Islamabad has about $12 billion in debt from friendly countries, mainly China, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE, which have kept extending the loans every year at maturity.
The post on Truth Social has drawn attention especially for its tone; includes direct insults along with threat of military action, and ends with the Islamic phrase, ‘Praise be to Allah’.
Key producers led by Saudi Arabia & Russia have an agreement in principle to increase targets by about 206,000 barrels a day during a video conference Sunday, delegates tell Bloomberg.
Iran’s embassies in various countries have been hurling memes in raging war with US & Israel, targeting Washington’s narrative & Trump’s rhetoric with satire, snark and mockery.
State Department says Hamideh Soleimani Afshar & daughter in custody of ICE, accuses Afshar of promoting ‘Iranian regime propaganda’ and celebrating attacks on Americans.
Iran should 'take the win' & make a deal, wrote Javad Zarif, a career diplomat, in a piece in Foreign Affairs magazine. But text released by journalist calls for military action, divine help.
2027 budget proposal requests $1.5 trillion for defence, up from $1 trillion sought for fiscal year 2026. Discretionary non-defense spending would be cut 10%, or about $73 billion.
Tankers asked to pay about $1 per barrel in yuan or stablecoins to IRGC-linked intermediaries for escorted transit, with some also required to switch flags to friendly nations.
With airspaces shut and capacity hit, European carriers are adding Asia routes to capture demand, but high fuel prices and temporary shifts have limited upside.
The Congress has promised Rs 50,000 assistance to each woman but as we've seen in many recent elections, voters seem to be conscious of the proverb: 'A bird in hand is worth two in the bush.'
French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.
China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.
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