Oil prices rise as demand recovers

Oil prices rise as demand recovers

Singapore (dpa) Crude oil futures prices rallied significantly at the start of the new trading week on Monday amid investor optimism about a recovery in Chinese demand for oil and prospects for an easing of monetary policy tightening in the United States. The Bloomberg news agency reported that the price of West Texas Intermediate crude, … Read more

Fatima Al-Banawi to Asharq Al-Awsat: We will soon reach the world

Fatima Al-Banawi to Asharq Al-Awsat: We will soon reach the world

He talked about his films and his new book Tales from the Streets of Jeddah On the sidelines of the signing ceremony of her new book “The Other Story” in Cairo, a few days after the presentation and signing in Saudi Arabia, a work whose stories were collected from the streets of Jeddah, the Saudi … Read more

A “decisive” presidential week in Lebanon

A “decisive” presidential week in Lebanon

Next week’s presidential election in Lebanon will enter a “crucial” phase, as the most in-depth discussions are expected to concern names, with the “Free Patriotic Movement” announcing it will decide on the issue of names on Tuesday for the “consensual” person it will support. And after the “Free Patriotic Movement” refused to nominate any candidates, … Read more

Prince Harry describes Afghans he killed as ‘chess pieces’

Prince Harry describes Afghans he killed as ‘chess pieces’

Prince Harry’s book, titled ‘Spare’ or ‘Reserve’, is expected to be released next Tuesday, and is also expected to contain sensational statements from the prince that he has rebelled against his family. The BBC news channel was able to obtain a copy of the book, after it was leaked and went on sale in Spain … Read more

Bassil for an understanding with “Hezbollah” with a new flavour

Bassil for an understanding with “Hezbollah” with a new flavour

Well-informed Lebanese sources told Asharq Al-Awsat that the head of the Free Patriotic Movement, Gebran Bassil, is forced to reformulate his movement’s understanding with Hezbollah with a new political flavour. The sources say: “During the evaluation of relations between (Hezbollah) and (Free Patriotic Movement), it is necessary to dwell on the contact made by the … Read more

Oil prices posted modest annual gains in 2022, despite the fluctuations

Oil prices posted modest annual gains in 2022, despite the fluctuations

concluded Oil prices Its trading at the end of a volatile 2022 is slightly higher as investors eagerly await a possible recovery in Chinese demand in 2023. West Texas Intermediate crude futures rallied last minute during the final session of the year to trade above $80, posting an annualized gain of 4%. West Texas Intermediate … Read more

UK warnings: Mental health problems have dimensions of ‘parallel pandemic’

UK warnings: Mental health problems have dimensions of ‘parallel pandemic’

He warned parties working in the UK health sector about this Structures of the National Health Service (SSN). The NHS is ill-equipped to deal with a hidden mental health ‘para-pandemic’, leaving many patients without adequate care. The high cost of living crisis and the consequences caused by the “Covid” epidemic have caused an increase in … Read more

Iran: currency crisis overthrows the governor of the “Central”

Iran: currency crisis overthrows the governor of the “Central”

The arrest of dozens of “violent sellers” after the record drop in the riyal The Iranian currency crisis toppled the governor of Iran’s central bank, while Tehran announced the shutdown of dozens of brokers and “rogue sellers” in the dollar market, following a record drop in the Iranian riyal. Iranian media reported yesterday that the … Read more

Korea intends to raise energy prices in a blow to consumers

Korea intends to raise energy prices in a blow to consumers

Prices on the rise The price increase will provide KEPCO with an additional profit of 7 trillion won in 2023, according to Lee. The government aims to use more cheap energy such as nuclear, after increasing the share of more expensive and volatile sources such as liquefied natural gas over the past five years, exacerbating … Read more

Drawing skulls on Christian homes is reminiscent of the Mount Lebanon War

Drawing skulls on Christian homes is reminiscent of the Mount Lebanon War

Parties and political forces denounce and ask that the culprits be unmasked and brought to justice Christmas day was disturbed by the population of the town of Brih in the Chouf region (Mount Lebanon): drawings and images of skulls were placed by unknown persons on the houses of the town’s Christians. These images, transmitted by … Read more