1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (155+ words) Shifts in regional trade and energy flows show that the economic value of location is not fixed; it is reshaped whenever access to markets changes. For Jordan, the current moment matters because it raises a question that goes beyond ports…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (147+ words) Oil symbolized economic power and geopolitical influence throughout the twentieth century. Every disruption in oil supply translated into soaring prices, slower global growth, and heightened uncertainty in financial markets. Yet the recent conflict following the US and Israeli military strikes…...

1+ week, 10+ hour ago   (95+ words) Oil prices extended gains on Monday as tit-for-tat strikes between the U.S. and Iran on vessels sailing in the Strait of Hormuz and other areas heightened concerns of a prolonged supply disruption from the Middle East.Brent crude futures climbed 79 cents,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (135+ words) The cost of producing oil is often presented as a measure of strength. A country that can produce a barrel of oil at a very low cost appears to have a clear advantage, especially when global oil prices decline. But…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (96+ words) Gold fell to its lowest in more than ‌three weeks on Wednesday as the escalating Middle East conflict lifted oil prices, stoking inflation and rate-hike fears, while investors focused on upcoming U.S. jobs data.Spot gold was down 0.6% at $4,302.99 per…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (62+ words) Ammon News Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to hold first Mecca defense pact meeting in Istanbul Ammon News - Top officials from Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan are expected to gather in Istanbul for the first committee meeting under the Mecca…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (78+ words) The Jordanian-Saudi Joint Business Council called Sunday for a joint economic action plan focused on concrete projects, investment opportunities and stronger supply-chain resilience amid growing regional and global economic challenges.At the third joint meeting of the Saudi-Jordanian... Jordanian-Saudi Business…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (90+ words) Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said in a Friday interview with state television that Iran’s exports and imports had fallen by between 25% and 35%, with imports declining more sharply than exports.“Then some people say sanctions have no effect at all,” Pezeshkian…...

3+ week, 9+ hour ago   (89+ words) Fewer than 20 commodity vessels transited the Strait of Hormuz at the weekend, shipping data showed on Monday, as Iranian and ​U.S. blockades restrict traffic through the chokepoint for energy shipments.Four vessels crossed the ‌strait on Sunday, initial data from…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (82+ words) Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Maj. Gen. Yousef Huneiti received State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry of Defence, Nils Hilmer, and his accompanying delegation Wednesday at the General Command headquarters.The two sides discussed ways to strengthen…...