Middle East conflict sends fuel prices in Addis Ababa sky-rocketing as Ethiopia prepares to celebrate Fasika or Orthodox Easter
Ethiopia follows the Eastern Orthodox calendar, different from the widely used Gregorian calendar. In the East African country, Easter comes after a 55-day fasting from animal products, mainly meat, milk, butter and eggs.
Proselytising: Pope Leo’s visit to Algeria turn focus on often testy coexistence between Muslim and Christians
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will greet Leo upon his arrival at Algiers’ international airport before they meet formally at the El Mouradia presidential palace.
Iran: Talks with US were conducted in an atmosphere of mistrust and agreement shouldn’t have been expected
However, the talks failed to produce any breakthrough. Confirming his constant communication with US President Donald Trump and others in the administration, Vance said the US side had presented its “final and best offer” after continuous communication, adding that a number of substantive discussions were conducted in “good faith,” but the proposal had yet to secure any endorsement.
US-Iran end Islamabad talks without agreement on ‘Tehran not to develop nuclear weapons’
Iran’s semi-official Tasnim news agency also reported on Sunday that negotiations between Iran and the United States in Islamabad concluded without an outcome, as the US “excessive demands” hindered a common framework and agreement.
Analyst: No rebound in Hormuz traffic after ceasefire, transit rules to be key focus of US-Iran talks
While US President Donald Trump has repeatedly argued that the United States does not rely heavily on the strait for oil, Meade pointed out that the impact goes far beyond energy, as large volumes of global commodities transit the route, influencing everything from geopolitics to food prices.
Sticking points for US-Iran talks: ‘Chances of renewed tensions outweigh prospects for a real diplomatic breakthrough’
US President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened Iran to stop the tolling. A day earlier, he told ABC News that he is considering a “joint venture” with Iran to charge fees for crossing the Strait, and wrote on social media that “big money” could be made by the United States “helping with the traffic build-up in the Strait of Hormuz.”
Iran-US war deal Japan’s auto industry blow as it pauses production of cars for Middle East market
According to Japan Today, carmakers reported mixed first-quarter US sales on Wednesday (today) pointing to a hit from winter storms, as the Middle East war clouds the industry’s outlook compared with unusually favourable dynamics a year ago.
World sighs with relief as US and Iran pause belligerence for two weeks to talk peace
History has proven time and again that military force never yields lasting solutions. Instead, it fuels deeper animosity, widens existing divides and ignites a self-perpetuating cycle of violence.
Pakistan tables last minute proposal to avert further US-Iran hostilities as Trump’s deadline for Tehran to reopen Strait of Hormuz looms
On Sunday, the United States, Iran, and regional intermediaries were reportedly holding talks centred on a 45-day pause in hostilities, the first stage of a broader two-phase agreement that may bring the conflict to a temporary close.
‘A whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again,’ Trump warns Iran
Trump threatened to destroy all of Iran’s power plants and bridges if Tehran does not allow traffic to fully resume in the strait, through which a fifth of the world’s oil transits in peacetime. Iran’s president said 14 million people, including himself, have volunteered to fight.
