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  • Saudi crude floating off Egypt’s Ain Sukhna falls to 10.5 mln bbls – Vortexa

    There are currently 10.5 million barrels of Saudi crude in floating storage off the Egyptian Red Sea port of Ain Sukhna, down by almost half from mid-June, according to data from oil analytics firm Vortexa. On June 14, Vortexa had observed 19.5 million barrels of Saudi crude on board 10 very large crude carriers (VLCCs) outside Ain Sukhna, most of which was loaded in the second half of May. The last time Saudi crude was stored on ships in such large volumes was in the second quarter of 2020, when the COVID-19 pandemic sparked a collapse in global oil demand, Vortexa said. All but one of the 10 VLCCs observed on June 14 have been unloaded, Vortexa analyst Jay Maroo said. Currently, five VLCCs laden with Saudi crude are in floating storage off Ain Sukhna, Maroo said.

  • Exclusive: Top UK diplomat hopes Saudi-Iran deal leads to change in Tehran’s behavior

    Britain welcomes the recent rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran and hopes that it will change Tehran’s behavior in the region, British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly said in an interview with Al Arabiya on Thursday. “We welcome dialogue and hope that the conversations and the meetings that the Saudis had with Iran bring about a change of behavior, but ultimately the choice is for the leadership in Tehran,” Cleverly told Al Arabiya.

  • Saudi Crude Oil Tanker Backlog at Ain Sukhna Begins to Clear

    The number of the nation’s own tankers anchored near Ain Sukhna, a port at the southern end of a pipeline linking the Red Sea to the Mediterranean has dropped to five, down from a peak of eight in mid-June, according to vessel tracking data monitored by Bloomberg.

  • Opinion: Iran Envoy Scandal Exposes Biden’s Failed Approach on Nukes

    Clearance reviews are not unheard of, but it is highly unusual for an official of Malley’s seniority and closeness to the White House to face such scrutiny. And it could hardly come at a more inopportune moment for the Biden administration, which was on the verge a breakthrough in negotiations with Iran for the release of at least three Americans being held hostage by the Islamic Republic.

  • G-7 Tells Global South Nations That a Just Peace Requires Russia Leaving Ukraine

    The officials met in Copenhagen last weekend with counterparts from India, Turkey, Brazil, South Africa and Saudi Arabia to discuss Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s peace formula and the Ukrainian president’s effort to hold a global summit on the proposals. The gathering took place against the backdrop of an attempted mutiny in Russia but focused on the war in Ukraine and its future, rather than those events, the people said.

  • Ukraine ‘peace summit’ talks make progress but long way to go – officials

    Ukraine's work with allies to build broad international support for a peace blueprint has made progress but any summit to endorse a document is at least months away, officials said. Senior officials from Ukraine, G7 countries, the European Union and nations such as Brazil, India, Saudi Arabia, South Africa and Turkey met on Saturday in Denmark for talks on the concept, even as an abortive mutiny unfolded in Russia.

  • Saudi Arabia announces new instant e-visa options for UK, US, Schengen travelers

    Saudi Arabia announced on Monday new instant e-visa options for travelers with UK, US, Schengen visas, as well as permanent residents of those countries, as part of measures to ease travel restrictions, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Travelers can apply for an instant e-visa through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website.

  • Saudi Arabia announces new instant e-visa options for UK, US, Schengen travelers

    Saudi Arabia announced on Monday new instant e-visa options for travelers with UK, US, Schengen visas, as well as permanent residents of those countries, as part of measures to ease travel restrictions, the Saudi Press Agency (SPA) reported. Travelers can apply for an instant e-visa through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ website.

  • UK government removes visit visa requirements for GCC and Jordan citizens

    Instead, these individuals will have the option to obtain an Electronic Travel Authorisation that will be valid for two years, and the cost for this will be only £10 ($12). This change will align the entry requirements for Gulf travellers and Jordanians with those of US and Australian citizens.

  • Saudi Pro League football targets: Luke Modric, Hugo Lloris approached to join Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo

    “Beside receiving quite lucrative offers they will play in a very competitive league,” the source said, adding that the Saudis aimed to “seal most of the deals” before the new season starts on August 11. Such a wishlist would have seemed unthinkable before the Saudis pulled off the signing of Ronaldo, 37, in January on a two-and-a-half-year deal said to be worth more than 400 million euros.