The Middle Eastern influence on the world oil market

The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC), is an intergovernmental organization founded by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran, and Venezuela. OPEC is considered to possess majority control of the world’s crude oil production and the most considerable influence on oil pricing. OPEC also sets production targets for each member country in an attempt to […]

The Video of the Week: The Yemeni Rambo

This video from the Yemeni Civil War allegedly depicts a Houthi rebel, carrying a wounded buddy, running through open ground for an astounding 2 minutes straight. Throughout the ordeal, government troops take potshots at the man but to no avail. This footage is testament that courage under fire knows no affiliations. https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=135&v=dJSqz_Pnu3Y&feature=emb_title

FBI accidentally reveals name of Saudi suspected of supporting 9/11 terrorists

Yahoo News recently reported a mistake they found in an FBI court filing. In the filing, the FBI neglected to redact mention of the name of Mussaed Ahmed al-Jarrah, a Saudi diplomat whom FBI agents had suspected of directing material support to two of the Saudi 9/11 hijackers that crashed a plane into the Pentagon, […]