Precision attack on Saudi oil facility seen as part of dangerous new pattern
The assault on the beating heart of Saudi Arabia's vast oil empire follows a new and dangerous pattern that's emerged across the Persian Gulf this summer of precise attacks that leave few obvious clues as to who launched them. Beginning in May with the still-unclaimed ...
Saudi-style drone attacks not seen as major risk to U.S., experts say
The style of attack used against oil plants in Saudi Arabia that knocked out half of the country's production on Saturday is unlikely to be a risk in the United States, energy and security experts say. "The U.S. oil industry has a lot of redundancy," ...
Saudi oil shock unites China, Japan and other Asian rivals worried about war
If anything could distract Asia's top powers from sparring over disputed territory and crimes committed during World War II, it's the need for cheap oil. Asia accounts for more than 70 percent of Saudi Arabia's crude exports, with the four biggest economies — China, Japan, ...
Trump says almost sure Iran is behind Saudi oil facility attacks
U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday that Iran was likely behind strikes on Saudi oil facilities, but that he wanted to be sure and he hoped to avoid war. "It is certainly looking that way at this moment," Trump told reporters when asked if he ...
65,000 displaced in Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states since January amid rebel violence: U.N. expert
Tens of thousands of people have been displaced across Myanmar's Rakhine and Chin states this year, as the military battles ethnic Rakhine Buddhist rebels, a U.N. rights expert said Monday. "Up to 65,000 people have been displaced by the conflict across northern Rakhine and southern ...
Weapons used in Saudi oil facility attacks 'came from Iran': coalition
The weapons used to strike Saudi oil facilities were Iranian-made, the Riyadh-led coalition said Monday, heightening fears of regional conflict after the U.S. hinted at a military response to the assault. The weekend strikes on Abqaiq — the world's largest oil processing facility — and ...
Erdogan hosts Putin, Rouhani for Syria summit with focus on Assad's push to seize Idlib
The latest summit on Syria hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara with his Russian and Iranian counterparts started on Monday, with attention focused on Damascus's push on the last rebel-held bastion of Idlib. Presidents Vladimir Putin and Hassan Rouhani met Erdogan for ...
U.S. 'locked and loaded' and ready to respond to Saudi oil attack, Trump tweets
U.S. President Donald Trump said the U.S. is "locked and loaded depending on verification" that Iran staged the attack on major Saudi Arabian oil facilities, an assertion already made by his secretary of state and backed by administration officials. "There is reason to believe that ...
Attack on Saudi oil sites raises risks amid U.S.-Iran tensions; Mike Pompeo already blames Tehran
A weekend drone attack on Saudi Arabia that cut into global energy supplies and halved the kingdom's oil production threatened Sunday to fuel a regional crisis, as Iran denied U.S. allegations it launched the assault and tensions remained high over Tehran's collapsing nuclear deal. Iran ...
Netanyahu in Russia to meet Putin ahead of Israeli elections
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu visited Russia on Thursday to meet President Vladimir Putin, as he looks to convey the image of a statesman ahead of an election on Sept. 17. Netanyahu is on a campaign to maintain his status as the country's longest-serving prime ...
Taliban car bomb blast kills four Afghan special forces members in Kabul
A suicide bomber targeted an Afghan Special Forces base in Kabul on Thursday, killing at least four commandos, officials said, as violence continued to escalate following the collapse of peace talks between the United States and Taliban insurgents. The bomber blew up an explosives-laden minibus ...
Trump team releases $250 million in Ukraine military aid in face of Senate rebuke
The Trump administration has released $250 million in military aid to Ukraine that had been held up despite criticism that the money was desperately needed to deter Russian aggression and territorial expansion. That move came before a Senate Appropriations panel debate Thursday, when lawmakers from ...
