Venezuela Stays Outside OPEC+ Quotas as Targets Hold
OPEC+ held November oil targets at September levels on 4 October. Venezuela is exempt from quotas, but US-bound crude shows...
October 4, 2026Topic
Saudi Arabia
Guyana Passport Holders Get Saudi Visa on Arrival
Guyana announced on 3 October 2026 that its passport holders can obtain Saudi visa on arrival or e-visa without a...
October 4, 2026
Saudi-Funded Mosque in Havana Moves Ahead as Cuba Runs Short of Fuel
Builders have fenced the Havana site of a US$9.3 million Saudi-funded mosque, 14ymedio reports, while Cuba's power grid at times...
September 29, 2026
France to Send Troops to Guard the Saudi Oil Port That Bypasses Hormuz
France will send troops to guard Yanbu, the Saudi Red Sea oil port that lets crude bypass a largely shut...
September 25, 2026
Saudi Crude Exports Fall by Two Thirds as Drone Attacks Shut the Yanbu Pipeline
Saudi crude exports fell to about 2.1 million barrels a day in early September 2026, from 7.5 million in January,...
September 17, 2026
Saudi Arabia Halts Its Main Oil Pipeline After Drone Strikes Launched From Iraq
Saudi Arabia shut its East-West pipeline after drone attacks, while Houthi forces seized Mayun Island near the Bab el-Mandeb shipping...
September 13, 2026
Türkiye Says It Expects Egypt to Join the Makkah Joint Defence Agreement
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement binds Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to mutual defence. Ankara wants Cairo in; Cairo says...
August 16, 2026
Houthis Hit Saudi Aramco Refinery As Strait Of Hormuz Stays Shut, Deepening Oil Supply Fears
Yemen's Houthis struck a Saudi Aramco refinery in Jazan while the Strait of Hormuz remained disrupted, squeezing both of the...
August 9, 2026
Makkah Joint Defence Agreement Binds Saudi Arabia, Turkey And Pakistan
The Makkah Joint Defence Agreement commits Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan to treat an attack on one as an attack...
August 8, 2026