The New Russia-Saudi Partnership Has Riyadh’s US Ally Over a Barrel

The New Russia-Saudi Partnership Has Riyadh’s US Ally Over a Barrel

Oil realities in 2018  Donald Trump has Tweeted about a phone call to Saudi Arabia’s King Salman where the elderly monarch is said to have agreed to increase the production of oil to 2 million barrels per day so as to lower fuel prices in the United States, the world’s second largest energy consumer. https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1013023608040513537…

The Assassination Attempt Against Ethiopian Prime Minister

The Assassination Attempt Against Ethiopian Prime Minister

A grenade went off shortly after Prime Minister Abiy was done addressing a huge crowd of supporters in central Addis Ababa, killing at least two people and injuring dozens. The country’s leader sharply condemned the attack and vowed that the perpetrators won’t succeed in destabilizing Africa’s second-most populous state and its fastest-growing economy. It’s not…

Saudi Arabia has a New Qatar Plan: MbS is Going to Dig Himself Out of a Hole, Which He Made Himself

Saudi Arabia has a New Qatar Plan: MbS is Going to Dig Himself Out of a Hole, Which He Made Himself

Don’t laugh. Riyadh is going ahead with plans to dig a canal along its border with Qatar making it an island. But will the PR stunt distract media attention away from its own internal crisis, not to mention Qatar’s ‘independence’? In just 12 months, the so-called Qatar Crisis – Saudi Arabia’s nefarious bid to make…

He Lives! MbS’ First Foreign Trip Since His Disappearance Will Be to Moscow

He Lives! MbS’ First Foreign Trip Since His Disappearance Will Be to Moscow

Exposing the rumors about his supposed “death” as nothing more than fake news spread by his fearful enemies in the region, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s first foreign trip since emerging from his suspicious disappearance will be to Moscow, where President Putin is keen to strengthen his country’s partnership with the Wahhabi Kingdom as…