(2020-04-18). Saudi Arabia may sell one of its highest volumes of oil to US before OPEC deal comes into effect — reports. rt.com 
Before the historic oil cuts agreed by major producers come into force in May, Saudi Arabia could sell around 600,000 barrels per day (bpd) of crude to its overseas ally the US, Bloomberg reported. | The daily volume sold by the kingdom to the US during April could be the highest for a year, the report said, citing a Saudi industry official familiar with allocations to American refiners. | An earlier report put Riyadh's massive exports even higher. According to CNBC, Saudi shipments more than doubled from February to March (rising from 366,000 bpd to 829,540 bpd). Thus March shipments of crude reached 25 milli…
(2020-04-18). Saudi-led coalition violates truce with 82 airstrikes in 24 hours. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 18 (MNA) — The US-Saudi aggression and its mercenaries, on Friday, continued to bomb a number of Yemeni provinces, causing damage to the public and private properties.
(2020-04-18). Attorney General Barr Refuses to Release 9/11 Documents to Victims' Families. truthout.org In a series of filings just before a midnight court deadline on Monday, the attorney general, William Barr; the acting director of national intelligence, Richard Grenell; and other senior officials insisted to a federal judge in the civil case that further disclosures about Saudi connections to the 9/11 plot would imperil national security. | But the administration insisted in court filings that even its justification for that secrecy needed to remain secret. Four statements to the court by FB…
(2020-04-18). Separatist council warns of more conflict in Yemen. yenisafak.com Yemen's Southern Transitional Council (STC) on Saturday issued a warning to international powers of more conflict in the war-ravaged country.The UAE-backed separatist group sent letters to envoys of permanent UN Security Council member states, accusing the Yemeni government of working in tandem with terrorist groups.The STC said the government wanted to spark a return of terrorism and violence in the southern provinces.The Yemeni government blames UAE-backed separatist movements of rebelling against the government in Socotra province, which comprises six islands.Last Saturday, government forces took back control…
(2020-04-18). Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Araba contracts COVID-19. yenisafak.com A Bangladeshi diplomat in Saudi Arabia has tested positive for the novel coronavirus, a Foreign Ministry statement said on Saturday.According to the statement, the labor counsellor at Bangladesh's mission in Jeddah contracted COVID-19.This is the first COVID-19 case at any Bangladeshi mission abroad, Md. Tohidul Islam, a senior information officer at the Foreign Ministry, told Anadolu Agency.Meanwhile, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen urged all staffers at Bangladeshi missions abroad to perform duties with utmost caution."I am requesting all employees and officials working in Bangladeshi foreign missions to strict…
(2020-04-17). As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela. mintpressnews.com WASHINGTON DC ( Despite the president's rosy tone, most analysts have called the agreement — which presumably will freeze the Saudi-Russian oil price war that broke out…
(2020-04-17). With Oil Prices in Freefall, Coronavirus Reveals Weaknesses of Saudis, Arab Gulf States. iranian.com The coronavirus outbreak has put the Arab Gulf States under the spotlight and exposed their structural weaknesses. It has also suggested that security, which is often the focus because of geopolitical regional rivalry, especially with Iran, distracts from other equally important threats. While it is true that the Gulf States are relatively rich compared to …
(2020-04-16). Some oil producing nations agree to cut production 10%. mronline.org 
Oil-producing nations led by Russia, the U.S. and Saudi Arabia reached an unprecedented agreement on Sunday to cut oil production by 9.7 million barrels per day, or nearly 10 percent of what is currently produced, as The New York Times reported.
(2020-04-16). Yemen can't survive war on two fronts, top UN envoy tells Security Council, as coronavirus outbreak looms. news.un.org With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to deepen suffering in Yemen, now is the time for rival parties to commit to ending their conflict, UN Special Envoy Martin Griffiths told the Security Council on Thursday, during an informal meeting via videoconference.
(2020-04-12). Robert Inlakesh Interview — Israel Uses Palestinians As Human Experiments, COVID-19 Is No Different. thelastamericanvagabond.com I find it incredibly insulting that the western mainstream world can willfully ignore places like Gaza and Yemen, even while they have been suffering intentionally created humanitarian crises at the hands of the "good guys" for years. And many out there still lost to the two-party deception simply toe the line and act like it's …
(2020-04-04). Saudi's Brave Women Pull Back the Curtain on Crown Prince MBS. zcomm.org The bogus trial against Loujain al-Hathloul should compel governments around the world to put more pressure on the Saudis and demand al-Hathloul's immediate and unconditional release…