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Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken arrived in Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, the first stop of a Mideast trip amid efforts to broker a deal between Israel and Hamas for a pause in Israel’s offensive in Gaza, the release of Israeli hostages and a flow of more humanitarian aid into the Palestinian territory. The visit […]
One of the largest military contractors in the US paid commissions to a Saudi company later alleged to have been a conduit for bribes for the kingdom’s royal family. A document disclosed in a UK criminal trial revealed that Harris Corporation, now L3Harris, paid commissions to the Saudi company for over two decades for services […]
The Race to Make This Dying U.S. Lake the ‘Saudi Arabia of Lithium’ California’s toxic Salton Sea has enough lithium to make the U.S. self-sufficient in the mineral, which is a key component of rechargeable batteries. WSJ explores the tech being developed to extract it—and what it means for the future of domestic production. Photo: […]
UNRWA says Israeli naval fire hit food convoy in Gaza A food convoy waiting to move into northern Gaza was hit by Israeli naval gunfire, Thomas White, director of the U.N.’s Palestinian relief agency, said in a post on X today. The U.N. agency said it is unable to deliver aid under fire, calling for […]
The Biden administration is preparing to relax restrictions on some weapons sales to Saudi Arabia, U.S. officials said on Thursday, crediting the kingdom’s peace talks with a militia in Yemen for hastening an easing of the constraints. President Biden imposed the ban two years ago amid concerns that U.S. weapons were being used against civilians […]
OPEC is facing growing challenges in its efforts to boost oil prices amid record output outside the alliance, particularly in the U.S., raising questions about how long the alliance can maintain its deep production cuts. OPEC and its allies, OPEC+, failed to reach a unanimous agreement Thursday on cuts, even after delaying the meeting by […]
An invasion could also fuel unrest in neighboring countries and could be particularly destabilizing for governments already struggling to contain discontent over economic pain or political repression, such as Bahrain, Egypt and Jordan. Iran has long backed . . .
Sept 10 (Reuters) – The United States and Saudi Arabia are in talks to secure metals in Africa needed to help them with their energy transitions, the Wall Street Journal reported on Sunday, citing people with knowledge of the talks. A state-backed Saudi venture would buy stakes in mining assets worth $15 billion in African […]
A man walks past an installation on a skywalk ahead of the G20 Summit in New Delhi, India, September 6, 2023. REUTERS/Francis Mascarenhas/File Photo Acquire Licensing Rights WASHINGTON, Sept 7 (Reuters . . .
Bilal Qabalan/AFP/Getty Images A 2004 photo shows a partial view of the US consulate in Jeddah. CNN — At least two people died in a shooting incident near the United States consulate in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday, according to local police and a spokesperson for the consulate. One of those killed was a consulate […]