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Trump authorizes release of 'strategic reserve' to control rising oil price
Sep 16, 2019 01:36President Donald Trump says he has authorized the release of the US' "strategic petroleum reserve" in a bid to control the global oil prices, which are already hiking after 10 Yemeni drones attacked Saudi Aramco facilities.
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Yemeni drone attacks halve Saudi oil, gas production; US pins blame on Iran
Sep 15, 2019 04:01Riyadh has admitted that Yemen’s drone strikes on Saudi Arabia’s key oil facilities have shut down about 50 percent of the kingdom’s crude and gas production, with the United States rushing to point the finger at Iran for the raids without providing any evidence.
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Attacks on Saudi oil make waivers on Iran necessary: Experts
Sep 15, 2019 02:21Experts say critical oil supplies lost due to Yemeni attacks on Saudi Arabia’s production plants can only be compensated if the United States eases its sanctions on sale of crude by Iran.
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Fires engulf Saudi Arabia's oil facilities after drone attacks
Sep 14, 2019 03:56Drones have hit two oil facilities of Saudi Arabia's state oil giant Aramco in the country's east, causing huge fires before dawn on Saturday.
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Dozens of Jordanians arrested in Saudi Arabia over sending donations to Gaza Strip: Report
Sep 14, 2019 02:17Saudi Arabian authorities have reportedly arrested dozens of Jordanian nationals on charges of collecting and sending donations to impoverished Palestinians in the besieged Gaza Strip.
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Saudi crown prince meets with Zionist Christian delegation in Jeddah
Sep 13, 2019 08:51Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, otherwise known as MbS, has met with an influential pro-Israel delegation of American evangelical Christians in Jeddah.
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OPEC+ discuss possible easing of Iran sanctions: Saudi minister
Sep 13, 2019 01:52Members of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and allies, a grouping known as OPEC+, have discussed in their latest meeting that the United States might ease sanctions imposed on Iran’s oil sale and what impact they might have on future of the global supplies.
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Assassin of Houthi leader’s brother killed in central Yemen: Interior ministry
Sep 12, 2019 13:24The Yemeni Interior Ministry says security forces have eliminated the assassin of Ibrahim Badreddin al-Houthi, the brother of the leader of the Houthi Ansarullah movement, during a delicate intelligence operation in the country’s central province of Ma’rib.
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Saudi regime sentences Shia Muslim religious scholar to 12 years in prison
Sep 12, 2019 11:41A court in Saudi Arabia has sentenced Shia Muslim religious scholar and human rights activist Sheikh Mohammed al-Habib to 12 years in prison and imposed a travel ban on him, as the Riyadh regime presses ahead with its heavy-handed crackdown on members of the religious community.
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Iran rejects ‘baseless’ claims of Saudi-led Arab quartet
Sep 12, 2019 07:32Iran has dismissed the “baseless” and “repetitive” allegations recently leveled by the Arab Ministerial Quartet Committee against Tehran’s regional role, saying such approach will only increase problems.