White House Pondering Exceptions to Oil Sanctions on Iran
The White House is actively considering exceptions to the US sanctions on Iran that it will reimpose in November. …
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Understanding Future Challenges of Climate Change in the MENA Region
Since the 1980s, scientific research has shown the extent of the climate change and emphasized that the changes anticipated …
OPEC Fails to Agree on New Output Ceiling
OPEC did not manage to agree on a straightforward production strategy yesterday (2 June) as Iran insisted on boosting …
The Story of ISIS Oil: A Way to the Marketplace
It is a widely acknowledged fact that oil trade is the main source of revenue for the Islamic State, …
US Airstrikes Destroy ISIS’ Oil Infrastructure for the First Time
Yesterday (16 November), the United States A-10 warplanes and two AC-130 gunships for the first time hit trucks used …
From Oil and Gas to Phosphate: ISIS’s Progressive Seizure of Syrian Economy
Following ISIS’s seizure of Syrian regime’s important oil and gas fields, the extremists deepened their strike at heart of …
Fertilizer Trade Thrives along Syria-Turkey Helping ISIS Build Bombs
In the Turkish town of Akcatale, laborers work long hours to prepare bags of fertilizer for their way across …
Geopolitics and the (In)Security of EU’s Phosphate Imports
Natural gas is by far not the only area in which the European Union is significantly dependent on the …
Iraq’s Militants Start Oil Smuggling
Iraq’s militants seized four small oil drilling sites when they swept through the north of the country last month. …
Phosphate Prices Expected to Rise in the Long Run
A report published recently by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) argues that phosphorus is at risk of …