The Syrian government shelled the last rebel enclave in Syria’s northwest on November 4th, killing at least seven people, including four children. The attack was on Idlib city and two towns, Ariha to the south and Kefraya to the north. The shelling of Idlib killed four children, and at least 7 people in total. In the town of Ariha, a… Read more »
Lebanese customs boss Badri Daher was accused of illegally lifting a travel ban on a drug-smuggling Saudi prince. Daher was arrested after he allegedly accepted a bribe, wasted public funds and misused his position to allow a drug-smuggling Saudi prince to leave Lebanon without him paying his several million dollar fine. The Saudi prince, Prince Abdel Mohsen Bin Walid Bin… Read more »
A Saudi Arabian state oil company named Aramco has reported sharp decreases in earnings as crude oil prices slip while countries once again impose international measures to slow the spread of coronavirus. Aramco recorded a 44.6 percent drop in profit in their 3rd quarter.Weaker refining and chemicals margins have also affected Aramco’s profits, bringing the company’s net profit from $21.29… Read more »
Sudan’s annual inflation hit a new record peak. Sudan’s Central Bureau of Statistics said on Tuesday that the annual inflation in September rose to 212.29 percent from 166.83 percent in August. The record high was driven by hikes in bread, vegetable, and transport fares, according to Sudan’s Central Bureau of Statistics. Their economy has suffered from decades of United States… Read more »
Basil al-Jarah, Unaoil’s former Iraqi-born Iraq country manager, admitted to paying 17 million dollars in bribes to secure contracts to construct oil pipelines, an oil platform and offshore mooring buoys in the Gulf, as the nation tried to shore up a ruined economy after the fall of the last president Saddam Hussein in 2003. Former Unaoil managers Stephen Whiteley has… Read more »
A deal has been made between the fighting sides of the Yemen conflict to exchange around 1,000 prisoners. Abdel Kader Mortaza, the rebel official in charge of their prisoner affairs, made a post on the 14th saying, “The transaction will be executed, with God’s help, on the scheduled dates today and tomorrow.” Mortaza also added, “The preparations have been completed… Read more »
On Wednesday, American officials and a Sudanese team met at the United States Emirates participated in peaceful talks about how peace could bring stabilization to the region and secure a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian question, the ruling sovereign council said. The Sudanese and the Americans discussed, “the role that Sudan is expected to play in achieving this peace”, but… Read more »