Drivers stop at a petrol station to fill their vehicle in the Qatari capital Doha on March 9, as oil prices around the world rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. — AFP
Drivers stop at a petrol station to fill their vehicle in the Qatari capital Doha on March 9, as oil prices around the world rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. — AFP
A motorist takes diesel fuel pump to fill up his car at a fuel station in Tinténiac, western France on March 9, as oil prices around the world rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. — AFP
A motorist takes diesel fuel pump to fill up his car at a fuel station in Tinténiac, western France on March 9, as oil prices around the world rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. — AFP
An attendant works at a petrol station in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 9, as oil prices around the world rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. — AFP
An attendant works at a petrol station in the Saudi capital Riyadh on March 9, as oil prices around the world rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran. — AFP
Motorists queue for fuel on the forecourt of a Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) filling station as fuel costs rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Lagos, Nigeria on March 9. — Reuters
Motorists queue for fuel on the forecourt of a Nigerian National Petroleum Company (NNPC) filling station as fuel costs rise amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Lagos, Nigeria on March 9. — Reuters

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