Saudi Arabia

World 12/06/21, 13:50

Lucrative sports events are increasingly used by countries such as China, Saudi Arabia and Qatar to "launder their image," as Amnesty International UK stated. These three countries are accused of human rights atrocities, yet, they host some of the world's most profitable athletic events and use sports to make headlines. Felix Jakens, ...

Soccer 10/08/21, 02:06

Outside St James' Park, ecstatic supporters greeted the news of Newcastle United's takeover by a Saudi Arabia-led consortium with beer, hugs, and chants of "we've got our club back." The purchase put an end to owner Mike Ashley's profoundly unpopular rule, which had long been marred by what many viewed as ...

News 10/07/21, 02:49

Experts believe they've discovered one of the Bible's holiest sites—kilometers from where it was previously thought to exist. The Doubting Thomas Research Foundation claims to have discovered the very same mountain where Moses led the Israelites, according to the Old Testament—a mountain engulfed in smoke, fire, and thunder—and where Moses received ...

U.S. 09/12/21, 15:48

A federal law enforcement agency released information about an official 9/11 probe on the 20th anniversary of the terrorist attacks. The FBI unveiled the first detailed document on the subject, in response to President Joe Biden's order on Sept. 11. BL can reveal it dates back to 2016 and explores Saudi ...

U.S. 07/11/21, 16:17

North Dakota sued the Biden administration on July 7 for not granting new oil and gas leases on public land. A document filed at the U.S. District Court for North Dakota's Western Division accused the moratorium of significantly hindering the local economy. The Peace Garden State is the nation's second-largest oil producing ...

Middle East 07/08/21, 16:05

Top administration officials for U.S. President Joe Biden have hosted Saudi Arabia’s Deputy Defence Minister Khalid bin Salman in the highest-level visit just months after a U.S. intelligence report linked his brother, Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, to the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The visit by Saudi Arabia's deputy ...

U.S. 09/07/20, 17:34

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday handed down final judgment on the eight accused of murdering Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi in 2018, according to Saudi Arabia's state television. According to the Washington Examiner, all eight accused of killing journalist Jamal Khashoggi were found guilty and will face different prison sentences. ...

Middle East 02/14/20, 11:49

The U.S. Department of Education launched an investigation into the transparency of foreign funding received by Harvard and Yale universities. Officials suspect that these institutions failed to report billions of dollars worth of contributions originating from abroad, some even from countries opposed to the United States, according to The Wall Street ...

World 10/11/19, 12:24

Iran said Friday two missiles struck one of its oil tankers traveling through the Red Sea off the coast of Saudi Arabia, a mysterious assault not immediately corroborated that still spiked oil prices amid months of heightened tensions at sea across the wider Mideast. There was no acknowledgement of the incident ...

Politics 09/21/19, 11:29

President Donald Trump on Friday, Sept. 21, approved the deployment of additional U.S. troops and missile defense equipment to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates following last week’s drone attacks on two oil facilities. “The president has approved the deployment of U.S. forces, which will be defensive in nature and ...

Politics 09/21/19, 06:57

President Donald Trump has approved deployment of U.S. forces to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) at the request of the two Middle East countries to help protect their critical infrastructure following attacks on Saudi oil facilities last week, U.S. defense leaders announced. The announcement was made at a ...

U.S. 09/18/19, 20:59

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the two oil refinery attacks by armed drones that occurred in Saudi Arabia were "an Iranian attack" that amounts to "an act of war." The world’s largest oil refinery, the Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq refinery, an oil processing facility was targeted on Sept. 14 along ...

World 09/18/19, 10:08

Following Monday’s meeting with President Donald Trump on the attack on Saudi Arabia’s oil facilities, the U.S. military is now on standby and preparing for a response to counter the attack. Saudi and U.S. investigators have established “with very high probability” that the attack on the Saudi oil industry was launched ...

World 09/16/19, 14:56

President Donald Trump said on Monday that the United States does not need oil and gas from the Middle East as prices spike after drone attacks on Saudi sites. “Because we have done so well with Energy over the last few years (thank you, Mr. President!), we are a net Energy ...

U.S. 09/16/19, 06:01

President Donald Trump on Sunday said he has approved the use of oil from the strategic petroleum reserve if needed after attacks on Saudi Arabia oil facilities may disrupt global supply and push up prices. “Based on the attack on Saudi Arabia, which may have an impact on oil prices, I ...

U.S. 09/16/19, 04:57

President Trump on Sunday, Sept. 15, denied reports that he is willing to meet with Iran, "The Fake News is saying that I am willing to meet with Iran, 'No Conditions.' That is an incorrect statement (as usual!)," Trump tweeted. The Fake News is saying that I am willing to meet ...

U.S. 09/16/19, 04:25

President Trump has said America is "locked and loaded depending on verification," against the attackers who targeted the world’s largest oil refinery, the Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq refinery. The oil processing facility was targeted along with the Khurais oil field by armed drones on Sept. 14. Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels have ...

U.S. 09/14/19, 20:17

Two crucial links to the world’s oil supply were attacked by armed drones on Sept. 14, with Yemen’s Iran-allied Houthi rebels claiming responsibility. The world’s largest oil refinery, the Saudi Aramco’s Abqaiq refinery, an oil processing facility was targeted along with the Khurais oil field, also operated by Aramco. No ...

U.S. 07/30/19, 06:21

The Senate on Monday failed to override President Trump's vetoes of resolutions blocking his arms deal with Saudi Arabia, allowing the administration to move forward with plans to sell billions of dollars of weapons to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. Senators voted 45-40, 45-39, and 46-41 on the override ...

World 06/23/19, 16:03

One person was killed and seven others were wounded in an attack by Iranian-allied Yemeni rebels on an airport in Saudi Arabia Sunday evening, the Saudi military said, as the U.S. secretary of state was on his way to the country for talks on Iran. Regional tensions have flared in recent ...