Trump remains in a battle of wills with Iran
President Trump and Secretary of State Mike Pompeo at the White House on March 20. As the sun sets on Donald Trump’s presidency, one piece of potentially dangerous unfinished business Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia promotes circular carbon scheme as it plans to keep pumping oil
Saudi Arabia has used its year in the G20 presidency to promote its circular carbon economy scheme, which it says will lower carbon emissions if adopted worldwide, while maintaining abundant Continue Reading
Saudi-led coalition carries out air raids on Houthi barracks in Sanaa area – residents
The Saudi-led coalition fighting Houthi forces in Yemen carried out a series of air raids on barracks used by the Iran-aligned group in and around the Yemeni capital Sanaa on Continue Reading
Israel Prepares For A Potential U.S. Military Strike On Iran
With just weeks to go until President-Elect Joe Biden is inaugurated on January 20, Axios reports that Israel is preparing for the possibility that Trump will launch a preemptive attack Continue Reading
Oil Tanker Hit By Mine Explosion Near Saudi Arabia
An oil tanker was damaged in the Red Sea near Saudi Arabia after a mine exploded on Wednesday, the Associated Press reported , citing the tanker’s operator and a maritime Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Urges The UN To Intervene As Houthi Attacks Persist
The United Nations Security Council should “stop the threat” of more Houthi attacks on Saudi energy infrastructure, the Saudi ambassador to the UN said in a letter to the governing Continue Reading
Election law sparks hope, but reformers remain concerned
Iraq has taken a major step toward holding early elections by ratifying an election law that addresses some demands of anti-government protesters who blamed the old system for helping perpetuate Continue Reading
Middle East airlines seeing biggest hit to demand, ‘humble’ 2021 recovery: IATA
Middle Eastern airlines will see passenger demand plunge 73% this year, the largest collapse among all regions, due to pandemic-related related travel restrictions, an official from the International Air Transport Continue Reading
Gazprom Neft plans launch of fourth well at Sarqala field in H1 2021
Russia’s Gazprom Neft is planning to launch a fourth well at the Sarqala field in Iraq’s semi-autonomous Kurdistan region in the first half of 2021, which will increase production at Continue Reading
Aramco Says No One Hurt in Blast
Saudi Aramco needed about 40 minutes to put out the fire caused by a missile strike on a fuel depot in the Red Sea city of Jeddah, with evidence pointing Continue Reading