Switzland’s BCP halts business transactions with Iran
On Tuesday, Swiss lender Banque de Commerce et de Placements (BCP), stated it has stopped processing all new business transactions that deal with Iran...
Total-Eni-Novatek consortium begin oil and gas exploration in Lebanon
On Tuesday, having received the necessary approval from Lebanon’s authorities, plans were set in motion for the exploration of oil and gas reserves by...
Turkey: 104 ‘plotters’ sentenced to life
A Turkish court handed life sentences to 104 suspects over their involvement in the July 2016 attempted coup, according to state media.
The former military...