OPEC+ Extends Oil Production Cuts into Q1 2025
Eight OPEC+ nations, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, extended voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 million bpd until Q1 2025 and an additional 1.65 million bpd until the end of 2026 to stabilize the oil market, postponing a planned production increase due to low winter demand; Russia, Iraq, and Kazak...
OPEC+ Extends Oil Production Cuts into Q1 2025
Eight OPEC+ nations, including Russia and Saudi Arabia, extended voluntary oil output cuts of 2.2 million bpd until Q1 2025 and an additional 1.65 million bpd until the end of 2026 to stabilize the oil market, postponing a planned production increase due to low winter demand; Russia, Iraq, and Kazak...
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36% Bias Score
Syria Seeks Improved Ties with Saudi Arabia After Leadership Change
A high-level Syrian delegation, including the foreign and defense ministers, visited Saudi Arabia on January 1st, 2024, aiming to improve relations after a change in Syrian leadership on December 8th, 2023. This follows other regional visits to Syria, signaling a potential shift in regional dynamics...
Syria Seeks Improved Ties with Saudi Arabia After Leadership Change
A high-level Syrian delegation, including the foreign and defense ministers, visited Saudi Arabia on January 1st, 2024, aiming to improve relations after a change in Syrian leadership on December 8th, 2023. This follows other regional visits to Syria, signaling a potential shift in regional dynamics...
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44% Bias Score
Iran Protests Saudi Execution of Six Iranian Citizens
Iran strongly protested the execution of six Iranian citizens in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling, citing lack of prior notification and violation of international law, prompting a legal and consular delegation to Riyadh.
Iran Protests Saudi Execution of Six Iranian Citizens
Iran strongly protested the execution of six Iranian citizens in Saudi Arabia for drug smuggling, citing lack of prior notification and violation of international law, prompting a legal and consular delegation to Riyadh.
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32% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia's Obstructionism Weakens Global Climate Action
Saudi Arabia's obstructionism at multiple UN climate and environmental talks in 2024 led to weak agreements, highlighting its significant influence and the consequences for global climate action; experts cite its economic reliance on fossil fuels and potential links to the incoming US administration...
Saudi Arabia's Obstructionism Weakens Global Climate Action
Saudi Arabia's obstructionism at multiple UN climate and environmental talks in 2024 led to weak agreements, highlighting its significant influence and the consequences for global climate action; experts cite its economic reliance on fossil fuels and potential links to the incoming US administration...
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48% Bias Score
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Security Failures Questioned After Prior Warnings
On December 20th, Taleb A., a Saudi Arabian psychiatrist living in Germany, drove his SUV into Magdeburg's Christmas market, killing five and injuring over 200; German authorities had prior contacts with him, including a formal warning in October, raising questions about security failures.
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: Security Failures Questioned After Prior Warnings
On December 20th, Taleb A., a Saudi Arabian psychiatrist living in Germany, drove his SUV into Magdeburg's Christmas market, killing five and injuring over 200; German authorities had prior contacts with him, including a formal warning in October, raising questions about security failures.
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36% Bias Score
Egypt Leads in 2024 Archaeological Discoveries Across Middle East and North Africa
In 2024, Egypt's archaeological discoveries dominated the Middle East and North Africa, revealing a Middle Kingdom tomb, an ancient observatory, Ptolemaic-era tombs with unique artifacts, a Bronze Age military base, and a royal rest stop; while Saudi Arabia unearthed a Bronze Age village and evidenc...
Egypt Leads in 2024 Archaeological Discoveries Across Middle East and North Africa
In 2024, Egypt's archaeological discoveries dominated the Middle East and North Africa, revealing a Middle Kingdom tomb, an ancient observatory, Ptolemaic-era tombs with unique artifacts, a Bronze Age military base, and a royal rest stop; while Saudi Arabia unearthed a Bronze Age village and evidenc...
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32% Bias Score
Syria Seeks Saudi Support After Assad's Ouster
Syria's new interim government, composed of former HTS commanders, initiated diplomatic talks with Saudi Arabia, seeking financial aid for post-war reconstruction and bolstering relations amidst regional power shifts.
Syria Seeks Saudi Support After Assad's Ouster
Syria's new interim government, composed of former HTS commanders, initiated diplomatic talks with Saudi Arabia, seeking financial aid for post-war reconstruction and bolstering relations amidst regional power shifts.
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48% Bias Score
Biden Commutes Death Sentences Amid Global Rise in Executions
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, contrasting sharply with former President Trump's pro-death penalty stance; globally, execution rates remain high in countries like China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, while public support for capital punishment persists in some West...
Biden Commutes Death Sentences Amid Global Rise in Executions
President Biden commuted the sentences of 37 federal death row inmates, contrasting sharply with former President Trump's pro-death penalty stance; globally, execution rates remain high in countries like China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, while public support for capital punishment persists in some West...
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52% Bias Score
2025 Dakar Rally Emphasizes Navigation and Endurance
The 2025 Dakar Rally, starting January 2nd, features 7,759 km (cars) and 7,706 km (motorcycles), prioritizing navigation over speed, with a challenging marathon stage in Bisha and a decisive final leg in the Empty Quarter.
2025 Dakar Rally Emphasizes Navigation and Endurance
The 2025 Dakar Rally, starting January 2nd, features 7,759 km (cars) and 7,706 km (motorcycles), prioritizing navigation over speed, with a challenging marathon stage in Bisha and a decisive final leg in the Empty Quarter.
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44% Bias Score
Saudi Arabia Blocks Global Environmental Progress
Saudi Arabia's obstructionist tactics at multiple UN summits on climate change, biodiversity, plastic pollution, and desertification resulted in weak or failed agreements, highlighting the country's significant influence in delaying global environmental action despite its own vulnerability to climat...
Saudi Arabia Blocks Global Environmental Progress
Saudi Arabia's obstructionist tactics at multiple UN summits on climate change, biodiversity, plastic pollution, and desertification resulted in weak or failed agreements, highlighting the country's significant influence in delaying global environmental action despite its own vulnerability to climat...
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48% Bias Score
Record High Executions in Saudi Arabia Undermine Vision 2030 Goals
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's executions surged to a record high exceeding 270, mostly for drug crimes, despite official statements aiming for reduction and international criticism over questionable trials and human rights violations.
Record High Executions in Saudi Arabia Undermine Vision 2030 Goals
In 2024, Saudi Arabia's executions surged to a record high exceeding 270, mostly for drug crimes, despite official statements aiming for reduction and international criticism over questionable trials and human rights violations.
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64% Bias Score
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: \u20ac600,000 Raised for Victims
A Saudi Arabian man, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 21, killing five and injuring over 200. Over \u20ac600,000 has been raised for victims and survivors.
Magdeburg Christmas Market Attack: \u20ac600,000 Raised for Victims
A Saudi Arabian man, Taleb al-Abdulmohsen, drove into a Christmas market in Magdeburg, Germany, on December 21, killing five and injuring over 200. Over \u20ac600,000 has been raised for victims and survivors.
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24% Bias Score