Prince Mohammed bin Salman meets With Iraqi Cleric Anmar Al-Hakim
Both Parties meet to talk about solutions to political differences In order to discuss the ongoing political crisis in Iraq, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al-Saud met with Iraqi Shia cleric Ammar Al-Hakim on Friday, according to Anadolu News Agency. According to the official Saudi Press Agency, the meeting Continue Reading
Why is OPEC reserving it’s oil during the Russian/Ukraine War?
Despite the US’s authorization to release 180 million barrels from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, Saudi Arabia and the UAE have kept to their OPEC+ commitments to increase production by 400kbd per month to support their domestic industries. Politics does play a greater role in decision-making now, but Saudi Arabia and Continue Reading
Saudi Arabia Executes 81 People in one day’s Mass Execution
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia on Saturday executed 81 people convicted of crimes ranging from killings to belonging to militant groups, the largest known mass execution carried out in the kingdom in its modern history. The number of executed surpassed even the toll of a January 1980 Continue Reading
Yemen Crisis – The world’s worst famine disaster
Escalation of fighting around Yemen’s port city of Hudaydah threatens to cut off essential supplies to millions of people who are already one step away from famine, international agency Oxfam warned today. The fighting has already forced hundreds of families to flee their homes. Oxfam’s Country Director in Yemen said: “Yemen Continue Reading
Saudi King Abdullah Dies of Lung Infection
Following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Abdullah, his brother Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud has now been announced King of Saudi Arabia following a statement carried on the country’s state television. Saudi Arabia is the top oil exporter and a member of the oil rich OPEC countries, the Continue Reading
