Protest organizers attempted to mobilize a general strike Sunday, blocking roads throughout southern Iraqi cities and disrupting access to major oil fields in Basra. There is no indication that oil Continue Reading
Saudi Aramco aims to become a global refiner and chemical maker, seeking to profit from parts of the oil industry where demand is growing the fastest while also underpinning the Continue Reading
As anti-government demonstrations alter Iraq’s political landscape, the KRG has been forced to temper its ambitions to negotiate a durable financial relationship with Baghdad. Iraqi Prime Minister Adil Abd al-Mahdi Continue Reading
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, sought to assuage Iranians’ concerns on Sunday after an increase in fuel prices ignited deadly unrest as the government comes under pressure at home Continue Reading
Anger at the fuel-price hike spilled on to the streets of the central city of Isfahan Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has said he supports a fuel price rise Continue Reading
In mid-October, with unrest swirling in Baghdad, a familiar visitor slipped quietly into the Iraqi capital. The city had been under siege for weeks, as protesters marched in the streets, Continue Reading
Tehran — Iranians cut back gasoline consumption by 20% on Friday from a week earlier after prices were jacked up 50%, the semi-official students news agency ISNA reported Sunday, citing Continue Reading
Fresh clashes between Iraqi security forces and anti-government protesters broke out in Baghdad on Friday killing one person, despite a call for calm by the country’s top Shi’ite cleric, as Continue Reading
Operations resumed at a port and an oil refinery in southern Iraq on Thursday after protesters left both areas, port officials, security and oil sources said. They did not immediately Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia is gearing up for the Aramco IPO, pulling out all the stops to boost the company’s valuation. But it’s a desperate attempt that is riddled with risk. Saudi Continue Reading
