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  • US completes drawdown to fewer than 3,000 troops in Iraq

    The U.S. military has completed its drawdown from about 5,200 to fewer than 3,000 troops in Iraq, said Army Col. Wayne Marotto, a spokesman for the U.S.-led coalition fighting ISIS in Iraq and Syria. Marine Gen. Kenneth McKenzie Jr., head of U.S. Central Command, first announced on Sept. 9 that the reduction of U.S. forces in Iraq was expected to be completed by the end of the month.

  • Sole survivor? Saudi Aramco doubles down on oil to outlast rivals

    The slump in demand for crude during the coronavirus pandemic has forced oil companies to contemplate the possibility that the fossil fuel market has peaked and the time for a global energy transition has come.

  • Pentagon Downplays National Security Concerns From Trump’s Diagnosis

    “There’s been no change to DoD alert levels,” top Pentagon spokesman Jonathan Hoffman said in a statement issued Friday morning. “The U.S. military stands ready to defend our country and interests. There’s no change to the readiness or capability of our armed forces. Our national command and control structure is in no way affected by this announcement.”

  • Saudi authorities crack down on 30,000 rental contract violations

    Inspection teams from the Saudi Ministry of Housing carried out more than 21,000 field trips from the beginning of 2020 until the end of September. “Only attested e-contracts will be linked to business licenses after October 4,” the ministry said. The move ensures holders of commercial rental contracts will be able to more easily renew municipal licenses.

  • FIFA eWorld Cup 2020: Saudi Najd breaking down barriers

    The popularity of competitive FIFA has continued to grow in recent years in Saudi Arabia, which now has its first winner of a major female FIFA20 title. This July, Najd Fahd became the inaugural winner of FISU eSports Challenge’s female tournament after she beat Brazilian Alexssandra Batista 8-0 in the final. Having won her first FIFA20 title, Fahd now aspires to follow in the footsteps of Alshehri and Aldossary.

  • Perspective – Oil Heavyweights Saudi Arabia, Russia Look Ready for a Showdown

    Renewed restrictions on travel and social gatherings across Europe, along with the tapering of state support packages for companies, are having a chilling effect on demand for crude, just as the OPEC+ group of oil producers, who cut production by a record 9.7 million barrels a day in May, begin to contemplate the next easing of limits on their output. We should all remember what happened last time they couldn’t agree on what to do.

  • Acting Lebanese prime minister Mustapha Adib steps down, deepening political crisis

    Lebanon's prime minister designate stepped down Saturday, a setback for efforts to form a new government in the crisis-torn country and possibly imperiling a conditional promise of financial assistance from France.

  • Jewish High Holidays clash with COVID-19 lockdown in Israel

    Naftali Herstik still remembers the first time he “stood beside the pillar,” meaning that he led Rosh Hashanah services from the central synagogue lectern at which a cantor chants the liturgy. It was 69 years ago, and he was 4½ years old. The heir of a long dynasty of cantors and rabbis, Herstik was already a famed child prodigy and had accompanied his father at previous celebrations.

  • With Coronavirus on the Rampage, Israel Tightens Holiday Lockdown

    The Israeli government said on Thursday that it was tightening its second national lockdown after coronavirus infection rates soared this week to about 7,000 new cases a day, among the highest in the world. The new measures, which go into effect on Friday, will remain in place at least until the end of the Jewish High Holy Days in mid-October. Most businesses and workplaces will have to close, and all gatherings, including protests and communal prayers, will be restricted to groups of up to 20 people outdoors within about 1,100 yards of home.

  • Kuwait Gets First Moody’s Downgrade Over ‘Liquidity Risks’

    Kuwait was downgraded for the first time by Moody’s Investors Service, a decision the ratings agency said reflects the increase in the government’s “liquidity risks.” The sovereign credit rating was cut two levels to A1, the fifth-highest investment-grade level and on par with China and Saudi Arabia, according to a statement on Tuesday. Moody’s now ranks Kuwait two steps lower than Fitch Ratings and one below S&P Global Ratings, which lowered its own assessment of the country in March for the first time ever.