Black Sea shipping rates rise as reinsurers cut cover LONDON: Costs for hiring ships to transport commodities from the Black Sea have risen by more than a fifth since the... Published 09 Jan, 2023 07:11am
Print Four leaders sign agreement to bring green Azeri energy to Europe BUCHAREST: The leaders of Azerbaijan, Georgia, Romania and Hungary signed an agreement on Saturday on the... Published 18 Dec, 2022 03:36am
World Ukraine, Russia plane and ship insurance at risk from Jan 1 LONDON: Insurers may refuse to cover planes flying to Ukraine or ships sailing through the Black Sea as reinsurers -... Published 16 Dec, 2022 11:55pm
Markets Wheat plunges to 3-month low on export competition WINNIPEG, (Manitoba): Chicago wheat extended losses on Friday to a fresh three-month low as modest weekly US exports... Published 04 Dec, 2022 03:37am
World First shipment of Russian fertilizer heads for Africa, UN says UNITED NATIONS: The first shipment of Russian-produced fertilizer left the Netherlands on Tuesday en route to Malawi... Published 30 Nov, 2022 05:53am
Markets Russian wheat MOSCOW: Russian wheat prices rebounded slightly last week from a week earlier, when they fell on the extension of ... Published 29 Nov, 2022 05:57am
World UN chief hails extension of Ukraine export grain deal: statement ISTANBUL: UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres on Thursday welcomed the extension of an agreement allowing Ukraine... Published 17 Nov, 2022 01:41pm
Markets Wheat drops on rising odds of Ukraine export deal extension, corn down SINGAPORE: Chicago wheat futures slid on Tuesday, falling for the first time in three sessions, weighed down by... Published 15 Nov, 2022 12:31pm
Markets Ending Ukraine war ‘best thing’ to mend world economy: Yellen NUSA DUA: US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen heaped pressure on Russia on Monday ahead of the G20 summit in... Published 14 Nov, 2022 09:42am
World Putin says Russia could leave grain deal again if Ukraine ‘violates’ guarantees MOSCOW: Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday threatened to leave the Ukraine grain deal again if Kyiv... Published 03 Nov, 2022 05:50am
World Zelenskiy demands firmer defence of Ukraine grains export corridor KYIV/MYKOLAIV: The world must respond firmly to any Russian attempts to disrupt Ukraine’s grain export corridor,... Published 02 Nov, 2022 08:55am
World Ukraine hit by water, power cuts after Russian missile strikes KYIV: Ukraine suffered sweeping blackouts and water supplies were cut to large parts of Kyiv on Monday after another... Published 01 Nov, 2022 09:25am
World World food supplies at risk as Russia withdraws from Black Sea deal SINGAPORE: Russia’s weekend backtrack from a UN-brokered deal to export Black Sea grains is likely to hit shipments... Published 31 Oct, 2022 11:18am
World EU urges Russia to resume role in Ukraine grain export deal BRUSSELS: The European Union on Sunday urged Russia to reverse its decision to suspend participation in a vital... Published 30 Oct, 2022 01:56pm
Print Putin moots gas hub in Turkey with Nord Stream supplies MOSCOW: President Vladimir Putin said on Wednesday that Russia could redirect supplies intended for the damaged Nord... Updated 13 Oct, 2022 09:43am
World Erdogan urges Putin to reduce tensions, extend Ukraine grains deal ISTANBUL: Turkey's Tayyip Erdogan pressed Vladimir Putin in a call on Thursday to take steps to reduce tensions in... Published 29 Sep, 2022 11:16pm
Markets Paris wheat recovers PARIS: Euronext wheat rose on Friday, recovering with Chicago from six-month lows struck a day earlier as the market... Published 21 Aug, 2022 05:16am
World Four cargo ships sail from Ukraine: Turkish, Ukrainian officials KYIV/ISTANBUL: Four ships carrying Ukrainian foodstuffs sailed from Ukrainian Black Sea ports on Sunday as part of a... Updated 07 Aug, 2022 02:53pm
World Zelensky condemns Russian ‘terror’ after damage to nuclear plant KYIV: Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky on Saturday accused Russia of using the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power... Published 07 Aug, 2022 10:46am
World ‘Balancing act’: Erdogan to sound out Putin on Ukraine and Syria ISTANBUL: Ending the war in Ukraine and starting a new one in Syria are expected to dominate talks on Friday between... Published 05 Aug, 2022 10:16am
Business & Finance First grain shipment since Russian invasion leaves Ukraine port KYIV, (Ukraine): The first shipment of Ukrainian grain since the Russian invasion in February left the port of ... Updated 02 Aug, 2022 10:16am
Print New Russian naval doctrine casts US as main rival ST PETERSBURG, (Russia): President Vladimir Putin on Sunday signed a new naval doctrine which cast the United States... Published 01 Aug, 2022 05:54am
Editorials Turkey leads the thaw EDITORIAL: Efforts of Turkey and the United Nations (UN), to help break the ice between Russia and Ukraine over the... Published 31 Jul, 2022 05:39am
Markets Lavrov offers reassurance over Russian grain supplies in Cairo visit CAIRO: Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov offered reassurances over Russian grain supplies to Egypt during a... Published 25 Jul, 2022 06:12am
Editorials Blocking export of Ukraine grain EDITORIAL: Climate change is of course a real threat to food security the world over, but the Russia’s blockade of... Published 24 Jul, 2022 05:04am
World Ukraine strikes bridge used for Russian supplies in occupied south KYIV: Ukraine struck a bridge in the occupied Black Sea region of Kherson on Saturday, targeting a Russian supply... Published 23 Jul, 2022 09:02pm
World Russia tells Turkey it has ‘nothing to do’ with strike on Ukraine’s Odesa port ANKARA: Turkey’s defence minister said on Saturday Russian officials had told Ankara that Moscow had “nothing to do”... Published 23 Jul, 2022 07:44pm
World Ukraine preparing to export grain from ports despite Russian strike KYIV: Ukraine continues to prepare to restart grain exports from its Black Sea ports despite a Russian missile... Published 23 Jul, 2022 06:46pm
World US envoy says Russia should be held to account for strike on Odesa KYIV: The US ambassador to Kyiv said that Moscow should be held to account for what she said was an “outrageous”... Published 23 Jul, 2022 05:43pm
World Ukraine, Russia sign deal to reopen grain export ports as war rages on ISTANBUL/KYIV: Russia and Ukraine signed a landmark deal on Friday to reopen Ukrainian Black Sea ports for grain... Published 22 Jul, 2022 07:47pm