Vienna: – It was decided in the meeting of OPEC, the organisation of oil-producing countries, that the oil production should be maintained at the current levels. But Saudi created a sensation with an announcement that it will be cutting down its oil production by 1 million barrels. This Saudi decision comes as a jolt to […]
Seoul: A reaction has emerged from South Korea after the Iranian Revolutionary Guards (IRGC) seized its tanker in the Persian Gulf. The South Korean defence ministry announced sending an anti-piracy unit to the Persian Gulf. However, reports revealed that the unit included a South Korean destroyer and soldiers from the board’s special forces. On Monday, the IRGC […]
Dubai: – Iranian Revolutionary Guards seized a South Korean ship from the Strait of Hormuz on Monday. It is claimed that Iranian action comes against the background of the trade dispute with South Korea. The South Korean ship, Hankuk Chemi, which left from the Al-Jubail port in Saudi Arabia, was seized by the Iranian Revolutionary […]
Aden: – Twenty-six people were killed in a bomb attack on the Aden airport in Yemen. This blast was carried out to target the coalition government’s aeroplane in Yemen, coming from Saudi Arabia. The Yemen government accused that Houthi rebels, who opposed the ruling government in Yemen and are enjoying complete support from Iran, are […]
Washington: – The United States announced the supply of arms worth USD 290 million to Saudi. Under this, the United States will be supplying a whopping 3,000 GBU-39 SDB 1 smart bombs to Saudi. The United States has announced this assistance because of the increasing Iranian activities in the Persian Gulf and its growing tension. […]
London: United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, Sudan and Morocco, the Arab allies of Saudi Arabia, have established cooperation with Israel. Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman also is ready to establish cooperation with Israel. But Prince Turki Al-Faisal, cousin of the Crown Prince and a senior member of the Saudi royal family, has wholly opposed […]
Manama: – President-elect Joe Biden has indicated a revival of the Iran nuclear deal, after taking over as the President of the United States, in the next month. Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan Al-Saud said that the United States should take advice from Saudi and the other Middle Eastern countries; he warned that the […]
Riyadh: Indian Chief of Army Staff, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, is on a visit to Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates (UAE). The visit of the Indian Army Chief attains significance against the background of the strained relations of both these countries with Pakistan. This is the first visit of the Indian Army Chief to […]
London: It has been exposed that the United Kingdom has secretly deployed military in Saudi Arabia. The British defence department claimed that this deployment was made for the security of Saudi Arabia’s oil stocks. Prime Minister Boris Johnson is facing a lot of criticism as this deployment was made without the knowledge of the British […]
Tel Aviv/Riyadh: – Google, the leading IT company, has proposed an Undersea Internet Cable connecting Israel with Saudi Arabia. This proposal is a part of the ambitious Blue Raman Fibre Optic Cable connecting South Asia with Europe. There are indications of the traditional enemies Israel and Saudi Arabia aligning over the Iran issue. Against this […]