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Analysts say that an additional 215 million barrels of oil have accumulated on water since September, prompting comparisons with the 2020 coronavirus crisis period. Getty Images

Business InsightsWhy the build-up of oil at sea doesn't signal a collapse in demand just yet

Surge in oil floating at sea stems from supply and refinery snags, not weaker demand

Iran sanctuary for Foxtrot crime boss angers critics of 'silent Sweden'

Iraq must do more to protect Christians, says country's top Catholic official

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US says it is ready for Iran nuclear talks but only if they are 'meaningful'

Iraq's electricity disrupted after Iran halts gas supplies

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Members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces carry flags for a funeral procession in Baghdad. AFP

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An Iranian missile system during military exercises at an undisclosed location in the south of the country. EPA

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Iranian forces regularly announce the interception of ships accused by the country's military of illegally transporting fuel in the Gulf. EPA

Iran seizes foreign tanker allegedly carrying smuggled diesel in Gulf of Oman

Vessel with six million litres of 'contraband' had disabled all navigations systems, Tehran says

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Iran and Saudi Arabia agree to expand ties at Tehran meeting

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Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed, Vice President, Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Presidential Court, with other Gulf leaders at last week's GCC summit in Bahrain. Photo: Handout

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General Secretary criticises Tehran for statements about territory, seized in 1971, that belongs to the UAE

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Israel is a greater regional threat than Iran, says Prince Turki Al Faisal

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Prince Turki Al Faisal speaks at the Milken Summit. The National

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