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Trump shapes new Middle East through Syria

Trump shapes new Middle East through Syria

Enab Baladi – Hani Karazi “The era of Western intervention in Syria and the Middle East is over, and the partitioning of Syria in the past was a big mistake,” unprecedented statements by Trump’s envoy to Syria reflect the American approach toward...

Middle East Energy Investment Accelerates With Announcements from GE Vernova and Ansaldo Energia

Middle East Energy Investment Accelerates With Announcements from GE Vernova and Ansaldo Energia

Recent announcements from GE Vernova and Ansaldo Energia underscore a growing wave of energy investment across the Middle East, reflecting the region’s intensified push toward energy security, sustainability, and infrastructure modernization. In...

President Sisi emphasizes need to establish nuclear-weapon-free zone in Middle East

President Sisi emphasizes need to establish nuclear-weapon-free zone in Middle East

CAIRO – 2 June 2025: Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah El Sisi received on Monday Rafael Grossi, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Cairo. The Official Spokesperson for the Presidency Ambassador Mohamed El-Shenawy,...

Energy firm makes multi-million-dollar investments in pursuit of floating power plants: 'Breakthrough technologies'

Energy firm makes multi-million-dollar investments in pursuit of floating power plants: 'Breakthrough technologies'

"These partnerships reflect our strategic vision." by Patrick LongJune 2, 2025 Photo Credit: Karpowership While many large companies continue to harm our planet with their excessive pollution and endless waste, it's important to remember that some...

Middle East stocks defy lower oil prices

Middle East stocks defy lower oil prices

Valuations of regional listed oil sector companies sink, but other sectors hold up well despite volatile global conditions Become a MEED subscriber for unlimited access to: Exclusive news, comment and analysis on the MENA region An unrivalled...

Turkish investor entering Serbian RES market – Agreements on construction of two solar power plants in Vojvodina signed

Turkish investor entering Serbian RES market – Agreements on construction of two solar power plants in Vojvodina signed

The Turkish company Egesa Enerji has commenced the implementation of two projects of the construction of solar power plants in Vojvodina - in Aradac and Odzaci - with a total nominal power of 8.6 megawatts (Aradac 4.2 MWp and Odzaci 4.4 MWp),...

AMEA Power Commissions Africa’s Largest Wind Power Plant

This milestone follows the recent commissioning in November of 2024 of AMEA Power’s 500MW Solar PV Plant in Aswan, bringing the company’s total commissioned capacity in Egypt to 1 gigawatt (GW) within just six months. The Amunet Wind Power Plant...

Türkiye's offshore gas strategy in Black Sea: Role of Osman Gazi

Türkiye's offshore gas strategy in Black Sea: Role of Osman Gazi

Türkiye’s energy diplomacy is centered around three primary goals: ensuring supply security, increasing localization in energy production and fostering predictable markets. In classical terms, supply security means having sufficient energy to meet...

Assessing President Donald Trump’s Middle East Visit

Assessing President Donald Trump’s Middle East Visit

Earlier this month, President Trump embarked on his first foreign trip with a whirlwind itinerary that took him to Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, and Qatar. Amid lavish settings, the president and Gulf leaders announced...

S&P/TSX composite cruises to record close on rise in energy stocks

S&P/TSX composite cruises to record close on rise in energy stocks

Canada’s main stock index rode energy stocks to a record close Monday, despite a cautious day that followed a month of major gains and a weekend checkered with angst over higher steel tariffs and developments in Ukraine and the Middle East. “There...

'No Other Land' directors fume as Israeli military blocks media trip

'No Other Land' directors fume as Israeli military blocks media trip

Live updates: Follow the latest on Israel-Gaza “The next time your politicians call this country the only democracy in the Middle East, film this so that they can see how democratic it really is. Film the reality and truth of what they’re doing to...

Egypt’s economic reset: Signs of stabilization, path to sustainable growth

Egypt’s economic reset: Signs of stabilization, path to sustainable growth

Simon Williams, HSBC’s Chief Economist for Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA), and Helen Belopolsky, HSBC’s Global Head of Geopolitical Risk, recently shared their outlook on Egypt’s economic trajectory at an exclusive...

Egypt’s economic reset: Signs of stabilization and a path forward

Egypt’s economic reset: Signs of stabilization and a path forward

Simon Williams, HSBC’s Chief Economist for Central & Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Africa (CEEMEA), and Helen Belopolsky, HSBC’s Global Head of Geopolitical Risk, recently shared their outlook on Egypt’s economic trajectory at an exclusive...

Trump's tariff and energy policies threaten US oil value as OPEC increases supply

Trump's tariff and energy policies threaten US oil value as OPEC increases supply

WASHINGTON (TNND) — The OPEC+ oil cartel said over the weekend that several members will ramp up production for the third consecutive month in another potential hit to a struggling U.S. oil industry that is being hit by low prices and tariffs that...

U.N.: Iran Enriched Enough Uranium to Make 3 Nuclear Weapons in Past 3 Months

U.N.: Iran Enriched Enough Uranium to Make 3 Nuclear Weapons in Past 3 Months

A report by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) whose contents were revealed by multiple international media outlets this weekend expressed “serious concern” with the rapid rate of Iran’s uranium enrichment, which it reportedly claimed...

Trump nuclear proposal allows Iran to enrich uranium: Report

Trump nuclear proposal allows Iran to enrich uranium: Report

The US will allow Iran to enrich Uranium at a low level for a predetermined amount of time as part of a nuclear deal, according to a proposal passed to Iran from the Trump administration, Axios reported on Monday. The report could reassure...

Iraqi family sues Dutch government for deadly 2015 bombing

Iraqi family sues Dutch government for deadly 2015 bombing

Dekhla Rashid slaps down seven photographs onto the floor of her home in the northern Iraqi city of Tikrit—one after another… after another… after another. She gently spreads them out on the tiles. “These are all my relatives the Dutch government...

Iran’s oil and gas refining capacity up by over 7% in nearly a year

Iran’s oil and gas refining capacity up by over 7% in nearly a year

Iran has significantly increased its oil refining capacity in the past year despite the continued pressure of US sanctions on its energy sector. A senior official from the Iranian Oil Ministry’s fuel department (NIORDC) said on Monday that...

U.S. Sanctions Threaten Europe’s Russian Gas Lifeline

U.S. Sanctions Threaten Europe’s Russian Gas Lifeline

Despite European politicians' efforts to reduce Russia's natural gas dominance in national markets, the reality is quite the opposite. The media often highlights the obstructive policies of Eastern European and Balkan countries like Slovakia and...

Why Oil and Gas Stocks Rallied Today

Why Oil and Gas Stocks Rallied Today

Shares of major international oil and oil-related stocks such as TotalEnergies (TTE 3.07%), APA (APA 1.82%), and oil tanker company Torm plc (TRMD 4.69%) rallied on Monday, with the stocks up 2.6%, 4.4%, and 3.4%, respectively, as of 12:45 p.m....

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