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Industrial facilities of the PCK oil refinery are pictured in Schwedt/Oder, Germany, May 9, 2022. The company receives crude oil from Russia via the 'Friendship' pipeline. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke

Saudi Arabia cancels oil shipments to European refineries after attacks

Saudi Arabia notified customers that they would not receive their crude oil allocations for October, affecting at least two European refining customers

People carry coffins as they attend the funeral of the victims following an Israeli strike on a school, amid the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, in Minab, Iran, March 3, 2026. Photo: Amirhossein Khorgooei/ISNA/WANA (West Asia News Agency) via REUTERS

What does the UN report say about US war crimes in Iran?

Million-man rally held in Sanaa rejecting Saudi falsehood of targeting Macca. Photo: Saba

Yemen rally backs armed forces, rejects Saudi claims over Mecca

Members of the Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces fire a tank during what they say to be clashes with Yemen's Iran-aligned Houthis in a location given as near Al-Hazm, Yemen, in this screen grab obtained from a handout video released September 9, 2026. Photo: Media Centre Of The Yemeni Armed Forces/Handout via REUTERS

US holds back military support for Saudi Arabia as Houthis advance in Yemen

Tents are lined up in the Al-Firdaws camp for displaced Yemenis in Ras Imran, on the western outskirts of Aden, Yemen. Photo: AP

A week after Houthis seize Red Sea city, rebels eye Yemen’s oil-rich east

US President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One, en route to Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, following a two-day visit to Ireland, 13 September, 2026. REUTERS

As Iran war grinds on, Trump to face skeptical world leaders at UN

Sunset clouds glow over pump jacks at the Airankol oil field operated by Caspiy Neft in the Atyrau region, Kazakhstan. Photo: Reuters

Oil prices fall for third day on hopes of limited Saudi supply disruptions

People fleeing from clashes between Houthi fighters and Saudi-backed Yemeni government forces, dock with their belongings at the shores of Obock on the Northern shore of the Gulf of Tadjoura, opening out into the Gulf of Aden in Djibouti, 14 September, 2026. International Organization for Migration/Handout via REUTERS

Saudis and Houthis exchange strikes, Yemenis flee by boat as Middle East war spreads

An aerial view of the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca/ Reuters

Who was behind the drone near Mecca?

Houthi fighters stand in front of what they said was a downed Saudi jet in Yemen, in a screengrab from video released on 16 September 2026. Photo: Houthi Military Media via Reuters

Yemenis take to boats to flee as Middle East war spreads

F-15SA fighter jets are seen at King Faisal Air College in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, January 25, 2017. Photo: REUTERS/Faisal Al Nasser/File Photo

Houthis claim downing of Saudi F-15

Flames and smoke rise from the Greek-flagged oil tanker Sounion in the Red Sea, in this handout picture released 29 August 2024. Photo: Houthi Military Media/Handout via REUTERS/File Photo

Houthis seize strategic ground along Red Sea, raising risks for global shipping

A student holds up a poster of Houthi leader Abdul-Malik al-Houthi during a parade at Sanaa University campus to show support for the Houthis amid an escalation with Saudi Arabia, in Sanaa, Yemen 22 July, 2026

Houthi Red Sea offensive elevates enigmatic Yemeni commander's standing