Saudi firm signs $200 million Afghanistan energy deal
Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy International has signed a 25-year, $200 million oil and gas contract with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines ...
President Ilham Aliyev has signed an order allocating funds from Azerbaijan’s 2025 state budget to support humanitarian aid for Ukraine.
According to the decree, $2 million (in manat equivalent) will be taken from the Presidential Reserve Fund and transferred to the Ministry of Energy. The funds will be used to purchase and deliver Azerbaijan-made electrical equipment as part of the humanitarian assistance.
The document underscores Azerbaijan’s adherence to humanitarian values, noting that the country has extended aid to many nations through both bilateral and multilateral channels. In recent years, several humanitarian shipments have been sent to Ukraine amid the ongoing crisis.
Ties between the two countries rest on friendship and partnership, reinforced by key agreements such as the 2000 Agreement on Friendship, Cooperation and Partnership, the 2008 Declaration on Friendship and Strategic Partnership, and the 2022 Joint Declaration signed by the presidents.
The Ministry of Finance is tasked with ensuring the allocation of funds, while the Cabinet of Ministers will handle related organisational matters.
At least five people were killed and five others injured when an Amazon Prime Air cargo plane overran a runway and crashed while landing at Miami International Airport on Sunday, 6 September, local officials said.
U.S. special envoys Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have held talks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Kyiv on Sunday on efforts to end Russia’s war in Ukraine.
A TV channel was struck during a live broadcast on Tuesday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said, as Russian strikes on Kyiv killed at least three people, the city's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Meanwhile, drones hit civilian infrastructure in Russia's southwestern Saratov region.
Indonesia has reopened Jakarta's main airport and four others after volcanic ash from Mount Anak Krakatau forced widespread flight cancellations, though fresh eruptions have kept authorities on alert.
Operations at several energy facilities in Saudi Arabia were suspended on Tuesday after attacks by Iran-aligned Houthi forces injured more than 70 people and sparked fires, Saudi authorities said.
Saudi Arabia’s Delta Energy International has signed a 25-year, $200 million oil and gas contract with Afghanistan’s Ministry of Mines and Petroleum, launching exploration and extraction work in the country’s western Kushk-Tirpul basin.
Asian countries are seeking to unlock investment and ease cross-border financing as digital technologies transform financial markets, a key focus of the first CICA Finance Summit in Astana, attended by representatives from 16 member states.
Several state-owned infrastructure companies in Central Asia are preparing for potential listings in Hong Kong, as the financial hub steps up efforts to connect the region’s businesses with international investors.
Pakistan has ordered Afghan medical and dental students to return to Afghanistan, widening its repatriation drive as tensions with Kabul persist over militant attacks and cross-border security.
Türkiye could become an increasingly important outlet for Iraqi crude as Baghdad develops new export routes to reduce its reliance on the Strait of Hormuz and targets capacity of five million barrels per day.
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