
ENERGY
Gazprom Neft to study two Iranian oil fields
Russia’s Gazpromneft - a main subsidiary of global gas giant Gazprom - has signed a basic agreement with Iran to study two key oil fields in the country’s west.

Russia’s Gazpromneft - a main subsidiary of global gas giant Gazprom - has signed a basic agreement with Iran to study two key oil fields in the country’s west.

Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu is set to embark on a rare and controversial visit to Azerbaijan and Kazakstan.

Venezuela’s President Maduro orders the border with Colombia to be closed for 72 hours to tackle currency smuggling.

At least 12 countries are set to stage various sit-in protests in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners.

Iran’s envoy to the UN says the JCPOA will last only if all sides duly fulfill their obligations.

An Airbus A380 passenger jet was forced to make an emergency landing at New York’s JFK Airport due to a bomb threat.

Donald Trump has called Mitt Romney to tell him that he is not getting the post of secretary of state.

President Barack Obama's administration has decided to include a report on the CIA's use of torture in his presidential papers.

British Chancellor Philip Hammond says that a transitional deal after Brexit will be needed.

A senior Iranian official says Tehran has a contingency plan to respond to JCPOA violations.

US President-elect Donald Trump has hired the president of the notorious Goldman Sachs to advise him on economy.

Antonio Guterres is sworn in as the United Nations’ ninth secretary general.

The people of Aleppo have taken to the streets to celebrate the city’s full liberation.

US President-elect Donald Trump benefited from the alleged Russian hacking into the November 8 election, says the White House.

Moscow is ready to sell its most advanced anti-terrorism technologies to the rest of the world, says Russia’s Putin.

US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter is visiting Israel to celebrate delivery of two F-35 fighter planes to the regime.

A Turkish fighter jet on a training mission crashes near an airport in Diyarbakir.

US President-elect Donald Trump will maintain Washington’s strong ties with Israel, a political analyst in Virginia says.