Middle East and Africa
IMF reaches agreement with Tanzania on climate financing
The concessional financing under the IMF's Resilience and Sustainability Facility is subject to approval by the Fund's executive board
Qatar eyes more long-term gas supply deals this year
Energy Minister says Qatar LNG business is booming with 25m tonnes secured last year and 'huge demand' on the horizon.
Inaugural Africa clean cooking summit sees $2.2 billion pledged
Inaugural summit on Clean Cooking in Africa raises billions in pledges to move continent away from open fires and agricultural waste.
Chinese companies win more bids to explore for Iraq oil and gas
Chinese companies won five more bids to explore Iraqi oil and gas fields, Iraq's oil minister said on Sunday
Death toll from floods in northern Afghanistan rises to 315
Floods caused by heavy rains have devastated villages in northern Afghanistan, killing 315 people, authorities said Sunday
Chinese companies win licensing bids to explore Iraq oil and gas fields
Chinese companies won bids to explore five Iraqi oil and gas fields on Saturday in a licensing round for hydrocarbon exploration aimed at...
Iraq hopes oil reserves will exceed 160bn barrels: minister
Iraq, one of the world's biggest oil producers, aims to boost its crude reserves to more than 160 billion barrels, Oil Minister Hayan...
Afghanistan floods kill at least 153, Taliban interior ministry says
The official death toll from devastating flash floods in northern Afghanistan has risen to 153 people across three provinces, the Taliban's interior ministry...
US energy secretary to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE next week, officials say
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week to work on "climate co-operation" and other...
Africa dramatically dried out 5,500 years ago – new study may warn of future climate tipping points
A new study published in Nature Communications reveals that before northern Africa dried out, its climate “flickered” between two stable climatic states before...
