Rust Trial: Defense Points to Alec Baldwin’s Responsibility in Halina Hutchins Death

Rust Trial: Defense Points to Alec Baldwin’s Responsibility in Halina Hutchins Death

Lawyers for the woman responsible for the weapons on the set of the movie “Rust,” who is being tried in the United States in the case of the murder of photographer Halina Hutchins in 2021, in an accidental accident during the filming of the work, pointed to the responsibility of the actor and producer Alec … Read more

Oil Prices Fall in Asian Trading: Analysis of Weak Supplies and Strong Demand Concerns

Oil Prices Fall in Asian Trading: Analysis of Weak Supplies and Strong Demand Concerns

Oil prices fell in Asian trading, as investors weighed signs of weak supplies against persistent concerns about strong demand. Brent crude fell towards $83 per barrel after rising 1.6% during the previous two sessions, with prices reaching the upper end of the narrow price range. WTI crude oil was trading near $78. Oil futures spreads … Read more

Saudi Stock Market Index Closes Up for 14th Consecutive Session – Trading at Highest Level Since August 2022

Saudi Stock Market Index Closes Up for 14th Consecutive Session – Trading at Highest Level Since August 2022

The main Saudi stock index continued its daily trading in the green zone for the 14th session in a row, and closed up 12 points, or 0.1 percent, to close at the level of 12,607 points, with a trading value of 10.3 billion riyals ($2.75 billion), and the amount of shares traded reached 364 million … Read more

World Leaders Warn Israel of Potential Catastrophic Consequences in Gaza Ground Offensive

World Leaders Warn Israel of Potential Catastrophic Consequences in Gaza Ground Offensive

The leaders of Australia, Canada and New Zealand on Thursday warned Israel of the potentially “catastrophic” consequences of launching a ground military operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. While the three Commonwealth countries, in a rare joint statement of its kind, urged Benjamin Netanyahu’s government “not to take this path,” … Read more

Diplomatic Solution Imminent for Israel-Hamas Conflict: Oil Prices Fall

Diplomatic Solution Imminent for Israel-Hamas Conflict: Oil Prices Fall

Oil prices fell after rising last week after the Iranian Foreign Minister indicated that a diplomatic solution was imminent for the conflict between Israel and Hamas. Trading remained calm with many Asian markets closed for the Lunar New Year holiday. Brent crude fell as much as 0.8% to below $82 a barrel, after rising 6.3% … Read more

Escalating Tensions in Middle East Drive Oil Prices to Weekly Gains

Escalating Tensions in Middle East Drive Oil Prices to Weekly Gains

Oil prices recorded weekly gains as the prospects for a truce in the war between Israel and Hamas diminish and Israel prepares to attack southern Gaza, increasing the geopolitical risk premium on the cost of crude. The price of West Texas Intermediate crude oil rose to settle near $76 a barrel, extending its weekly rise … Read more

Oil Prices Fall Despite Middle East Tensions and Supply Concerns

Oil Prices Fall Despite Middle East Tensions and Supply Concerns

Oil prices fell in a volatile session that witnessed traders assessing the military escalation in the Middle East region and balancing it with expectations of an increase in supply. The United States and Britain launched more air strikes against the Houthis on Monday to prevent the Iran-backed group from attacking commercial ships in the Red … Read more

European Decision to Ban Amalgam Dental Fillings Will Impact the NHS Dental Sector

European Decision to Ban Amalgam Dental Fillings Will Impact the NHS Dental Sector

Leading dental professionals have warned that the recent European decision to ban silver dental fillings will have significant repercussions for the NHS dental sector. In detail, the European Parliament voted to ban amalgam dental fillings, which is the material most used for permanent fillings by doctors working in the United Kingdom Services Authority, by January … Read more

US commercial crude inventories hit lowest levels since October

US commercial crude inventories hit lowest levels since October

US commercial inventories US commercial crude inventories fell by 2.5 million barrels last week to their lowest level since October, according to the Energy Information Administration. While oil exports have been strong, imports are continuing to rise as well, as refiners make the most of cheap and abundant Canadian supplies. Among the issues also highlighted … Read more

Assassination of Saleh Al-Arouri: Israel’s Responsibility and the Risk of Regional Conflict

Assassination of Saleh Al-Arouri: Israel’s Responsibility and the Risk of Regional Conflict

The killing of Saleh Al-Arouri in what appears to have been a “precision strike” deep in the southern suburbs of Beirut bears all the traces of an assassination, signed and carried out by the State of Israel. Mr. Al-Arouri was not only the second person in the political leadership of the Hamas movement, but he … Read more