Vlissingen, Netherlands - Cocaine seizures at the Belgian port of Antwerp, the top gateway into Europe for mainly South American drug cartels, hit a fresh record high last year, authorities said on Wednesday. Some 116 tons of cocaine were seized in Antwerp alone, Belgian Finance Minister Vincent van Peteghem told reporters,...
For a diaspora soccer club in Chile, ‘Palestine exists’
Santiago, Chile - Thousands of miles from the Middle East, in a stadium in Santiago, Chile, the nation of Palestine exists, if only for the 90 minutes of a soccer match. Chileans and Palestinians created that alternate reality again on Thursday when Club Deportivo Palestino, which traces its origins to Palestinian...Saudi Arabia emerges as only bidder for 2034 World Cup
The Saudi bid comes one year after neighboring Qatar hosted the first World Cup in the Middle East, where the kingdom's national team scored a surprse group stage victory over eventual winners Argentina. It is set to take over from a tri-continental line-up for the 2030 event to be shared...Aramco expands into South American retail market with Esmax buyout
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, has announced its agreement to acquire a 100% equity stake in Esmax Distribusción from Southern Cross Group, a Latin America-focused private equity company. The acquisition marks Aramco's entry into the South American retail market. Esmax...Glencore to pay US$180m
Payment for settling graft claims against firm in DR Congo.
Opponents bury FIFA’s biennial World Cup campaign
The biennial World Cup has been left off the agenda of FIFA Congress in Doha, with only changes to the women's football calendar scheduled for a vote by the 211 member associations.
Aramco bags one-year contract to market Guyana’s crude oil
Aramco has bagged a one-year contract from Guyana to market the crude oil produced in the South American country.
