Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and an industry source. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi/File Photo LONDON – Iran’s crude exports fell further in the first week of October, according to tanker data and … Read More
Ibn Khaldun—the famous Tunisian historian, geographer and social theorist—believed that decadence leads to collapse for Muslim dynasties. Such a scenario may be playing out with the Saudis, reports Daniel Lazare. Reports are growing that Muhammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia’s hyperactive … Read More
The biggest increase in US stocks in about 19 months also put pressure on crude prices. Saudi Aramco’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal. Picture: REUTERS Singapore — Oil prices fell on Thursday from the four-year highs reached the … Read More
Trump claims China attempting to interfere in U.S. midterm elections, addressed U.S. policy on Iran and advances in the denuclearization of North Korea. Trump chairs a UN Security Council meeting at UN headquarters in New York, U.S., September 26, 2018. \ … Read More
US President Donald J. Trump is seen on a screen as he addresses the General Debate of the General Assembly of the United Nations at United Nations Headquarters in New York, New York, USA, 25 September 2018. [EPA-EFE/JUSTIN LANE] Tensions … Read More
Wreckage from an airstrike by pro-Assad forces near Idlib Province, September 8, 2018 AMER ALHAMWE / AFP / Getty Over the past several weeks, the war in Syria has crept back into the headlines, even competing with the drama and … Read More
Protesters stormed and burned the Iranian Consulate in Basra, Iraq, on Friday. Some have accused the United States or Saudi Arabia of being behind the attack.Credit Credit Nabil Al-Jurani/Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Trump administration has signaled a new phase in its … Read More
Iranian President Hassan Rouhani (L) and Iran’s Atomic Energy Organisation chief Ali Akbar Salehi address journalists at the Bushehr nuclear power plant in Bushehr on January 13, 2015Mohammad Berno (Iranian Presidency/AFP/File) Iran’s nuclear chief Ali Akbar Salehi on Sunday announced … Read More
Hijab ruled out a military victory by regime forces in Syria’s 7-year civil war. DOHA Former Syrian Prime Minister Riyad Hijab has ruled out a military victory by regime forces in Syria’s 7-year civil war, saying Russia will eventually realize … Read More
Iran’s state-owned Persian news outlets have put significant emphasis on the recent announcement by US Ambassador to the UN Nikki Haley that President Donald Trump is planning to chair a meeting on Iran in late September. The meeting to discuss the Islamic … Read More