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Drone Strike Cuts Saudi Oil Production In Half

Posted on September 14, 2019 by Lawrence Person

Bad news for the world economy, good news for American oil producers: Saudi Arabia’s oil production has been severely disrupted by drone attacks on two major oil facilities run by state-owned company Aramco, reports say. Sources quoted by Reuters and … Continue reading →

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Everything In the Middle East Is Blowing Up

Posted on July 15, 2018 by Lawrence Person

Or to put it another way, everything in the Middle East is blowing up slightly more than usual: Hajin, reportedly the last Islamic State stronghold in Syria, has come under sustained attack by coalition forces. There are supposedly some 4,000 … Continue reading →

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What The Hell Is Going On In Saudi Arabia?

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Lawrence Person

I’m hardly the most astute of Saudi-watchers, but a tremendous amount of upheaval has wrecked Saudi Arabia in a very short period of time: Dozens of the Saudi royal family have been arrested on corruption charges, presumably for opposing Crown … Continue reading →

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