Israeli defense officials fear Tehran will use the 60-day window to buy time and strengthen its position, with Iran expected to receive significant relief in economic sanctions and in fuel and oil trade, according to an N12 news site report. Israeli intelligence assessments, as conveyed to the political echelon in recent days, indicate that Iran’s…
A potential US-Iran peace agreement could reopen the Strait of Hormuz, benefiting Africa through lower oil prices and freight costs. East African countries, especially Kenya, would benefit most while oil producers like Nigeria and Angola would gain less. Lower oil prices would reduce transport and food costs but oil-producing nations might face reduced state revenues…
EU governments have rallied to the defence of Kaja Kallas to back her demand earlier this week that the European Commission prepares new measures to prevent trade with illegal Israeli settlements. Ursula von der Leyen and her College of Commissioners have repeatedly and firmly rebuffed the calls by Kallas – who is both the EU’s foreign…
The European Parliament has cleared the final hurdle to lowering tariffs on US agricultural and industrial products, a key step towards implementing the trade pact between Washington and Brussels agreed last summer. The deal was approved during a plenary session in Strasbourg on Tuesday, with 440 votes in favour, 151 against and 50 abstentions. The…
The agreement was reached during a visit to Mekorot’s “Yarkon Redemption” facility in central Israel, where the Somaliland delegation was introduced to Israeli technologies related to water desalination, wastewater treatment, and water recycling for agriculture. Cohen said the two sides had agreed to advance cooperation, “We agreed to promote cooperation between our countries in the…
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– Amnesty’s Julia Duchrow says Berlin’s “dialogue-first” stance is failing, isolating Berlin Pressure is mounting on Germany to abandon its opposition to an EU initiative that would partially suspend the bloc’s trade agreement with Israel. European foreign ministers are expected to revisit the contentious issue early this week, ahead of a summit of EU heads…
This article first appeared in Forum, The Edge Malaysia Weekly on June 15, 2026 – June 21, 2026 We are in crisis mode, and Malaysians must bite the bullet. That was the central message of my previous article (Issue 1623, April 20) on the Middle East crisis and the Israeli-led US-Iran war that erupted on…
Israel’s economy shrank at an annualized rate of 3.8% in the first quarter of 2026, following a downwardly revised 2.9% growth in Q4 2025, according to secondary estimates. The quarter’s results were significantly affected by the “Harry’s Roar” war, which disrupted economic activity and weighed on domestic demand. Private consumption declined 5.0%, while public consumption…
BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 16. Azerbaijan strengthens the role of transport-logistics hub and develops green energy, Advisor to the Minister of Economy of Azerbaijan, Huseyn Huseynov, said at the 14th Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group Private Sector Forum in Baku, Trend‘s correspondent reports from the event. According to Huseynov, the geographical position of Azerbaijan at the…
