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ADDING FULL NAME OF BUSINESS An employee pushes bread rolls into one of the gas heated ovens in the producing facility in Cafe Ernst in Neu Isenburg, Germany, Monday, Sept. 19, 2022. Andreas Schmitt, head of the local bakers' guild, said some small bakeries are contemplating giving up due to the energy crisis. (AP Photo/Michael Probst)

Lights Out, Ovens Off: Europe Preps For Winter Energy Crisis

As Europe heads into winter in the throes of an energy crisis, offices are getting chillier. Statues and historic buildings are going dark. Bakers who can’t afford to heat their ovens are talking…

AP 27 September 2022
The gas compressor station, a part of Polish section of the Yamal pipeline that links Russia with western Europe which is owned by a joint venture of Gazprom and PGNiG but it is operated by Poland's state-owned gas transmission company Gaz-System, is seen in Gabinek near Wloclawek, Poland May 23, 2022.REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

EU Readies Energy Package, Countries Split Over Gas Price Cap

The European Union is set to unveil a package of proposed emergency measures this week including a windfall profit levy on energy firms, but countries are split over the details and whether to impose…

12 September 2022
Gas flames of a cooker are pictured in a private home, as Russia's invasion of Ukraine continues, in Bad Honnef near Bonn, Germany, March 30, 2022. REUTERS/Wolfgang Rattay

Germany to Use Windfall Tax Income to Reduce Energy Prices for End Consumers

Germany's government will use income from windfall taxes to lower end-consumer prices for gas, oil and coal, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said on Sunday, announcing measures to mitigate the impact…

04 September 2022
People pedal stationary bikes and generate up to 50% of the energy at a pop-up outdoor cinema in a park in Warsaw, Poland September 2, 2022. REUTERS/Kacper Pempel

Poles Pedal to Power Outdoor Cinema as Energy Prices Soar

For Marek Kaszewek, 63, there's no better way to spend a Friday evening than watching a film, riding a bike and doing something good for the planet all at once. "We are learning how to operate in…

03 September 2022
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen looks on as EU Energy Commissioner Kadri Simson, Egyptian Minister of Petroleum Tarek El Molla and Israeli Minister of National Infrastructures, Energy and Water Resources Karine Elharrar sign an agreement during a ministerial meeting of the East Mediterranean Gas Forum (EMGF) in Cairo, Egypt, June 15, 2022. (Photo: REUTERS/Shokry Hussien)

Egypt, Israel Agree to Export Gas to European Union

Egypt has set sail with its plan to transform into a regional energy hub after signing a tripartite memorandum of understanding in the field of gas trade, transport and export with Israel and the…

Mohammed Al-Hadi 25 June 2022
Youngblood Photonics Lab/TNS

Future Smart Windows May Save Energy and Adjust to Seasons

Windows have been getting smarter, from energy-efficient panes that keep heated or cooled air from leaking out of homes to self-tinting windows that dim the light coming through without the need for…

Kristin Toussaint 16 January 2022
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4 Strategies For Energy and Climate Change Breakthroughs at The UN Summits

Two important events hosted by the United Nations are coming up that are widely hoped to help address what the U.N. calls the “dual challenge”—fighting climate change and ensuring that poorer…

Morgan Bazilian and Dolf Gielen 19 September 2021
Mohammed Bin Salman, Saudi Arabia's crown prince, left, is greeted by Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, right, as Ram Nath Kovind, India's president, applauds during a ceremonial reception at the presidential palace in New Delhi, India, on Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019. (Getty)

India-Saudi Security Ties Getting Stronger

India and Saudi Arabia have long enjoyed cordial relations, primarily driven by India’s energy security requirements. But the bilateral partnership has seen important shifts in recent years…

Rajeswari Pillai Rajagopalan 26 February 2021
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A man holds a flag featuring the late leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the late Supreme Leader of Iran Ali Khamenei and the new leader, Mojtaba Khamenei, at a rally in Tehran on 29 April 2026. Majid Asgaripour / Reuters
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Real Iran splits and the myth of division

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The argument is over the price and presentation, not the basic instinct to preserve the system

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A Lebanese guard stands in front of  Magen Abraham, the last Jewish synagogue in Lebanon at Wadi Abou Jmil, Beirut's former Jewish neighbourhood, in the war-devastated city centre. JOSEPH BARRAK / AFP
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New book recalls Beirut’s once-vibrant Jewish quarter

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Veteran Lebanese journalist Nada Abdelsamad transports readers back to the time when Beirut's Jewish quarter, known at the time as Wadi al-Yahud, was thriving

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Turkish fighter jets fly over a warship in Kyrenia, in the self-declared Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. AFP
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How the Iran war changed Türkiye’s security calculus

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Ankara's national security priority is no longer Kurds or Gülenists, but Israel. Likewise, in Tel Aviv, Türkiye is increasingly seen as a future Israeli adversary. Both are preparing accordingly

Rustum Mahmud

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