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Saudi Arabia crude oil exports hit highest level since Iran war began despite pipeline outage
Saudi exports are rising despite escalating attacks on its infrastructure from Iran-backed militants in Yemen and Iraq.
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Macron says ‘military resources’ to be sent to Saudi Arabia
Speaking to broadcasters TF1 and France 2, French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday announced that “military resources” will be sent to protect the Yanbu oil site in Saudi Arabia, integral to maintaining the kingdom’s fuel exports and increasingly threatened by Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
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Saudi Arabia allies line up support as Houthi attacks mount
France is sending military to protect key Yanbu oil terminal; Pakistan and Turkiye to hold military talks with Riyadh.
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Saudi, Turkish, Pakistani chiefs plan urgent talks amid Yemen fighting
Saudi Arabia, Turkiye and Pakistan move to deepen defence coordination as Houthi attacks and Yemen fighting intensify.
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Saudi reports fresh Houthi attacks as France pledges to defend key oil port
Saudi Arabia intercepted Houthi ballistic missiles on Thursday after warning several regions, including Mecca, of possible attacks. France said it would send military assets to help protect the Saudi oil terminal at Yanbu. The strikes came amid renewed fighting in Yemen that has killed dozens, according to sources cited by AFP.
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How much is UK supporting Saudi Arabia in its war with Iran-backed Houthis?
UK to refuel Saudi fighter jets and France to secure energy infrastructure amid fighting with Yemen's Houthi group.
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When climate mitigation becomes politicised: The Guardian uncovers IPCC links to Saudi oil industry
François Picard is pleased to welcome Eoghan Gilmartin, an award-winning investigative journalist and part of The Guardian team whose investigation examined links between IPCC authors and Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, including Saudi Aramco. Their findings take us to the intersection of climate science, political and economic interests, and institutional credibility, and into the politically consequential terrain of climate mitigation: how societies decide to respond to climate change.
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Saudi Arabia’s King Salman slams targeting of Mecca by ‘terrorist’ Houthis
Saudi monarch's rare condemnation hints at sense of urgency in the kingdom amid ramped-up attacks from Yemen.
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Trump-GCC Summit in New York: What does each side want?
Trump will meet with leaders from Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait and Oman on the sidelines of UNGA.
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UK to offer Saudi Arabia aerial refueling to counter Houthi attacks
A British tanker plane will provide "defensive" air-to-air refuelling for Saudi warplanes to help the country defend against Houthi strikes, the UK government confirmed late Monday. The show of solidarity follows a Saudi request for military support after the Houthis increased drone and missile attacks on it in recent weeks alongside a lightning offensive to capture Yemen's Red Sea coast.
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G7 demands Houthis 'immediately' cease Saudi strikes
The G7 nations have accused Yemen's Houthi rebels of targeting civilian shipping near Saudi Arabia. UK PM Andy Burnham said he will offer "time-limited" and "defensive" military support to repel the attacks.
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UK to refuel Saudi jets amid conflict with Yemen's Houthis
British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the UK's "time-limited" and "defensive" military support aims to help Saudi Arabia repel Houthi attacks and will not include supporting Saudi attacks against the Yemeni rebels.
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Iran must stop arming Houthis in Yemen, G7 says ahead of UN General Assembly
The G7 also condemns "in the strongest terms" Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia, saying that the escalation in fighting in Yemen jeopardises global energy security.
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UK to help refuel Saudi jets countering Houthi attacks
The UK says it will provide air-to-air refuelling for "defensive" operations following a request from Saudi Arabia.
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Saudi Arabia left without US help against Houthis
Saudi Arabia is weighing Washington’s refusal to help fend off Houthi attacks after Riyadh requested US assistance, despite the two countries being longstanding allies and President Donald Trump and his family maintaining close personal ties with Saudi leaders. France 24 International affairs commentator Douglas Herbert shares further details on this alliance.
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U.S. crude oil falls back below $100 per barrel after Trump says he's open to talking to Iran
Oil fell Monday, as traders keep watch for a recovery in shipments from Saudi Arabia, even as Mideast tensions continue to escalate.
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How will Saudi Arabia deal with the Houthis?
Yemeni group warns of further attacks on the kingdom.
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Why doesn't the US intervene to defend Saudi Arabia against the Houthis?
The US cautioned against a rapidly escalating situation in Yemen after Houthi rebels carried out a missile attack on the Saudi capital. In recent weeks, the Iran backed militants have also seized large portions of Yemeni territory following clashes with Saudi-backed government forces. The US is a very close ally to Saudi Arabia. Yet, is visibly unwilling to intervene on its behalf – why? Details and analysis by H. A. Hellyer, senior fellow in geopolitics at the Royal United Institute in Cairo.
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Houthi attacks and no Western support: What are Saudi Arabia's options ?
The US has warned that fighting between Saudi Arabia and Iran-backed Houthis could rapidly escalate. It comes after a missile attack targeted Riyadh for the first time since the Yemen conflict resumed. The Houthis' lightning offensive seized swathes of Yemeni territory in recent weeks and has left hundreds dead. In the face of such attacks and with no support from its American ally, what are Saudi Arabia’s options?
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‘There will be a very sizeable Saudi response’ to Houthi attacks
Nawaf Obaid tells Al Jazeera that Saudi Arabia’s response to Houthi attacks from Yemen will be massive.