ASIA WAS SEVERELY IMPACTED BY HIGHER ENERGY PRICES DUE TO RELIANCE ON GULF REGION FOR OIL & LNG SUPPLIES
See how Al Jazeera English are framing this — we run every side, so you decide. News for humans, not bots: serious, civil discussion among real people, with the context and facts you need. Don't just watch: be on the air with your own video takes, polls and predictions.
EVERY NETWORK'S FRAMING
“BRENT CRUDE WHICH WAS TRADING AT AROUND $70 A BARREL BEFORE WAR CLIMBED TO ABOUT $120 DURING THE CONFLICT”
covered 2026-06-15 ▶ Be on the air with Al Jazeera EnglishAdd your voice
Shehbaz & Nawaz Sharif are both former Pakistani PMs!
Shehbaz is the younger brother of three-time PM Nawaz Sharif — making them one of history's rare sibling pairs to each lead the same nation. Before becoming PM, Shehbaz governed Punjab, home to over 110 million people, for 13 years.
Shaun Rein wrote 'The End of Cheap China' — back in 2012.
Rein, founder of China Market Research Group in Shanghai, called the shift from low-cost manufacturing to consumer-driven growth years before it reshaped global supply chains. His firm tracks on-the-ground Chinese consumer behavior.
This storyWhich nation is the world's largest importer of oil?
- China
- Japan
- India
- South Korea
Guess, then reveal the answer
China
Seb Kennedy founded EnergyFlux News to cover energy markets full-time.
As Founding Editor, Kennedy built a publication dedicated solely to energy sector news — giving him a front-row view of global energy markets, policy shifts, and the transition away from fossil fuels that few generalist journalists have.
Lucia Newman was CNN's first Havana bureau chief!
Newman opened CNN's Cuba bureau in the 1990s, reporting from one of the most restricted media environments in the world. She later joined Al Jazeera English as Latin America editor, covering the region for decades.
Shaun Rein studies China's markets from inside China itself.
As Managing Director of China Market Research Group in Shanghai, Rein conducts on-the-ground consumer and business research across China — giving him direct, firsthand data on how Chinese markets and consumers actually behave.
