According to an Iraqi official, Iraq agreed to export to Iran between 30K and 60K barrels of crude oil per day from its from Kirkuk province.
In a meeting held on Saturday, senior members of Angela Merkel's conservatives refused to support the idea of a United States of Europe that was proposed by the Social Democrats.
According to the news agency SPA, Saudi Arabia will exempt a number of medicines and certain types of medical equipment from the five percent value-added tax (VAT).
On Saturday evening, the Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi said that the last units of Islamic State had been driven out of the country. The announcement came shortly after the Iraqi army regained control over the border with Syria.
On Saturday, the Foreign Minister of Britain Boris Johnson landed in Iran to meet with his colleague Mohammad Javad Zarif and ask him to free the arrested aid worker Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe.
Two Palestinian gunmen were reported to be killed in result of a strike that was conducted by Israeli air forces in Gaza. The air strike was launched in response to three rockets that were fired by Gaza militants yesterday.
China is set to fully consider the potential impact on the market and banks before finalising the country's new asset management regulations, the top banking regulator stated.
British voters could be capable of changing the terms of the UK relationships with the EU after Brexit, if they do not accept the final deal, the pro-Brexit Minister Michael Gove stated.
The China's President Xi Jinping urged the country to expand the big data strategy implementation to improve people's lives and better serve the economic and social development.
Russia welcomed cooperation with the US on issues concerning the INF Treaty by way of professional dialogue, the Russia's Foreign Ministry stated.
JPMorgan Chase, Citigroup are not set to support launch of cryptocurrency trades once CME Group and Cboe Global Market starts trading bitcoin futures contracts next week.
PepsiCo Inc announced its decision to finish an association with the NYSE and move the company's listing to the Nasdaq, aiming to connect with investors more efficiently.
The US trade panel's ruling that the softwood lumber industry was harmed by Canada's imports would not be a heavy blow to Canada as the US demand remained sold, a former US diplomat stated.
Venezuela's Foreign Affairs Minister stated that the country has more than $3B blocked in the global financial system amid the US economic sanctions.
The President of Mexico Enrique Pena Nieto has asked the state Senate to broaden the discussion of a security bill that is believed to give the military more powers.
North Korean state media reported on Saturday the UN Political Affairs Chief during his visit to the country showed willingness to ease tensions on the Korean peninsula.
The US President Donald Trump expressed his support for the Alabama Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore and urged the state's voters to back him.
According to a source with knowledge on the matter, Apple is in advanced talks to buy the London-based music identification application Shazam.
The US State Department said the country's envoy to North Korea would visit Thailand and Japan next week to discuss ways of putting more pressure on Pyongyang over its missile programme.
Honduras' Liberal Party has made an official request to annul the still-unresolved presidential election results, sending the nation deeper into a political crisis.
On Saturday, the Japanese government extended by around nine months the life of a state-supported fund aimed at innovation promotion.
Data released by the National Bureau of Statistics of China revealed that producer price inflation in the country slowed to four-month low over the course of November.
On Saturday, the Nikkei newspaper reported that Japan was to revise upwards its economic growth outlook for this and next fiscal years.
The National Bureau of Statistics of China reported on Saturday the country's CPI was up 1.7% y/y in November, missing expectations for a 1.8% reading.