[ad_1] FILE PHOTO: Kuwait’s Oil Minister Khaled Ali Al-Fadhel arrives at the OPEC headquarters in Vienna, Austria December 6, 2019. REUTERS/Leonhard Foeger/File photo KUWAIT (Reuters) – Kuwait’s oil minister said on Sunday he hoped Kuwait
Asian shares hold near 18-month highs in holiday lead-up
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Egypt to begin gas imports from Israel by mid-Jan 2020
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[ad_1] CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) – Egypt will begin importing natural gas from Israel by mid-January 2020, Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz told Israel Radio on Sunday. “(The exports) will begin in the middle of next month
U.S. sanctions against Iran are a ‘reckless addiction’: Iran foreign minister
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Tesco suspends Chinese supplier after prisoner labour report
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Politicians must have bigger say in naming Bank of Italy chief: 5-Star
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Kuwait oil minister hopes to resolve Neutral Zone issue with Saudi Arabia by year end
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[ad_1] Kuwait (Reuters) – Kuwait’s oil minister said on Sunday he hoped Kuwait and Saudi Arabia will resolve the Neutral Zone issue by the end of 2019. The two countries halted output from the jointly-run
Macron calls for Christmas truce in French pension strikes
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Manager of McDonald’s franchise in Peru says faulty drinks machine caused deaths
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Trump says trade deal with China to be signed ‘very shortly’
[ad_1] U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit at the Palm Beach County Convention Center in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S. December 21, 2019. REUTERS/Marco Bello WEST PALM