Oil prices rose more than $1 a barrel on Thursday after more Houthi attacks in Saudi Arabia stoked concerns over a broader escalation of conflict and further disruptions to supplies from the Middle East.
At least one person was killed and eight others were wounded in an attack on King Fahd International Airport in Dammam, in Saudi Arabia’s Eastern Province, the country’s civil aviation authority said. Several of the injured are in serious condition.
The United States has ordered non-essential US embassy staff and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, the State Department said on Wednesday, as the kingdom comes under sustained deadly attacks by Yemen's Houthis.
Yemen’s armed forces said Tuesday they had “neutralized” around 200 Houthi fighters and destroyed or damaged 90 military vehicles and pieces of equipment in 744 strikes over the past 24 hours, as government forces continued their offensive against the Iran-backed militia across multiple fronts.
Negotiations on a long-running bilateral trade agreement between India and the United States have moved toward their final stage. US President Donald Trump said both countries are keen to reach an understanding. However, he hinted that the proposed deal with India will differ in nature from the trade agreements Washington has struck earlier.
At least 13 people have died and 34 others were injured after a tourist bus collided with a heavy truck in the western part of Egypt’s capital, Cairo.