The United States recently announced it will be sending 200 US troops and advanced air defence systems to Saudi Arabia. The decision follows the strike on Saudi oilfields earlier this month on Sept. 14. The attack originated from a pro-Iranian...
This Wednesday, October 2, marks the one-year anniversary of the atrocious killing of Jamal Khashoggi by Saudi agents in Istanbul. And even as the privileged Saudi Arabia faces UN investigations into human rights abuses and accusations of war crimes in...
For the first time in the four years of war in Yemen, a lethal drone attack against Saudi Arabia’s two main oil plants was confirmed to have been launched from Iraqi territory. US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s quick blame...
Saudi Arabia’s foreign minister, Ibrahim al-Assaf, addressed the United Nations General Assembly on Thursday. His topic of choice was of course Iran, who he blamed for the Sept. 14 attacks on Saudi Aramco oil factories. In return, al-Assaf called for...
After a drone attack took Saudi Arabia by surprise Sept. 14, crippling Saudi Aramco’s oil production, officials in Riyadh were probably hoping for a strong military response from the United States. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo called the raid an...
After oil facilities were attacked in Saudi Arabia on Sept. 14, United States President Donald Trump tweeted suggestions that America could retaliate against Iran on Saudi Arabia’s behalf. While the culprit behind the attacks is still unverified, Houthi rebels in...
This past weekend’s attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil refineries has deepened tensions in the region. In response to their on-going war with the Saudis, the Houthi rebels of Yemen have announced responsibility. But it sounds as though no one is...
United Nations aid chief Mark Lowcock was able to breathe a sigh of relief this week as he announced that Saudi Arabia was finally going big on a multimillion-dollar pledge to tackle Yemen’s humanitarian crisis. For weeks, Lowcock had complained...
Following the dismissal of John Bolton last week, President Trump has appointed his new Security Advisor today – his fourth in twenty months. It raises questions not only in terms of strategies but on the degree of influence a Trump...
Attacks over the weekend on two Saudi Arabian oil sites raise the “terrifying” prospect of Yemen getting sucked into a regional war, United Nations peace envoy to Yemen Martin Griffiths said Monday. While Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi rebel group has claimed...
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