African and Mideast Business

Iranian state media says Revolutionary Guards seized foreign oil tanker smuggling fuel in Persian Gulf

Shares in Tel Aviv Stock Exchange surge on public debut

Chinese demand for Angolan oil rebounds as new marine fuel standards loom

BP beats profit expectations, says it isn’t moving tankers through Strait of Hormuz

Qatar Petroleum buys stake in Total’s offshore Guyana assets

Egypt expresses dismay to U.K. envoy over British Airways flight suspension

Bitcoin craze hits Iran as US sanctions squeeze weak economy

Egypt oil minister says arrears to foreign oil companies will be settled ‘soon’

Iraqi oil minister says extension of OPEC production cuts will help stabilize prices

Saudi airline cancels $6-billion order for troubled Boeing 737 Max

African leaders launch US$3.4-trillion continent-wide free-trade zone

Iran threatens reprisal against British shipping for seizing tanker

South Africa considering new support for struggling utility Eskom

Shell buys 15 million barrels of Middle East crude for August loading

Saudi Arabia relaxes ownership limits for foreign investors

Rouhani says Japan wants to continue importing Iranian oil

Saudi oil minister says OPEC close to extending supply-cutting deal

Qatar develops its own dairy and agriculture to cope with Gulf boycott

BP agrees to sell Gulf of Suez assets to Dubai-based Dragon Oil

Saudi energy minister recommends 'gently’ driving down oil inventories, says supply plentiful

Finding meat and medicine is as big a worry for most Iranians as tensions with Trump rise

Tanzanian mine operated by Barrick’s Acacia to be issued environmental protection order

Iraq expects to sign $53-billion deal with Exxon Mobil and PetroChina ‘very soon’

Total enters US$8.8-billion deal with Occidental for Anadarko’s assets in African countries

IMF urges Middle East oil exporters to intensify economic diversification

Saudi Aramco buys stake in South Korean refiner unit for $1.2-billion

Saudi Aramco’s international bond attracts strong interest as demand tops $30-billion

Saudi Arabia halted shipments, denied visas in retaliation for Canadian criticism

Uber buys rival Careem in $3.1-billion deal to dominate ride-hailing in Middle East

Uber set to offer more than $3-billion to buy Dubai-based Careem Networks