Muhamad Yehia There are fears that an oil spill could make water around Paris undrinkable. An hour’s drive south of Paris, a small oil operation is causing a big stir as local officials fear an oil spill could threaten the water supplies of 180,000 inhabitants in the French capital and …

Muhamad Yehia Turkey, who shares a 910 kilometre border with Syria, is considered a key ally of its new administration. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan welcomed Syria’s interim president, Ahmad al-Sharaa at the presidential palace in Ankara in Turkey on Tuesday to discuss Syria’s economic recovery and its security and …

Muhamad Yehia China announces retaliatory tariffs on the US after President Donald Trump delays tariffs on Mexico and Canada. Global markets recovered some losses from Monday’s selloff, but uncertainties remain. Risky assets, including stocks, commodity currencies, Bitcoin, and metals, pared Monday’s losses after the Trump administration agreed to postpone the …

Muhamad Yehia President Donald Trump swept to victory in the US election on promises to ‘Make America Great Again’. As the MAGA movement turns the US inwards, what could this mean for international trade? Ahead of the US election last year, President Donald Trump proclaimed “tariff” to be “the most …

Muhamad Yehia Falling housing and electricity prices also contributed to January’s slowing inflation rate, as did a drop in recreation and culture prices. Inflation in Turkey dropped for the eighth month in a row in January, taking it to its lowest figure since June 2023 and indicating the country is …

Muhamad Yehia Trump’s tariffs could derail Europe’s 2025 growth, say top Wall Street analysts. Goldman Sachs sees eurozone GDP at 0.7%, well below latest ECB projections. Key sectors such as cars and pharmaceuticals face risks, while a weaker euro may offer only limited relief. A fresh wave of trade uncertainty …