Iran president admits citizens facing ‘many problems’ amid US sanctions
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has acknowledged the mounting economic difficulties confronting citizens as the United States intensifies sanctions aimed at further i...
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Putin arrests Russians for complaining about fuel shortages as fighting breaks out at petrol stations
Crisis is the Kremlin’s ‘biggest domestic challenge’ since the outbreak of war against Ukraine, say expertsRussian police have arrested citizens complaining of fuel...
Gilbert Agaba Among Top URSB Bosses Sent on Mandatory Leave
URSB Commissioner Gilbert Agaba has been sent on mandatory leave as the fallout surrounding the bureau widens, with the Inspector General of Government investigating alle...
OIL COUNTDOWN REALITY CHECK! Inside Hidden Economic Battles That Could Make Or Break Uganda’s Oil Dream
When Uganda’s government and its joint venture partners reached the Final Investment Decision (FID) in February 2022, it marked the end of years of negotiations an...
Museveni: ‘Thieves’ Tried to Double Cost of AFCON Roads
Last year, Sports Minister Peter Ogwang told Parliament that of the Shs905 billion allocated for AFCON preparations, Shs213 billion had been committed to upgrading at lea...
Oil shocks are no longer so shocking
The Persian Gulf is in an unstable disequilibrium. There has been no lasting deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, because the United States and Iran remain far apart in t...
Another U-turn shows how Trump is lost in his own forever war with Iran
The US president is finding it hard to navigate his own erratic Tehran policy, not least when it comes to opening the vital Strait of HormuzDonald Trump has constructed a...
Gov’t Releases FY2026/2027 First Quarter Funds, Targets Economic Growth and Better Service Delivery
KAMPALA — The Government of Uganda has released expenditure limits for the first quarter of the Financial Year 2026/2027, prioritising programmes aimed at boosting...
Uganda Shilling rebounds as government eyes oil-era forex inflows
Bank of Uganda data shows the local currency briefly strengthened further to about Shs3,646 per dollar earlier this week before surrendering some gains as demand for fore...
Salary Increment Promise: Museveni Breaks RDCs’ Hearts (See Details)
MuseveniKAMPALA, Uganda — For months, Resident District Commissioners (RDCs), their deputies and assistants across Uganda had looked forward to what many considere...