Middle East

Cairo, Sept 26: Egyptian security forces killed six suspected members of the now-outlawed Muslim Brotherhood in a shootout in Cairo, the Interior Ministry said Tuesday, amid tight security across the capital following rare anti-government protests over the weekend. The six were killed in a firefight when police raided their hideout in the Cairo suburb of Sixth of October, the ministry said in a

Riyadh, Sept 26: A Saudi Arabia royal has passed away, according to a statement issued by the Royal Court on Wednesday. The statement announced the passing away of Her Royal Highness Princess Shurooq bint Bandar bin Fahd bin Saad bin Abdulrahman Al Saud on Wednesday (Muharram 26, 1441 AH) Funeral prayers will be offered after Asr prayer at Imam Turki bin Abdullah Mosque in Riyadh, the statement

London, Sept 24: Saudi Arabia has restored more than 75 per cent of crude output lost after attacks on its facilities and will return to full volumes by early next week, a source briefed on the latest developments has said. Saudi oil production from its Khurais plant is now at more than 1.3 million barrels per day, while current production from its Abqaiq plant is at about 3 million bpd, the

Singapore, Sept 23: Oil prices rose to their highest in two sessions on Monday amid concerns about oil supply disruptions from Saudi Arabia and elevated tensions in the Middle East. Brent crude futures increased to as much as $65.50 a barrel. The front-month contract was at $64.84, up 57 cents, or 0.9% at 0224 GMT. U.S. West Texas Intermediate (WTI) crude futures were at $58.61 a barrel, up 52

Riyadh, Sept 22: Saudi Aramco has emerged from attacks on its oil facilities “stronger than ever,” Chief Executive Amin Nasser told employees in a message, adding that full oil production would resume by the end of this month. The Sept. 14 attacks on the Abqaiq and Khurais plants, some of the kingdom’s biggest, caused raging fires and significant damage that halved the crude output of the world’s

Riyadh, Sept 19: Saudi Arabia on Wednesday displayed remnants of what it described as Iranian drones and cruise missiles used in an attack on Saudi oil facilities, saying they were "undeniable" evidence of Iranian aggression. A total of 25 drones and missiles were launched at two oil plants in last weekend's strikes, including Iranian Delta Wing unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) and "Ya Ali" cruise

Washington, Sept 18: The attacks on Saudi Arabia's oil facilities have global consequences and the UN must play its part to address threats to international peace, a senior Trump administration official has said, as US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo left for Jeddah for talks with the top Saudi leadership. Saudi Arabia, a key American ally, leads a military coalition that has been battling the Iran

Dubai, Sept 15: US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is blaming Iran for drone attacks Saturday against Saudi Arabia's oil infrastructure. The attacks, attributed to Iranian-backed Houthi rebels in Yemen, sparked huge fires at a vulnerable chokepoint for global energy supplies. But in Saturday tweets, Pompeo said that "there is no evidence the attacks came from Yemen" and points the finger at Tehran

Riyadh, Sept 15: Saudi Arabia has temporarily halted production at two Aramco oil facilities that were attacked by Yemeni rebels, interrupting about half of the company's total output, the energy minister said on Saturday. The attacks "resulted in a temporary suspension of production at Abqaiq and Khurais plants," Prince Abdulaziz bin Salman, the energy minister said in a statement carried by the

Abqaiq/Khurais, Sept 14: A major Saudi Arabian oil processing facility and oilfield was drone-attacked on Saturday causing a huge fire at the site. The assault on Saudi Aramco's processing plant in Abqaiq and at the Khurais oil field caused huge fire but no casualty was reported, Gulf News reported. The Saudi Interior Ministry said that no one had claimed responsibility for the attack on the