Tag: saudi Arabia

  • what is hidden in Iran’s nuclear underground facilities?!!

    what is hidden in Iran’s nuclear underground facilities?!! An Explosion at Natanz Iran recently announced that its facility in Natanz had suffered a large explosion and power loss in which a significant number of centrifuges that enrich natural uranium into fuel for nuclear power or weapons were damaged. Natanz is, perhaps, Iran’s most important enrichment…

  • Iran’s Khamenei dislikes 2015 nuclear deal offer

    Iran’s supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei took the same skeptical stance as Iran’s president toward reviving talks about the 2015 nuclear agreement. He said the offers to talk at Vienna are “arrogant and humiliating.” The Associated Press has the story: Iran’s supreme leader rejects talks to revive 2015 nuclear agreement DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP)…

  • Prince Hamza of Jordan makes public appearance

    Prince Hamza of Jordan makes public appearance AMMAN, Jordan (AP) — Jordan’s Prince Hamzah on Sunday made his first public appearance since he was placed under house arrest last week, reciting Quranic verses together with King Abdullah II at the graves of their forefathers. The gesture appeared to be an attempted show of unity on…

  • Khashoggi: A Victim of Royal Politics and His Own Short-Sightedness

    Khashoggi: A Victim of Royal Politics and His Own Short-Sightedness The last time I met Jamal Khashoggi he was on a panel in Washington discussing terrorism and I was covering the discussion for an Arab TV channel. During a brief break I asked him for a short interview to explain his relationship with Osama bin…

  • Jordan King’s half-brother may be under house arrest

    A rift in the royal family that rules Jordan may involve putting King Abdullah II’s half-brother under house arrest. The regime denies the arrest, but admits Prince Hamzah has been asked to “stop some movements and activities that are being used to target Jordan’s security and stability.” Hamzah released a videotaped statement about it, criticizing…

  • OPEC and allies increasing oil production

    After much deliberation, the OPEC oil cartel and allied countries are ready to end the steep dip in oil production that had been taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The nations had deliberately reduced the oil supply in order to keep prices from plummeting. The Associated Press has the story: OPEC to add back 2…

  • Saudis not ready to increase oil production yet

    Due to ongoing uncertainty about the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, Saudi Arabia’s energy minister said OPEC needs to be very cautious about resuming pre-pandemic oil production levels, because raising them too soon could depress prices. Russia, on the other hand, is more eager to increase production because its budget can handle a price drop…