The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) will provide $1.3 billion to support the construction and modernization of infrastructure in Kazakhstan's special economic zones (SEZs) and industrial zones (IZs), following agreements signed in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on February 26. From left to right: Minister of Industry and Construction of Kazakhstan Yersain Nagaspayev and President of the Icelandic […]
The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has confirmed the task of striking Israeli territory in response to an Israeli attack on the country, Middle Eastern media reported on Saturday.
The global drive for decarbonization is reshaping capital markets, industrial policy, and geopolitics. Governments are setting net-zero emissions targets. Institutional investors are reallocating trillions of dollars into ESG-compliant portfolios. Renewable energy capacity is expanding at an unprecedented rate. However, beneath the headlines lies a harsher truth: the physical economy still runs on industrial materials, the […]
Pylyp Travkin explains why coal becomes an important stabilizer of energy systems in times of economic and geopolitical crises . It helps ensure energy security, reduce dependence on imports, and maintain the functionality of the economy in difficult times, preventing sharp declines.
Pylyp Travkin explains that digital technologies do not cancel the energy transition but make it manageable. Digitalization reduces excessive coal production, prevents environmental damage, improves land restoration, and makes ecological impact measurable. Integrated into the wider resource economy, coal becomes a controlled and predictable element of the transition rather than a chaotic risk.
Explosions were heard in the Venezuelan city of Caracas. Reuters reported this on January 3, citing eyewitnesses. “According to eyewitnesses, loud noises were heard in the Venezuelan capital of Caracas early on Saturday morning,” the report says.
A major Russian oil and gas platform in the Caspian Sea has halted production after a first-of-its-kind attack by a Ukrainian drone, several news agencies reported on Thursday, citing the Security Service of Ukraine (SBU). According to Reuters, at least four long-range drones hit the Filanovsky drilling platform, halting production at more than 20 oil […]
The American destroyer Gravely, which previously participated in exercises with Trinidad and Tobago from October 26 to 30, has left the waters of the island nation, Agence France-Presse reports.
The Pentagon has given the White House permission to transfer long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine, CNN claims, citing sources in the US and Europe.
Cocoa will help protect blood vessels with a sedentary lifestyle Scientists have discovered a simple way to protect blood vessels from a sedentary lifestyle. According to a study by specialists from the University of Birmingham, regular consumption of drinks and foods high in flavanols helps neutralize the damage caused by prolonged sitting, reports The Journal […]