68 House of Representatives (HoR) members announced to Libyan media their refusal to hold or participate in an HoR session today unless the procedures...

Misrata Airport announced that it is to resume flights tonight at 10pm local time.This comes after an empty private passenger jet crashed this morning...

Anger rises in Syrian cities as fuel price hikes burden struggling households amid an ongoing cost-of-living crisis.

Gaza families face difficult choices: send children to schools in tents with few resources to pay for private school.

Nigerian billionaire Aliko Dangote says he wants ordinary people to share in the success of his oil refinery.

A nationwide appeal was launched after Elizabeth Moselakgomo went missing last week. Four other women's bodies have been found nearby.

The April rescue operation to recover the downed aircrew saw the first US boots on the ground in Iran in 46 years, American officials say.

Iraq removes a military commander and opens investigations into the attack that came from an area bordering Iran.

Universities slam Belgian refusal to evacuate Gaza students Belgium's top universities condemned on Monday the government's refusal to help 13 students from war-torn Gaza, who received scholarships at Belgian universities, reach the country. Brussels set aside plans to evacuate the Palestinian students last week in a case that has split the coalition government. The rectors of the European country's top 10 universities expressed their "dismay" at the move in a letter, accusing the administration of using the students as "bargaining chips" in a "disgraceful political horse-trading". Centrist Foreign Minister Maxime Prevot has advocated evacuating the students but has faced opposition from the Flemish conservative party of Prime Minister Bart De Wever, according to a government source. Prevot said one member of the five-party coalition demanded concessions on migration, including the creation of deportation centres, in return for greenlighting the evacuations.  "Discussions in recent weeks also show that the obstacles cited do not stem from insurmountable constraints but rather from a lack of political will," the university chiefs said.

Attack on Saudi Arabian pipeline may cut four percent of world's oil supply Submitted by MEE staff on Mon, 09/14/2026 - 16:49 Kingdom may need five to six weeks to repair damage from a drone attack on the pipeline that has been a critical Strait of Hormuz bypass A satellite image released by Vantor shows a view of a pumping station along the general route of Saudi Arabia's East-West Pipeline in al-Mesabaah, southeast of Medina, following a drone attack, on 13 September 2026 (Satellite image ©2026 Vantor/AFP) Off Saudi Arabia may need five to six weeks to repair damage from a drone attack on its East-West Pipeline, taking nearly four percent of global oil supplies off the market, according to a report by Reuters. Brent, the international benchmark, was trading up three percent on Monday at nearly $108 per barrel.  Oil already soared last week as a result of a lightning Houthi offensive that put the group in control of Yemen’s side of the Bab el-Mandeb, a key Red Sea chokepoint for Saudi Arabian oil shipments.  The rising price of Brent does not necessarily reflect the even higher prices that customers are paying for oil, and especially refined products like diesel. Gregory Brew, an energy expert at Eurasia Group, wrote on X that physical crude sold from Oman is fetching $121 per barrel, and Murban crude, which is the price for oil shipped from the UAE port of Fujairah, is $131 per barrel. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The price spike comes as the global economy grapples with high inflation and soaring borrowing costs. US President Donald Trump said on Monday that higher diesel prices were not the result of the US-Israeli war on Iran, but Russian and Ukrainian attacks on their respective energy infrastructure. Trump said the two had agreed to pause those attacks.  East-West Pipeline: A Hormuz bypass damaged Satellite images released by Vantor on Sunday showed massive damage at a pumping station along the route of Saudi Arabia’s East-West pipeline, in al-Mesabaah, southeast of Medina. Saudi Arabia said last week that the drone attack originated from Iraq, which is home to Shia-dominated militias aligned with Iran. Both Yemen’s Houthis and Iraq’s Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) are part of Iran’s "Axis of Resistance", although the Houthis operate with more independence from Tehran. Still, the closure of Saudi Arabia’s pipeline is a win for both Iran and the Houthis, as it underscores the kingdom’s vulnerabilities.  No military solution to conflict in Yemen, Eritrean foreign minister says Read More » The Houthis are looking to capitalise on their offensive to expand territory under their control, while Iran wants to cement its hold over the Strait of Hormuz.  The East-West Pipeline has allowed Saudi Arabia to continue exporting around two-thirds of its pre-war oil volume despite Iran imposing a de facto blockade against Gulf producers in the Strait of Hormuz. Saudi Arabia has exported around four million barrels per day (bpd) of oil via the pipeline, or four percent of global supply. Saudi Arabia built the East-West Pipeline in the 1980s as a bypass around the Strait of Hormuz during the Iran-Iraq war. It runs from the kingdom’s oil fields on the Gulf coast to the Red Sea port of Yanbu. The pipeline’s closure will not only heap pressure on Saudi Arabia, but also remind other Gulf states of their vulnerabilities as they look for options to bypass the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE has used a small pipeline terminating at the Port of Fujairah on the Gulf of Oman to bypass Hormuz. But the pipeline sits just a short distance from Iran, much closer than Saudi Arabia’s East-West Pipeline is to either Yemen or Iraq. Inside Saudi Arabia News Post Date Override 0 Update Date Mon, 05/04/2020 - 21:19 Update Date Override 0

Twelve European countries on Monday called for the European Union to step up its presence in the Arctic, as melting ice opens new maritime routes while growing tensions with Russia and the United States increasingly put the region in the geopolitical spotlight.

A new Ipsos survey reveals a country gripped by pessimism, with soaring prices the top worry for French voters ahead of the April 2027 presidential election. Candidates from far-right leader Marine Le Pen, to the far-left's Jean-Luc Mélenchon are racing to make the cost of living the defining issue of their campaigns. 

Leaders from Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland signed a pact signaling potential constitutional changes, pushing towards alignment with the EU and challenging UK unity.

The International Atomic Energy Agency is overseeing 73 tons of natural uranium in Syria, following disclosures about clandestine nuclear sites left over from the regime of Bashar Assad. Syrian Foreign Minister Asaad Hassan Al-Shaibani announced that the government began reporting nuclear materials to the IAEA in July and praised a recent decision to end a long-standing investigation into past nuclear projects. The IAEA is now working with Syria under a memorandum of understanding to promote peaceful nuclear uses.

A giant wave now covers part of the Vatican Apostolic Library’s historic façade as the Vatican opens a new exhibition exploring the power of water.

Dangote has defended the figure and plans to expand capacity to 1.4 million barrels per day, potentially making it the world's largest refinery.