BEIJING, CHINA | Xinhua | With U.S.-Israel joint military strikes on Iran entering the fifth week with no clear path to resolution, the economic aftershocks are spreading far beyond the Middle East. What began as a geopolitical flashpoint has evolved into a systemic economic shock, reverberating through energy markets, industrial …
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KAMPALA, UGANDA | Xinhua | Uganda has sufficient fuel stocks to sustain the country for the next two months, a senior government official said on Wednesday. Ruth Nankabirwa, minister of energy and mineral development, said in a video posted on social media platform X that the government has taken measures …
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KPC is currently holding 102 million liters of petrol, 146 million liters of diesel, and 167 million liters of dual-purpose kerosene NAIROBI, KENYA | Xinhua | Kenya on Wednesday assured the public of sufficient fuel stocks despite the ongoing Middle East crisis. Opiyo Wandayi, cabinet secretary for energy and petroleum, …
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CAIRO, EGYPT | Xinhua | U.S. media reported on Friday that the Pentagon is sending three more warships and more Marines to the Middle East, marking the second such deployment to the region within a week, as the U.S.-Israel-Iran war escalates. What are these additional forces, what is their mission, …
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NEWS ANALYSIS | AHMED SALLAM | When discussing the escalation currently taking place in the Middle East as a result of the U.S.-Israeli strikes on Iran, we must return to the period following the end of World War II. At that time, Washington presented itself to the region as the …
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JOHANNESBURG | Xinhua | The escalating conflict in the Middle East is poised to have profound consequences for South Africa’s economy and the global market, a senior researcher warned on Saturday. Na’eem Jeenah of South Africa’s Mapungubwe Institute for Strategic Reflection shared his insights with Xinhua following the Feb. 28 strikes …
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Kampala, Uganda | Xinhua | Uganda on Wednesday urged petroleum marketing companies not to use the ongoing Middle East crisis as a pretext to raise pump prices. Ruth Nankabirwa, Minister of Energy and Mineral Development, said in a video clip posted on the social media platform X that there is …
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Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | President Yoweri Kaguta Museveni who is also the current Chair of the Non-Aligned Movement (NAM) has declined to take sides in the ongoing war in the Middle East stating that Uganda maintains friendly relations with many countries involved in the ongoing tensions. Last week, …
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How the current conflict in the Middle East is reordering the world and may risk a dangerous escalation THE LAST WORD | ANDREW M. MWENDA | The joint USA-Israel attack on Iran has set the Middle East on fire and risks a global conflict of unimaginable proportions. It is …
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In East Africa, Kenya Airways said it had suspended flights to and from the United Arab Emirates due to the restrictions. Nairobi, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Following the resumption of war in the Middle East, with the US and Israel pitching against regime in Tehran, airlines have started to advise …
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The Independent Uganda: You get the Truth we Pay the Price
