Energy Industry
'Incident' damages construction near Iran nuclear site
A spokesman says an “incident” has damaged an under-construction building near Iran’s Natanz nuclear power plant, but there was no damage to its reactor
Egypt, Sudan: Ethiopia won't fill disputed dam before accord
Sudan and Egypt say they have agreed with Ethiopia that no country will take unilateral action in the dispute over Ethiopia's new hydroelectric dam on the Blue Nile next month
Yemen asks for help as seawater seeps into abandoned tanker
Houthi rebels are blocking the United Nations from inspecting an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than one million barrels of crude oil
Seawater seeping into decaying oil tanker off Yemen coast
Houthi rebels are blocking the United Nations from inspecting an abandoned oil tanker moored off the coast of Yemen loaded with more than 1 million barrels of crude oil
AP Interview: Egypt says UN must stop Ethiopia on dam fill
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shukry says his country wants the U.N. Security Council to prevent Ethiopia from taking a key new step forward on its newly built hydroelectric dam on the Nile River
Long-dreaded virus increase hits Iraq as new cases soar
In Baghdad’s vast exhibition grounds, masked workers are setting up makeshift coronavirus wards amid a surge in new virus cases
Egyptian president says Libyan city Sirte a 'red line'
Egypt’s president warns that an attempt by Turkey-backed forces in Libya to attack the strategic city of Sirte would prompt a direct Egyptian military intervention in the conflict
Iran's currency hits lowest value ever against the dollar
Iran’s currency has dropped to its lowest value ever at 190,000 rial for each dollar amid severe U.S. sanctions against the country
Correction: Nile Dam-Talks story
In a story published June 17, 2020, about talks between three Nile basin countries on construction of a hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia, The Associated Press erroneously reported that the World Bank was involved in crafting a deal that could end a dispute among the three countries over the project
Sudan says talks on Ethiopia's Nile dam fail to produce deal
Sudan's irrigation minister says talks between three key Nile basin countries have failed to resolve a contentious dispute over construction of a giant $4.6 billion hydroelectric dam in Ethiopia