Pompeo blames Iran for Saudi attacks, ‘pretend’ diplomacy
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Saturday accused Iran of attacking Saudi oil plants, as he ruled out Yemeni involvement and said Tehran was engaging in false diplomacy.
Former Conservative minister Gyimah joins Liberal Democrats over Brexit
Former Conservative minister Sam Gyimah has joined the pro-European Union Liberal Democrat party, barely a week after being expelled from the Conservative grouping in parliament over his opposition to Prime Minister Boris Johnson’s Brexit plans.
U.S. says committed to well-supplied oil markets after attack on Saudi plants
The White House said on Saturday that the United States was committed to keeping oil markets well-supplied in the wake of an attack on Saudi Arabian oil plants by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group.
Snowden says he hopes France will grant him asylum
Former U.S spy agency contractor Edward Snowden hopes France will grant him asylum, according to a France Inter radio interview to be broadcast on Monday.
Climate protesters tell carmakers ‘the party is over’
Thousands of protesters marched in front of Frankfurt’s IAA car show on Saturday to demand a swift end to combustion engines and a shift to environmentally friendly vehicles as Chancellor Angela Merkel’s government prepares to unveil climate protection…
Hong Kong activist seeks U.S. support for pro-democracy protests
(This September 14 story has been refiled to correct reference to “city-state” in paragraph four.)
Instant View: Reactions to attack on Saudi oil facilities
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry in a strike that could impact about 5 million barrels per day of crude production – close to half of the kingdom’s output, or 5% of global oil…
Houthi drones attack Saudi oil heartland, sources say crude flows hit
Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi group on Saturday attacked two plants at the heart of Saudi Arabia’s oil industry, including the world’s biggest petroleum processing facility, in a strike that three sources said had disrupted output and exports.
Trump tells Saudi leader U.S. ready to help protect Saudi security: SPA
U.S. President Donald Trump told Saudi Arabia’s crown prince that Washington was ready to cooperate with the kingdom to protect its security, following drone attacks on Saudi oil plants on Saturday, state news agency SPA reported.
Egypt’s Sisi rebuffs videos alleging corruption
Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi said on Saturday allegations of corruption within the army and government were “lies and slander”, in his first public response to graft accusations that have gone viral online.
