the Westminster Mall, which closed last October but has since become a hotbed of illicit activity. According to the Westminster Police Department, the mall has been boarded up since its ...
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum presents a new security strategy against violence for Michoacan state, at the National Palace, in Mexico City, Nov. 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Claudia Rosel, File)/ said she had “a very good conversation” with U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday and that their two ...