M. K. Bhadrakumar (2020-04-21). Why the OPEC+ Deal is a Many-Splendored Thing. counterpunch.org A perfect deal is where all protagonists get something out of it. All oil-producing countries stand to gain if the oil price rebounds. In bare bones, the OPEC+ group led by Saudi Arabia and Russia finalized, in a nail-biting photo finish on April 12, an agreement to steeply cut oil production by a combined 9.7

Whitney Webb (2020-04-21). As US Shale Oil Plunges, Trump Admin Takes Aim at Venezuela. globalresearch.ca President Trump recently praised a deal reached largely by Saudi Arabia and Russia, two of the top oil producers in the world who together dominate the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), saying that the agreed upon production cuts …

teleSUR (2020-04-21). U.S. Could Stop Buying Oil From Saudi Arabia. telesurenglish.net The current oil prices will allow the country to fill its national oil reserves, U.S. President Donald Trump admitted Monday that he is considering halt on buying oil from Saudi Arabia. | RELATED: | Within hours of the news that oil prices had fallen to negative values, Trump told a press conference that "we're going to think about that option." | The current oil prices will allow the country to fill its national…

en.mehrnews (2020-04-20). Iran's special rep. working with UN, Yemenis to end suffering: Zarif. en.mehrnews.com TEHRAN, Apr. 21 (MNA) — Iran's special representative is working and cooperating with the United Nations Organization and Yemenis to end suffering of this country.

Whitney Webb (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…

news.un (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.

Medea Benjamin (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…

yenisafak (2020-04-21). Russian Lukoil to make 18% cut as part of OPEC deal. yenisafak.com Russia's second-largest oil producer Lukoil will reduce its output by 18%, equivalent to more than 40,000 tons per day as part of the new OPEC production cut deal, Russian Interfax news agency said on Monday citing the company's CEO Vagit Alekperov."And I think that we and all other companies will fulfill this amount, which was brought to us by the energy ministry," Alekperov said.Lukoil expects an oil price of $30 per barrel after the start of the agreement.Saudi Arabia-led OPEC and Russia-led non-OPEC oil-producing countries, known as OPEC , agreed on April 12 to lower their collective oil production by 9.7 mil…

sputniknews (2020-04-21). Holy Mosques in Saudi Arabia to Remain Closed During Ramadan. sputniknews.com DOHA (Sputnik) — Two holy sites of Islam in Saudi Arabia, the Prophet's Mosque in the city of Medina and the Great Mosque of Mecca, will stay closed during the fasting month of Ramadan, which starts on April 23, due to precautionary steps to combat COVID-19, the country's General Directorate for Two Holy Mosques has said.

Thembisa Fakude (2020-04-19). Saudi Arabia's client-state relationship with the US should concern the whole world. iranian.com When Saudi Arabia approached members of the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) and its affiliates recently to cut oil production in an attempt to cushion the impact of the falling oil prices as a result of Covid-19, Russia rejected the proposal. The subsequent spat between Moscow and Riyadh saw the Saudis and the United …

Salman Rafi Sheikh (2020-04-19). How is the UAE Changing Its Geo-Political Game? iranian.com Whereas the leaders of both Saudi Arabia and the UAE, popularly known as MBS and MBZ respectively, have a number of reasons to stay united and support each other, inter-state relations are never static, with critical differences between them emerging at every turn even when state interests converge deeply. When the UAE decided in 2019 to withdraw …

Elijah J. Magnier (2020-04-18). 100 Days After The Assassination Of Soleimani Did The US Achieve Its Objectives? iranian.com On the 3rd January 2020, a US drone assassinated Brigadier General Qassem Soleimani, Commander of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps — Quds Brigade at Baghdad airport. Soleimani had come to Iraq at the request of Prime Minister Adil Abdel Mahdi following ongoing mediation between Iran and Saudi Arabia- plus a request from President Donald Trump …