Reuters Importers in Iran have bought at least 250,000 tonnes of Brazilian raw sugar in the first purchases since international sanctions were lifted on Tehran in January, trade sources said. One source said the purchases were between 250,000 and 300,000 tonnes for May to June shipment, while another said the quantity was probably bigger than that. “Buyers in Iran have …

  Manama / Tribune news service Old and outdated systems running the oil and gas sector in the Gulf are vulnerable to cyber attacks, according to a security expert. Hackers keep exploiting this weakness which is reflected in the sharp rise in the number of attempts reported by a global cyber security watchdog monitoring the situation. “The underlying technology that …

  WASHINGTON / AP Far from ending the two wars he inherited from the Bush administration, Barack Obama is wrestling with an expanded set of conflicts in the final months of his presidency, from Iraq and Afghanistan to Libya and Syria, with no end in sight. In Afghanistan, where a Taliban resurgence has upset Washington’s “exit strategy,” Obama is giving the …