China skirts U.S. sanctions as top buyer of Iranian oil — here’s how, and why that’s unlikely to change soon – NBC Los Angeles

China skirts U.S. sanctions as top buyer of Iranian oil — here’s how, and why that’s unlikely to change soon – NBC Los Angeles

Chinese independent refineries have been the major buyers of cheap Iranian crude. China’s crude imports from Malaysia increased significantly to levels exceeding Malaysia’s production. Such trades are likely to continue as usual despite Trump’s recent comments. For years, China has been buying discounted Iranian oil in bulk, and the U.S. sanctions on Tehran have barely…

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Hongkong Land Buys Back Shares

Hongkong Land Holdings Limited is a property investment, management and development company. It owns and manages approximately 850,000 square meters (sq. m.) of prime office and luxury retail assets in several Asian cities. Its segments include Investment properties and Development properties. Its Central Hong Kong portfolio represents approximately 450,000 sq. m. of prime property. It…

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Alawite women snatched from streets of Syria

By Maggie Michael DAMASCUS (Reuters) -“Don’t wait for her,” the WhatsApp caller told the family of Abeer Suleiman on May 21, hours after she vanished from the streets of the Syrian town of Safita. “She’s not coming back.” Suleiman’s kidnapper and another man who identified himself as an intermediary said in subsequent calls and messages…

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‘Should be prosecuted’: Donald Trump lashes out after Pentagon intel leak on Iran nuclear strikes

‘Should be prosecuted’: Donald Trump lashes out after Pentagon intel leak on Iran nuclear strikes

U President Donald Trump on Thursday accused congressional Democrats of leaking classified information about recent US military strikes on Iran’s nuclear facilities and called for them to be “prosecuted.” US President Donald Trump speaks in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 26, 2025.(Bloomberg) “The Democrats are the…

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