Month: September 2026

Gulf oil bottleneck worsens as Oman ship-to-ship transfers hit capacity and VLCC rates reach $1.27 million a day

Rerouted Gulf crude flows are overwhelming ship-to-ship transfer capacity off Oman, tightening supertanker availability and pushing freight costs to record…

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Adib Al-Ani: Sheikh Mansour Arabian Horse Photography Award has created a new culture as 12th edition heads to Morocco

Arab Photographers Union president Adib Al-Ani tells Euro Times how the Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al Nahyan Award has expanded…

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Sweden: New details in Borlänge suspected election fraud case — homeless people and addicts allegedly targeted

New information in the Borlänge election investigation suggests socially vulnerable voters were approached, given pre-marked ballots and driven to polling…

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France 2027: Mélenchon and Philippe neck and neck as Le Pen maintains clear lead

A new French presidential poll puts Jean-Luc Mélenchon and Édouard Philippe in a tight contest behind Marine Le Pen, who…

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Trump reveals three hours of Iran negotiations as Witkoff says mediators shuttled between delegations in New York

Lengthy US-Iran negotiations in New York reopen a diplomatic channel through Qatari mediation, amid differing accounts of the talks and…

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Two IRGC commanders killed, 13 security personnel wounded in armed clashes in Saravan

Hours of armed clashes in Saravan leave the commander of the Sajjad operational headquarters and its intelligence chief dead, with…

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Trump reveals US-Iran contacts held today: We are moving toward a settlement as Tehran puts Hormuz on the table

Trump says Washington and Tehran spoke on Tuesday and expects an eventual settlement, as Iran offers to reopen the Strait…

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Putin and Mohammed bin Salman move to secure Gulf oil arteries as Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb take center stage

Putin and Mohammed bin Salman put maritime security in the Strait of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb at the center of…

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