Saudi Aramco upholds dividend despite drop in first-quarter profits
Saudi Aramco's first-quarter net profit fell 14% year-on-year amid lower oil prices and production.
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U.S. energy secretary to visit Saudi Arabia, UAE next week, officials say
U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm will visit Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates next week to work on "climate co-operation" and other issues, two Biden administration officials told Reuters on Friday.
The Line’s erasure: clear warning to wannabe utopias
There is a long history of planned city building by both governments and the private sector from Brasilia to Islamabad.
China reaps geopolitical dividend in Middle East exports
China’s exports in April surged towards the Global South while shrinking in developed markets, following a pattern of geographic divergence that began four years ago.
Iran is gaining credibility across the Muslim world
Iran’s leadership has been a direct beneficiary of the months-long war in Gaza. With every missile that Israel fires on Gaza, every US veto of a UN Security Council ceasefire resolution, and every arrest of an anti-war protester on American university campuses, Iran’s rejection of the US-dominated world order gains more credibility in the Muslim world.
Oil climbs as Gaza tensions rise, Saudi Arabia hikes prices
Oil futures climbed on Monday after Saudi Arabia hiked June crude prices for most regions and as the prospect of a Gaza ceasefire deal appeared slim, renewing fears the Israel-Hamas conflict could still widen in the key oil-producing region.