Global Geo-political Series: Relief for oil bears as U.S. sanctions only Maduro
Aug 01, 2017 11:12 am UTC| Commentary
In an update, the US Treasurys Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) said that it has added Venezuelas President Maduro to its Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) list. This means that any US-based assets of his have...
Aug 01, 2017 10:51 am UTC| Commentary
As the both chambers of the U.S. Congress decided last week to push ahead with new sanctions on Russia along with Iran and North Korea with overwhelming majority in response to Russias annexation of Crimea and meddling in...
Global Geo-political Series: Feud between Riyadh and Doha escalates over Hajj
Jul 31, 2017 08:03 am UTC| Commentary
While the foreign minister of Bahrain after meeting with his Arab counterparts signaled a willingness to talk over Qatar dispute if certain demands are met, the feud between Saudi Arabia and Qatar escalated at the United...
Global Geo-political Series: President Trump lashes out at China after North Korea’s missile launch
Jul 31, 2017 08:02 am UTC| Commentary
After North Korea test-launched a second inter-continental ballistic missile (ICBM) on last Friday, the US President Donald Trump lashed out at China by saying that China is doing nothing to deter threats from North Korea....
Global Geo-political Series: US ambassador to UN says ‘time for talks over’
Jul 31, 2017 08:01 am UTC| Commentary
United States ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki Haley rejected a report that suggests that the United States is seeking an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) over North Korea and...
Global Geo-political Series: Four Arab states ready for conditional easing of Qatar blockade
Jul 31, 2017 08:00 am UTC| Commentary
After a meeting with the foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Egypt, and United Arab Emirates, the foreign minister of Bahrain indicated on Sunday that these countries stand ready for dialogues to ease the ongoing dispute...
Global Geo-political Series: Russia to expel some US diplomats in wake of new sanctions
Jul 28, 2017 11:59 am UTC| Commentary
In response to new US sanctions against Russia, which overwhelmingly got through the Senate (98-2) and the House of Representatives (419-3) and now sits on the Presidents desk, Russia has decided to expel some of the US...
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