Sanaa (AFP) Aug 15, 2020 - Huthi rebels and the UN are again at an impasse over a loaded oil storage tanker decaying off Yemen, despite parallels to this month's catastrophes in Beirut and Mauritius.
Tokyo (AFP) Aug 14, 2020 - The Japanese owner of a cargo ship that leaked massive amounts of oil after running aground off Mauritius has pledged to sincerely respond to requests for compensation over damage to the marine environment.
Athens (AFP) Aug 14, 2020 - EU foreign ministers are holding an extraordinary meeting Friday to discuss a dangerous stand-off between Greek and Turkish warships in the eastern Mediterranean.
Paris (AFP) Aug 13, 2020 - Tensions between France and Turkey increased on Thursday as Paris announced it was temporarily reinforcing its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, where Ankara is quarrelling with Greece over gas reserves.
Dubai (AFP) Aug 13, 2020 - Iranian forces boarded a tanker in international waters in the Gulf of Oman, using a helicopter and two ships to take over the vessel for several hours, US officials said.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 12, 2020 - Chemists at Washington University in St. Louis have developed a method for converting red bricks, the ubiquitous building material, into smart bricks that can be charged and store energy like a battery.
Paris (AFP) Aug 12, 2020 - Wind and solar produced a record 10 percent of global electricity in the first half of 2020 as the world's coal plant fleet ran at less than half its capacity, analysis published Thursday showed.
Juba (AFP) Aug 12, 2020 - Clashes between soldiers and civilians during a disarmament exercise in the central South Sudanese town of Tonj have left 127 dead, the army spokesman said Wednesday.
Athens (AFP) Aug 10, 2020 - Greece on Monday accused Turkey of threatening peace in the eastern Mediterranean and called a military meeting after Ankara resumed searching for oil and gas near a Greek island.
Brussels (AFP) Aug 9, 2020 - Turkey's resumed search for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean is extremely worrying, the EU said Sunday after Greece and Egypt set up an exclusive economic zone in the region.
Washington DC (UPI) Aug 07, 2020 - A defense cooperation agreement between France and Cyprus, three years in the making, is now in force, the Cypriot government announced this week.
Khartoum (AFP) Aug 7, 2020 - Sudanese troops and civilians were killed in a clashes with a rebel group in the country's south, an army statement said Friday, without specifying the number of casualties.
Oberpfaffenhofen, Germany (SPX) Aug 07, 2020 - Emission-free flight is a central goal of civil aviation. Emission-free air transport could be achieved in the long term by converting hydrogen into electricity. This would enable the environment-fr
Rome (AFP) Aug 5, 2020 - Italy's defence ministry said on Wednesday it would strengthen cooperation with Libya, citing a willingness for improved relations with the war-torn country's UN-recognised government.
Paris (AFP) Aug 5, 2020 - With oil prices blasted by a double blow of oversupply and demand throttled by the coronavirus crisis, some industry giants are eyeing less polluting investments as bets on a less hydrocarbon-heavy future.
Sulaimaniyah, Iraq (AFP) Aug 5, 2020 - In Iraq's Kurdistan region and at the country's Muslim Shiite holy sites, trading US dollars for rials from Iran was once big business.
