The country is no place for foreign parties to settle scores, Baghdad outlined Turkey’s invasion of Iraq is “a violation of its sovereignty and the sanctity of the country” that goes against the concept of being a good neighbor, Baghdad’s foreign ministry said in a statement on Monday. Ankara launched a new military campaign against…
Pegasus spyware targeted European leaders and figures in the Catalan independence movement, according to a cyber research firm Dozens of high-profile politicians and activists across Europe have been targeted for surveillance with the infamous Pegasus spyware, according to new research, with the reported victims including UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson and a number of Catalan…
Former leader living under tight restrictions in Riyadh, officials reportedly said Yemen’s former president Abdrabbuh Mansur Hadi has reportedly been confined to house arrest in the Saudi capital of Riyadh following an agreement to remove him from power earlier this month. Speaking to the Wall Street Journal under the condition of anonymity, Saudi and Yemeni officials said Riyadh pressured…
Reuters reveals AC Milan is the target of sale talks with Bahrain-based Investcorp Reuters exclusively reported that Bahrain-domiciled asset manager Investcorp has entered into exclusive talks to purchase Serie A club AC Milan, in what would be the first takeover of a top Italian team by Middle East investors. One source close to the talks told Reuters…
Reuters reveals Russian companies, banks could reap windfall from depositary receipt delisting Reuters revealed that Russian companies and global banks including BNY Mellon, Deutsche Bank, Citigroup and JPMorgan could profit if Moscow moves to de-list Russian companies’ depositary receipts from foreign exchanges. The potential windfall is due to the fees that bank issuers of depositary receipts can…
Reuters reveals Ferrero to stop buying palm oil from Malaysia’s Sime Darby over labour concerns Reuters exclusively reported Italian confectionary giant Ferrero said it will stop sourcing palm oil from Sime Darby Plantation after the United States found the Malaysian planter used forced labour, in a reputational blow for the palm producer and for Malaysia. Labour practices across…
Reuters reveals Bird flu, Ukraine war push egg prices higher worldwide Reuters took a deep dive into how severe outbreaks of bird flu in the United States and France are tightening global egg supplies and raising prices for the food staple as the war in Ukraine disrupts shipments to Europe and the Middle East. Higher prices are particularly…