Sri Lanka’s own Arab Spring’ moment uproots Rajapaksa clan; but economic recovery still uncertain

Colombo, Jul 17 (PTI) What started as a small protest by a handful of individuals demanding basic necessities turned into a tsunami that uprooted the once-powerful Rajapaksa family in what was…

Ukraine war has thrown up fuel, food and fertiliser crisis: EAM Jaishankar

Bengaluru, Jun 9 (PTI) The Russia-Ukraine war has thrown up a crisis of fuel, food and fertiliser that will lead to hunger situations and have a very significant inflationary impact,…

Weakest link?-Russian Gas Puts Europe In a Bind

Escalating tensions between the West and Russia over Ukraine have raised concerns about vital Russian oil and gas flows to Europe, prompting the United States to offer reassurances that it…

By PTI and Chanakya Forum

Hamas official says Qatar enables fuel-to-cash scheme for Gaza civil servants

By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - A Hamas official said on Monday that Qatar will start sending Gaza up to $10 million worth of Egyptian fuel a month under a…

Qatar, Egypt agree to supply fuel and basic building materials to Gaza

CAIRO (Reuters) - Qatar and Egypt have signed agreements to supply fuel and basic building materials to the Gaza Strip, the Qatari Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday. The announcement was…

Soaring energy prices climb EU’s political agenda

By Kate Abnett BRUSSELS (Reuters) -The European Union said on Wednesday it will examine the way its power market is run and consider proposals to revamp regulations within the bloc,…