TEHRAN, IRAN – Iran President Ebrahim Raisi on Tuesday said that the country’s money is only blocked in South Korea and that all other foreign assets are at the Central Bank of Iran’s disposal. “We have already made it clear that the only blocked money was in South Korea. In...
Grain deal not being implemented properly, says Russia
MOSCOW, RUSSIA - Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said Thursday that extending a deal that allowed grain exports from Ukraine to resume was becoming "complicated" as he claimed it was not being properly implemented. Russia's military intervention last February saw Ukraine's Black Sea ports blocked by warships until a deal last...
Khartoum says agrees with protesters on resumption of S.Sudan oil exports
Khartoum earns revenue for its impoverished economy from the South's oil exports, and the deal came hours after senior government officials flew to Port Sudan, the Red Sea trade hub. Protesters had blocked the main container and oil export terminals in Port Sudan.
Ship that blocked Suez to be released
The 200,000-tonne MV Ever Given got stuck diagonally across the canal during a sandstorm on March 23 Egypt retained the ship seeking compensation from Japanese firm Shoei Kisen Kaisha for lost canal revenues The megatanker Ever Given that Egypt has retained since it blocked the Suez Canal in March is...
