Tehran, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Iran unable to import petrol amid US blockade: official

NAMPA / AFP

2026-08-27

Iran has been unable to import enough petrol to make up for insufficient domestic production because of a US naval blockade, a senior Iranian official said. "Petrol production is insufficient, and because of the US naval blockade, we cannot import it," the official IRNA news agency quoted Vice President Mohammad Jafar Ghaempanah as saying on Wednesday. The remarks came as Iranians have in recent days queued outside petrol stations, with the war......

Restricted content

Law & Politics

Hong Kong, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Asian chip firms lifted by Nvidia forecast but broader markets struggle

2026-08-27 09:31:21

Paris, France, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Second person dies after French car ramming: police

2026-08-27 09:31:20

Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Nepal says 517 foreigners out of contact after deadly floods

2026-08-27 09:31:20

Tokyo, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns

2026-08-27 09:31:20

Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Nepal says 517 foreigners out of contact after deadly floods

2026-08-27 09:31:20

Kathmandu, Nepal, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Desperate families search for missing after Nepal floods

2026-08-27 09:01:38

Seoul, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - North Korea vows 'powerful response' after US approves arms sales to South

2026-08-27 09:01:38

Tokyo, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Japan to survey animal cafes over hygiene, welfare concerns

2026-08-27 08:16:58

Bogotá, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Colombia's president says guerrilla leaders extradited to US

2026-08-27 08:02:23

Nairobi, Aug 27, 2026 (AFP) - Palace intrigue in Uganda as succession battle heats up

2026-08-27 07:30:04

Latest NAMPA photos

OSHAKATI, 27 August 2026 - CRAN Chief Executive Officer, Emilia Nghikembua, (L) pictured with MTC Chief Technical and Information Officer, Monica Nehemia. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - Tresia Shikomba and her mother at their stall at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah addressing the crowd during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 – Namibian leaders (from left): Vice President Lucia Witbooi, President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, First Gentleman retired Army General Epapharas Ndenga Ndaitwah, and Prime Minister Elijah Ngurare, pictured during the Heroes Day commemoration in Windhoek on Wednesday. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

NAMPA

WINDHOEK, 26 August 2026 - President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah has granted national hero status to 16-year-old Cornelius Tulotokela Shimwaafeni, making him the youngest recipient in history. (Photo by: Uakutura Kambaekua) NAMPA.

NAMPA

ONGWEDIVA, 26 August 2026 - The Namibia Financial Institutions Supervisory Authority (NAMFISA) mobile office at the 25th edition of the Ongwediva Annual Trade Fair. (Photo: Ali Negumbo) NAMPA

NAMPA

WINDHOEK 26 August 2026 - Bank Windhoek Managing Director, James Chapman. (Photo: Contributed) NAMPA

NAMPA

OSHIKUNDE, 17 August 2026 - Former war veterans who were injured in the armed liberation struggle, Anna Thomas and her husband, Julius Petrus, at their home in Omutwewomunhu village, Oshikunde Constituency. (Photo: Eba Kandovazu) NAMPA

NAMPA