The civil war in Yemen is on the verge of reigniting after the Southern Transitional Council (STC), a powerful secessionist faction, seized control of two major provinces in the country’s south.
Native Iñupiat leaders in Alaska are applauding Congress for overturning a Biden-era policy that restricted oil and gas development on over one million acres of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) — which represents oil‑ and natural gas‑producing nations including the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait, and Bahrain.
Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthi rebels claimed responsibility Wednesday for a cruise missile attack that left a Dutch-flagged cargo ship ablaze and adrift in the Gulf of Aden. The strike, which seriously damaged the Minervagracht and injured two crew members, marked the most significant escalation in months by the group outside the Red Sea corridor.
The Iran-backed Houthi insurgents in Yemen have announced so-called “sanctions” against 13 major American oil companies, including ExxonMobil, Chevron, ConocoPhillips, and Marathon Petroleum. The announcement was made Tuesday through the group’s “Humanitarian Operations Coordination Center,” a front used by the militants to issue threats under the guise of diplomatic language.
President Donald Trump used his Thursday White House meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to push Turkey to halt purchases of Russian oil, warning that continued energy imports undermine global efforts to end the war in Ukraine.
