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- US announces new Iran sanctions and claims it is enforcing UN arms embargo Mon, 21 Sep 20, 9:25pmTrump administration targets Iranian officials and demands EU powers follow suit
- Trump to go ahead with Iran sanctions despite European objections Mon, 21 Sep 20, 9:25pmUS to issue sanctions despite being told by European powers it has no legal power to do so
- Revealed: Saudi Arabia may have enough uranium ore to produce nuclear fuel Thu, 17 Sep 20, 3:00pmConfidential Chinese report seen by the Guardian intensifies concerns about possible weapons programme
- Israel moots plan to buy solar power from former enemy Jordan Sun, 23 Aug 20, 11:32pmExclusive: Israel aims to increase renewables from 5% to 30% by 2030, but domestic production held back by lack of land
- Tensions mount as Ethiopia allows dam across Nile headwaters to fill Thu, 16 Jul 20, 4:01amEgypt fears hydroelectric project will restrict limited waters on which its population depends
- Iran denies latest blast reports and accuses west of disinformation Sat, 11 Jul 20, 1:42amTehran says incident in early hours in garrison town of Gamdareh was a power outage
- Makeshift oil refineries a necessary evil for locals in north-west Syria Fri, 24 Apr 20, 5:00pmToxic fumes and repiratory disease among hazards facing people reliant on informal processing plants for work and fuel, study finds
- Makeshift oil refineries a necessary evil for locals in north-east Syria, study finds Fri, 24 Apr 20, 5:00pmToxic fumes and repiratory disease among hazards facing people reliant on informal processing plants for work and fuel
- Why Iran crisis is unlikely to hit US consumers hard at the gas pumps Wed, 8 Jan 20, 8:00pmRumors of Middle East war used to inevitably lead to soaring gas prices but fracking revolution has changed the market landscape
- Opec considering huge oil production cuts to avoid market slump Fri, 6 Dec 19, 2:18amCartel may cut up to 800,000 barrels a day from market as global economy falters
- Saudi Aramco IPO: the ultimate marriage between carbon and capitalism Sun, 3 Nov 19, 11:49pmA firm with the biggest carbon footprint seeks cash to grow just as the fight against climate change needs it to shrink
- How real is Saudi Arabia's interest in renewable energy? Sat, 12 Oct 19, 10:00pmAmbitious plans have not been matched by progress, but there may finally be signs of change
- Revealed: the 20 firms behind a third of all carbon emissions Wed, 9 Oct 19, 10:00pmNew data shows how fossil fuel companies have driven climate crisis despite industry knowing dangers
- If the world ran on sun, it wouldn’t fight over oil | Bill McKibben Wed, 18 Sep 19, 3:01pmThe climate crisis isn’t the only reason to kick fossil fuels – the prospect of a war to protect Saudi crude reminds us of thatWe are sadly accustomed by now to the idea that our reliance on oil and gas causes random...
- Iran says progress made in nuclear talks is still not enough Sat, 29 Jun 19, 3:14amExpectations are not being met in discussions with world powers, claims Iranian envoy