Lebanon’s Hariri travels to UAE after resigning as PM in Riyadh
madaresharghi Lebanon’s Prime Minister Saad Hariri has reportedly left Saudi Arabia, where he announced his surprise resignation last week, for the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to hold talks with Crown ...
Saudi Arabia repeats claim of Iran involvement in supplying weapons to Yemen’s Houthis
madaresharghi Saudi Arabia has repeated an accusation that Iran is supplying Houthi fighters in Yemen with weapons, days after Iranian officials denied any transfer of arms to the Arab country, ...
Yemeni commanders inspect naval missiles at Hudaydah exhibition
madaresharghi Senior Yemeni officials and military commanders of the Houthi Ansarullah movement have inspected domestically-manufactured naval missiles showcased by Yemen's armed forces at an exhibition in the western port city ...
Presence of foreign forces in region, a common challenge: Zarei
madaresharghi Presence of foreign forces in the region is a common challenge to the region states, said executive director of Andishe Sazan-e-Noor Institute of Strategic Studies in Tehran. Dr. Sadollah ...
Saudi Arabia purge widens with 'arrest, no-fly list' (Video)
madaresharghi Saudi Arabia's anti-corruption purge has widened after one of the country's top businessmen was reportedly detained, accounts were frozen and a no-fly list was drawn up. On Monday, Nasser ...
Iran, Iraq keen on boosting bilateral ties
madaresharghi Iran’s Military Attache in Iraq Mostafa Moradian and Iraqi Defense Minister Irfan al-Hayali, in a meeting here, explored avenues for promoting bilateral relations. During the meeting on Monday, both ...
OPEC Thinking About $70 Oil
madaresharghi As recently as OPEC's last meeting in May, several oil ministers were talking quite casually about $50 a barrel as a good price for crude. Do not expect that ...
BP, Shell Lead Plan for New Trading Platform
madaresharghi A consortium, including energy companies BP and Royal Dutch Shell, will develop a blockchain-based digital platform for energy commodities trading expected to start by end-2018, the group said on ...
HSBC Pledges $100b to Combat Climate Change
madaresharghi HSBC Holdings Plc has pledged to provide $100 billion in financing and investment by 2025 to help combat climate change, the bank said on Monday. HSBC said it will ...
Brent at Two-Year Highs Amid Tightening Markets
madaresharghi Oil prices hit their highest levels since July 2015 early on Monday as markets tightened, while Saudi Arabia’s crown prince cemented his power over the weekend through an anti-corruption ...