The country is set to reopen for international travel at 11am on Sunday local time, the Saudi Press Agency reported, citing the Ministry of Interior. The oil-rich monarchy imposed one of the most severe and wide-ranging bans on commercial travel in a bid to curb the spread of the particularly …
Read More »US green lights sale of 3,000 bombs worth $290 million to Saudi Arabia & flurry of other Middle East arms deals
The munition sale to Saudi Arabia was authorized by the State Department on Tuesday, according to a Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) notice, giving the go-ahead for a transfer of 3,000 GBU-39 Small Diameter Bombs to the Gulf monarchy, worth some $290 million. The DSCA said the proposed sale would …
Read More »Saudi Arabia shuts down international air, see & land travel over new fast-spreading Covid-19 strain
With a growing number of European countries locking out travel from the UK, Saudi Arabia has pulled all the stops in its effort to curb the spread of the new strain of the coronavirus, imposing a sweeping ban on all commercial travel, Saudi Press Agency reported on Sunday, citing an …
Read More »Saudi Aramco confirms Houthi attack on ‘critical’ oil facility, reports no casualties
The official said that the strike occurred at a “critical facility” which distributes more than 120,000 barrels of petroleum products per day. The plant is one of three that supplies oil products to Jeddah, Mecca and the Al Baha region. He said that a fire caused by the missile attack …
Read More »Saudi coalition ‘destroys 6 Houthi drones’ after US embassy warns Americans of potential attack on Riyadh
The drones were launched in the direction of the kingdom, and six explosive-laden drones were destroyed, Saudi state TV said on Wednesday, citing the Arab coalition fighting the Houthi movement in Yemen. Houthi fighters have targeted the Gulf monarchy several times in recent weeks, the coalition claimed, adding it is …
Read More »Macron’s Islam remarks bring archrivals Iran & Saudi Arabia together to join growing Muslim condemnation of French leader
Macron drew the ire of Muslims with his comments in the wake of the murder of French teacher Samuel Paty. The man was beheaded over cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed which he showed students during a class on freedom of speech. The president said Paty “was killed because Islamists want …
Read More »Two words about the “victory” of Saudi Arabia
Here Mykola Pardubicky have toscanol article on “the Brest world of Putin”, and so want to chew those who read only if you believe. If we are to believe my opponents, the Saudis should celebrate. And at first glance all it is. They leveled their quotas with the Russian and …
Read More »Oil prices collapsed after the failure of Saudi Arabia to halt price war
The oil market was again derailed during the Tuesday amid gloomy forecasts of the International monetary Fund predicted the world’s worst recession since the 1930s, and the decision of Saudi Arabia to increase their grades to customers in Asia Europe. Futures on the mark Brent on London exchange ICE fell …
Read More »Saudi Arabia has accused Putin of lying and moved the negotiations OPEC+
Russian President Vladimir Putin failed to add fuel to the fire of already tense relations with Saudi Arabia, despite pressure from Donald trump and his attempts to bring the two largest oil exporters to the negotiating table. Putin’s statement that Saudi Arabia was the initiator of the collapse of the …
Read More »Trump did not rule out the introduction of duties against Russia and Saudi Arabia
The US does not plan to impose duties of Russia or Saudi Arabia because of the situation in the oil market, but it can happen if States would be “unjust to apply”, said the American leader Donald trump. “Duty is a source of great income for our country. But in …
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