Saudi Arabia Says Lebanon Declared War
As expected, Saudi Arabia has cast itself as the victim of external Shia plotting after its internal weekend of chaos which included a missile attack from Yemen, the deaths of Continue Reading
Iran boasts of oil production gains since last year
Iran says its total crude oil production since last year is up by about 1 million barrels per day. File photo by Maryam Rahmanian/UPI Nov. 6 (UPI) — A state-run Continue Reading
Russia reaches Turkish waters with gas pipeline
Russian energy company Gazprom said construction of a new gas pipeline has entered Turkish territory. File Photo by tcly/Shutterstock Nov. 6 (UPI) — Construction for a pipeline slated to bring Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia’s crown prince makes a power play at home and abroad
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Saudi Crown Prince’s Mass Purge Upends a Longstanding System
A midnight blitz of arrests ordered by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia over the weekend has ensnared dozens of its most influential figures, including 11 of his royal cousins, Continue Reading
Saudi anti-corruption purge triggers investor uncertainty
The arrest of Prince Alwaleed bin Talal, the buccaneering face of Saudi capitalism, and dozens of other princes and technocrats as part of an anti-corruption drive has raised questions over Continue Reading
Round-up of Saudi princes, businessmen widens, travel curbs imposed
An anti-corruption probe that has purged Saudi Arabian royals, ministers and businessmen appeared to be widening on Monday after the founder of one of the kingdom’s biggest travel companies was Continue Reading
The Saudi crown prince just made a very risky power play
Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says he’s cracking down on corruption. But the sweeping arrests of cabinet ministers and senior princes Saturday night looked to many astonished Arab Continue Reading
Saudi Prince, Asserting Power, Brings Clerics to Heel
For decades, Saudi Arabia’s religious establishment wielded tremendous power, with bearded enforcers policing public behavior, prominent sheikhs defining right and wrong, and religious associations using the kingdom’s oil wealth to Continue Reading
Saudi Crown Prince’s Mass Purge Upends a Longstanding System
A midnight blitz of arrests ordered by the crown prince of Saudi Arabia over the weekend has ensnared dozens of its most influential figures, including 11 of his royal cousins, Continue Reading