An Omani state-backed fund has acquired shares in Angola’s Catoca diamond-mining joint venture from Russia’s Alrosa PJSC. Maaden International Investment LLC’s stake purchase was announced ...

The CEO of Russia’s largest diamond mining company, Alrosa, has warned that the diamond industry faces a ‘deep crisis’ as prices fall for a second consecutive year. Alrosa has confirmed it may suspend ...

Major African diamond producer Botswana will join Antwerp as an origin certifier of rough diamonds for export to the G7 which banned imports of Russian stones from the start of this year ...

Namibian uranium has become more important for the African continent since the closing of the Arlit uranium mine in Niger, just before the Russian-aligned military rulers replaced the civilian ...

Marinychev said the global diamond industry was in a "deep crisis," with prices falling for a second consecutive year. For Alrosa, this crisis is exacerbated by a ban on Russian diamond sales to ...

US decision to provide land mines comes after Ukraine fired ATACMS missile into Russia. US expects Ukraine to use mines in its territory and not to use them in civilian areas. Reports say mines are ...

Russia-Ukraine War: American Mines To Halt Russian Advance WION Video Team | Updated: Nov 21, 2024, 08:10 AM IST In another policy shift that underscores the desperation of Ukraine's position, ...

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said Washington’s decision to send antipersonnel land mines to Ukraine was needed to "help slow down" the advance of Russian ground troops. The announcement ...

U.S. officials say the mines are needed to help Ukraine stall Russian progress on the battlefield, where Moscow's forces are moving in smaller ground units on the front lines rather than in more ...

Outgoing U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin said the mines would be able to “slow down” the “dismounted forces” used by Russia to pave the way for mechanized forces. Ukrainian troops have been ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use American-supplied antipersonnel land mines to help it slow Russia's battlefield progress in the war, the U.S. defense secretary ...

The move comes as Russia intensifies its offensive in eastern Ukraine and threatens further escalation, including potential nuclear responses. The Biden administration will allow Ukraine to use ...