African and Mideast Business

South Africa’s mines record six COVID-19 deaths, 1,796 cases

Canadian miner Banro agrees to sale of Namoya gold mine in Congo

Barrick says there’s ‘absolutely no truth’ to release claiming it sold Lumwana copper mine

Qatar Airways sees slow recovery in travel from pandemic

Tim Hortons franchise in Middle East plans to expand after investment from Dubai-based fund: sources

OPEC+ likely to agree to cut production if U.S. joins effort: sources

Booking frenzy sends oil tanker rates soaring as OPEC opens taps

Saudi Arabia and Russia raise the stakes in oil standoff

Ethiopia report finds faulty sensor reading preceded crash of Boeing 737 Max

'Business is finished’: Iran’s merchants fear the worst as coronavirus spreads

Barrick sells Kenya exploration project to Shanta Gold in $14.5-million deal

Barrick CEO Bristow eyeing Freeport-McMoran’s Grasberg mine in Indonesia

Barrick to sell gold worth up to US$280-million with Tanzania export ban lifted

Barrick ends ‘long safari’ with deal to settle Tanzania tax dispute

South African Airways says flights operating as normal despite stalled bailout talks

Ghana wants to join new West African currency but urges others to ditch peg to euro

Uber’s US$3.1-billion takeover of Egyptian rival gets conditional approval from regulators

Emirates Airline president Tim Clark retiring in June 2020

Saudi exchange says Aramco shares will start trading Dec. 11

Saudi Aramco values company at $1.7-trillion ahead of landmark IPO

Egypt welcomes Endeavour Mining’s takeover bid for Centamin

OPEC and allies may deepen oil cuts to 1.6 million barrels per day, Iraq says

Struggling South African Airways dropped by major travel insurers

Saudi Arabia’s Gulf neighbours stepping in to help Aramco hit IPO target, sources say

South African Airways inks deal to end eight-day strike

Saudi Aramco to meet with potential investors in Dubai and Abu Dhabi: sources

South African Airways running out of cash as unions seek to expand strike

Strike-hit South African Airways says no government bailout is coming

Airbus signs $30-billion of new plane orders at Dubai Airshow

Saudi Aramco in race for IPO record with US$1.7-trillion top value

New oil field found in Iran with more than 50-billion barrels, President Hassan Rouhani says

As expansion stalls, Starbucks outlets are sold for cut-rate prices in South Africa