ADEN/DUBAI, Sept 13 (Reuters) – New strikes on Saudi Arabia and on ships in the Gulf tested nerves in the Middle East on Sunday, after an attack on a Saudi oil pipeline and an advance by Yemen’s Houthis threatened to worsen the wartime disruption to global energy supplies. Oil traders were expecting prices to rise…
Dear Friends, The Feast of Trumpets is almost upon us. It is good to reflect on God’s guidance and ultimate victory. The world is so far away from the righteous decency that He has laid out for us it’s hard to know where to start. In spite of that, we can still be thankful for…
MBS called US president twice as Iran-backed Yemeni group advanced on key coastal city of Mocha, report says; Iran-backed rebels widen their hold at waterway vital to global energy shipping Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman reportedly called US President Trump twice Thursday and urged him to launch strikes against the Houthi rebels in Yemen,…
The Saudi Energy Ministry said the attacks caused fires and temporarily halted some operations. Saudi Arabia stated that Houthi missile and drone attacks struck energy infrastructure and civilian sites in its southern border region near Yemen on Sept. 8, temporarily disrupting operations, sparking fires, and injuring 73 civilians. The Iran-aligned Houthi terrorist organization claimed responsibility…
MOSCOW, Sept 8 (Reuters) – U.S. President Donald Trump told Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday in a phone call that he wanted a swift end to the war in Ukraine, something that would allow U.S.-Russia ties to be fully restored, the Kremlin said. Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov told reporters that the pair had discussed…
The party has taken more than double the vote of the governing Christian Democrats in a landslide without precedent in its history. Saxony-Anhalt, eastern Germany, with 43.8 per cent of the vote, the best result in the party’s history. Preliminary official results announced by State returning officer Christa Dieckmann put it more than 26 percentage…
Germany has been struck by a second sabotage attempt on a major electricity grid, it has emerged. The incident yesterday has renewed fears that Russia is deliberately targeting Germany through a hybrid campaign aimed at sabotaging its critical infrastructure, as it came on the same day that a power plant was targeted with ‘home-made explosive rockets.’ It…
On the surface, Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit to Egypt this week is a run-of-the-mill opportunity for two countries to strengthen economic and diplomatic ties. But there is deep subtext to the meeting between Xi and Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi: China, the United States’ top global rival, is cultivating an extensive relationship with one of America’s key allies in…
Iran struck US and allied bases and assets in the region on September 1 in retaliation for US strikes on Iranian military targets, including radars, on the same day.[1] These radars could have been used to sense and then strike oil tankers in the Persian Gulf. The US Central Command (CENTCOM) said that the September…
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — The United Arab Emirates said that it intercepted an Iranian drone over its waters Monday, an attack that comes after the United States and Iran exchanged fire over the weekend for the first time in a month. Iranian officials said two people were killed and several others wounded in…