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The logo of Aramco is seen as security personnel walk before the start of a news conference at the Plaza Conference Center in Dhahran, Saudi Arabia on Nov. 3, 2019
Houthis strike Saudi oil giant’s facilities in the kingdom’s east
Mar. 8, BEIRUT — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed that they hit an Aramco oil facility in eastern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the first time the group has reached the company's facilities in that area.
In a televised statement, a spokesman for the rebel group, Brig. Gen. Yahya Sarea, said ballistic missiles and drones hit the oil giant’s facilities in Ras Tanura, a major port on Saudi Arabia’s Persian Gulf coast and one of its largest refineries, and military positions in nearby Dammam.
Saudi state media later confirmed the Ras Tanura attack, quoting an unnamed Energy Ministry official saying that one petroleum tank farm was attacked Sunday morning. The official said shrapnel from a ballistic missile fell near Aramco’s residential area in Dhahran, which hosts thousands of employees and their families, but there were no casualties or loss of property. The Saudi-led coalition, which has been fighting the Iranian-backed rebels since 2015, then said both attacks were intercepted and the drones downed. continue to read
Houthis strike Saudi oil giant’s facilities in the kingdom’s east
Mar. 8, BEIRUT — Yemen's Houthi rebels claimed that they hit an Aramco oil facility in eastern Saudi Arabia on Sunday, the first time the group has reached the company's facilities in that area.
In a televised statement, a spokesman for the rebel group, Brig. Gen. Yahya Sarea, said ballistic missiles and drones hit the oil giant’s facilities in Ras Tanura, a major port on Saudi Arabia’s Persian Gulf coast and one of its largest refineries, and military positions in nearby Dammam.
Saudi state media later confirmed the Ras Tanura attack, quoting an unnamed Energy Ministry official saying that one petroleum tank farm was attacked Sunday morning. The official said shrapnel from a ballistic missile fell near Aramco’s residential area in Dhahran, which hosts thousands of employees and their families, but there were no casualties or loss of property. The Saudi-led coalition, which has been fighting the Iranian-backed rebels since 2015, then said both attacks were intercepted and the drones downed. continue to read
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Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq facility, which came under attack in 2019.
Saudi-led coalition faults Biden’s Yemen policy shift for refinery attack
The attacks are the most serious against Saudi oil installations since a key processing facility and two oil fields came under fire in September 2019, cutting oil production for several days and exposing the vulnerability of the Saudi petroleum industry. That was claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, although Riyadh pointed the finger at arch-rival Iran.
Mar. 8 - Saudi Arabia said one of the most protected crude facilities in the world came under missile attack on Sunday, in a clear escalation of hostilities that sent oil prices surging.
...A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen’s civil war since 2015.
On Sunday, it carried out retaliatory air strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. It said it intercepted missiles and drones launched at the kingdom from neighboring Yemen, just as the Houthi rebels claimed a series of attacks -- including one on Ras Tanura.
The group launched eight ballistic missiles and 14 bomb-laden drones at Saudi Arabia, a spokesman for the Houthis, Yahya Saree, said in a statement to Houthi-run Al Masirah television.
The Houthis have stepped up assaults on Saudi Arabia and last week claimed they hit a Saudi Aramco fuel depot in Jeddah with a cruise missile. It wasn’t clear how much damage had been caused. While such assaults rarely result in extensive damage, their frequency has created unease in the Gulf.
The Houthis have been fighting Yemen’s United Nations-recognized government since 2014. The Saudi-led coalition intervened the following year to back the government. The UN has called the conflict -- in which tens of thousands have died -- the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The Saudi-led coalition said a recent U.S. decision to revoke the designation of the rebels as terrorists had fueled the rise in attacks. The Biden administration has moved to ditch the designation, which was adopted toward the end of President Donald Trump’s time in office and was seen as a way of increasing pressure on Iran. quoted from
Saudi-led coalition faults Biden’s Yemen policy shift for refinery attack
The attacks are the most serious against Saudi oil installations since a key processing facility and two oil fields came under fire in September 2019, cutting oil production for several days and exposing the vulnerability of the Saudi petroleum industry. That was claimed by Yemen’s Houthi rebels, although Riyadh pointed the finger at arch-rival Iran.
Mar. 8 - Saudi Arabia said one of the most protected crude facilities in the world came under missile attack on Sunday, in a clear escalation of hostilities that sent oil prices surging.
...A Saudi-led coalition has been fighting the Iran-backed Houthis in Yemen’s civil war since 2015.
On Sunday, it carried out retaliatory air strikes on Yemen’s capital, Sana’a. It said it intercepted missiles and drones launched at the kingdom from neighboring Yemen, just as the Houthi rebels claimed a series of attacks -- including one on Ras Tanura.
The group launched eight ballistic missiles and 14 bomb-laden drones at Saudi Arabia, a spokesman for the Houthis, Yahya Saree, said in a statement to Houthi-run Al Masirah television.
The Houthis have stepped up assaults on Saudi Arabia and last week claimed they hit a Saudi Aramco fuel depot in Jeddah with a cruise missile. It wasn’t clear how much damage had been caused. While such assaults rarely result in extensive damage, their frequency has created unease in the Gulf.
The Houthis have been fighting Yemen’s United Nations-recognized government since 2014. The Saudi-led coalition intervened the following year to back the government. The UN has called the conflict -- in which tens of thousands have died -- the world’s worst humanitarian crisis.
The Saudi-led coalition said a recent U.S. decision to revoke the designation of the rebels as terrorists had fueled the rise in attacks. The Biden administration has moved to ditch the designation, which was adopted toward the end of President Donald Trump’s time in office and was seen as a way of increasing pressure on Iran. quoted from
Biden May Host Suga at White House in April: Report
Washington, March 7 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House in April at the earliest, Axios, a U.S. news website, reported on Sunday.
If the visit is realized, Suga will be the first foreign leader to hold talks with Biden in person after the president took office in January.
According to the report, the White House declined to confirm the upcoming meeting, which has not been finalized and could slide to later in the spring depending on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. source from
Washington, March 7 (Jiji Press)--U.S. President Joe Biden is planning to host Japanese Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga at the White House in April at the earliest, Axios, a U.S. news website, reported on Sunday.
If the visit is realized, Suga will be the first foreign leader to hold talks with Biden in person after the president took office in January.
According to the report, the White House declined to confirm the upcoming meeting, which has not been finalized and could slide to later in the spring depending on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic. source from
Chinese naval vessels are carrying out a new military exercise in the South China Sea.
China tells Biden to reverse 'dangerous practice' on Taiwan
Mar. 8 - ...The State Department later reiterated that the Biden administration's support for Taiwan was rock-solid and that the US stood with its regional friends and allies, including "deepening our unofficial ties with democratic Taiwan."
"We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan's democratically elected representatives," said the statement issued late Sunday in Washington.
Wang's comments in a wide-ranging, two-hour news conference reflected Beijing's increasing assertiveness abroad and rejection of criticism over Hong Kong, the northwestern region of Xinjiang and other sensitive topics.... quoted from
China tells Biden to reverse 'dangerous practice' on Taiwan
Mar. 8 - ...The State Department later reiterated that the Biden administration's support for Taiwan was rock-solid and that the US stood with its regional friends and allies, including "deepening our unofficial ties with democratic Taiwan."
"We urge Beijing to cease its military, diplomatic, and economic pressure against Taiwan and instead engage in meaningful dialogue with Taiwan's democratically elected representatives," said the statement issued late Sunday in Washington.
Wang's comments in a wide-ranging, two-hour news conference reflected Beijing's increasing assertiveness abroad and rejection of criticism over Hong Kong, the northwestern region of Xinjiang and other sensitive topics.... quoted from
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