Russia's unexpected advantage in the oil price war
rt.com | 2020-03-26
The global economic downturn due to coronavirus and the breakup of OPEC+ has sent the ruble tumbling, which could give Russia an unexpected advantage in the oil price war. | While the ruble is now at its lowest level against the dollar in four years, the cheaper ruble has a silver lining for Russia's oil producers in the oil price war for market share with Saudi Arabia. The collapse of the OPEC+ deal and oil prices has hit Russia's financial markets and currency, leading to a sharp drop in the ruble versus the US dollar. The lower the ruble slides against the US dollar, the lower the production costs of Russia…
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How 'Defense' Contractors Lobbied for War in Yemen and Reaped the Profits from Death and Destruction
Ben Barbour | globalresearch.ca | 2020-03-25
Lobbying firms like the McKeon Group, headed by lobbyist Buck McKeon (who was the former chairman of the House Armed Services Committee in the US Congress), represent both US defense contractors and countries such as Saudi Arabia and the UAE, …
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War-Torn Libya Announces Its First Case of Coronavirus
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-25
The Health Minister of the United Nations (U.N.)-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Libya, Ahmed Ben Omar, confirmed Tuesday Libya's first case of coronavirus in a brief statement. | RELATED: Libya: Before and After Muammar Gaddafi | "The necessary measures have been taken to treat [the patient]," Ben Omar said. | The National Centre for Disease Control said the patient is a 73-year-old man who came back from a trip to Saudi Arabia via Tunisia on March 5. He is now being treated in…
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Turkey Prosecutor Indicts Saudi Suspects for Khashoggi Killing
telesurenglish.net | 2020-03-25
Istanbul prosecutors said Wednesday they had prepared an indictment against 20 suspects over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, including a close aide to Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman and a former deputy head of general intelligence. | RELATED: | Saudi Arabia Sentences 5 to Death Over Jamal Khashoggi's Murder | The indictment accuses former deputy head of Saudi Arabia's general intelligence Ahmed al-Asiri and former royal court adviser Saud al-Qahtani…
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UN chief calls for ceasefire as Yemen braces for possible COVID-19 outbreak
news.un.org | 2020-03-25
Echoing his 23 March appeal to warring parties across the globe for an immediate ceasefire, UN Secretary-General António Guterres has called on those fighting in Yemen to end hostilities and ramp up efforts to counter a potential outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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[World Report] Building bridges in Yemen
Sharmila Devi | thelancet.com | 2020-03-21
20 million Yemenis lack health care. A new air-bridge scheme won't help them all, but it could help to build trust. Sharmila Devi reports.
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