Oman-mediated talks taking place via video conference since September to try end five-year conflict, officials say. Saudi Arabia and Yemen’s Houthi rebels are holding indirect, behind-the-scenes talks to end the devastating five-year war in Yemen, officials from the two [ More … ]
India’s PM Narendra Modi announced the plans while at an investor summit in Riyadh. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday said Saudi Arabia will invest in downstream oil and gas projects in India as part of a strategic partnership between [ More … ]
Riyadh moves into city’s airport and military bases in an attempt to end confrontation between Hadi and UAE-backed separatistsSaudi Arabia’s armed forces have taken control of the southern Yemeni port of Aden, in an attempt [ More … ]
Suspected rocket attack damages Iranian vessel causing an oil leak off Saudi Arabia’s port city of Jeddah. An Iranian oil tanker in the Red Sea was hit by two suspected rockets on Friday off the [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia has sent messages to Iran’s president, according to Tehran. Iranian government spokesman said messages were presented to Rouhani from leaders of some countries. Also, an official in Iraqi PM’s office confirms Baghdad has [ More … ]
The Fitch credit ratings agency has downgraded Saudi Arabia’s rating by one notch, saying that rising tensions in the Gulf were the cause. Fitch Ratings on Monday downgraded Saudi Arabia’s credit rating by one notch, [ More … ]
Riyadh (AFP) – A personal bodyguard of Saudi Arabia’s King Salman has been shot dead and seven others wounded, including security forces, during an altercation at a friend’s home, authorities said Sunday. General Abdelaziz al-Fagham, [ More … ]
Yemen’s rebels claim to carry out attack in the Saudi region of Najran, no confirmation from Riyadh. Yemen’s Houthi movement has said it carried out an attack near the border with the southwestern Saudi region of Najran and [ More … ]
In a new documentary, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman says he ‘gets all the responsibility’ for Khashoggi murder. Saudi Arabia’s crown prince said he bears responsibility for the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi last year by [ More … ]
The US will send reinforcements to the Middle East following the attack on Saudi Arabian oil facilities. The Pentagon said on Friday that the US will deploy additional troops and military equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab [ More … ]
The recent drone attacks on Saudi oil facilities severely disrupted global energy infrastructure and sent oil price soaring. Some observers say this is a hit to the jugular of the kingdom’s oil industry, but escalation [ More … ]
An attack on Saudi Arabia that shut 5% of global crude output triggered the biggest surge in oil prices since 1991, after U.S. officials blamed Iran and President Donald Trump said Washington was “locked and [ More … ]
Close to half of the kingdom’s daily oil output has been impacted by Saturday’s drone attacks, sources say. Yemen‘s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia‘s oil industry, including the world’s [ More … ]
Eman al-Nafjan, who could face up to 20 years in jail for campaigning for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia, has been awarded the Prize for Courage by Reporters Without Borders This came in a statement [ More … ]
Fighting shook Aden again on Wednesday when government forces attacked the Yemeni city’s eastern suburbs and fought artillery duels with southern separatists, residents said, deepening the rift between supposed allies in a Saudi-led coalition. Forces [ More … ]
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