It seems like the whole world is going crazy: the most recent trend in the United States is buying guns and ammo in mass quantities. This unprecedented surge in gun buying seems to be related to the COVID-19 pandemic, but it’s not the first time something like this has happened. …
Read More »US oil sector preparing for battle
The world is about to run out of oil storage and U.S. shale producers are selling crude for almost nothing but they are still refusing to shut production, hoping to survive the storm, one of the world’s biggest oil traders said. The continuing production shows the challenges that Russia and …
Read More »Thousands attend funeral prayer service for Pakistani girl killed in Texas shooting
Sabika Sheikh was a world away from close family when a gunman shot and killed her and nine other people at Santa Fe High School last week. On Sunday, thousands turned out at a Houston-area mosque to briefly take part in a traditional Muslim funeral prayer for Sabika, 17, an …
Read More »Many killed in Texas school shooting, explosives found
Authorities say possible explosive devices have been found at and adjacent to the Texas high school where a shooting left as many as 10 people dead. The Santa Fe Independent School District said in a statement Friday that authorities are in the process of rendering the devices safe. There’s no …
Read More »Aramco is said to plan chemical complex project study in US
Saudi Arabia’s state oil company will sign an agreement this weekend with a British oilfield services firm to explore building chemical facilities in Texas, according to people familiar with the matter. The agreement with TechnipFMC Plc involves a study for a potential chemical unit on the US. Gulf Coast that …
Read More »Austin bomber had a list of targets and made a ‘confession’ video, but motive remains a mystery
Hours after a serial bomber blew himself up as authorities closed in, investigators discovered that the homegrown Texan who had killed two people and terrorized Austin for 19 days had left behind a list of future targets and a 25-minute “confession” on his phone, officials said Wednesday. After hundreds of …
Read More »Texas Bombing Suspect Blows Himself up as Police Close In: Officials
An unemployed 24-year-old man suspected of a three-week bombing campaign in Texas that killed two people and injured five others blew himself up on the side of a highway as police closed in on him early Wednesday, authorities said. Police had tracked the suspect to a hotel about 20 miles …
Read More »Austin explosion may have been triggered by tripwire, police say
An explosion that injured two men Sunday night could’ve been triggered by a tripwire, said Austin Police Chief Brian Manley, after a fourth blast in the Texas city in little over two weeks. Authorities are working under the belief that the latest incident is connected to the previous three explosions …
Read More »Three ‘powerful’ package explosions in Austin that killed 2 are connected, police say
Police said Monday that they believe three packages that exploded at homes and killed two people here are connected, raising fears that a bomber is on the loose in a city hosting tens of thousands of people for a world-renowned music and technology festival. Authorities said it was too early …
Read More »Energy executives say US tariff gambit could hit shale, LNG project costs
Energy executives say the Trump administration’s proposed steel and aluminum tariffs could bump up the cost of big-ticket projects needed for rapidly rising US shale oil and gas output by three to 10 per cent. Higher construction costs could slow growth in production and exports of crude and natural gas …
Read More »‘Global oil sector needs $20tr investments over 25 years’
The global oil and gas industry needs to invest more than $20 trillion (Dh73.4 trillion) over the next 25 years to meet expected growth in demand and compensate for the natural decline in developed fields, Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Ameen Nasser said on Tuesday. Speaking at the CERAWeek conference …
Read More »UAE firm takes a hand in US robotic surgery venture
“Calling Dr Robot, calling Dr Robot, your next surgery’s waiting…” Such a vision needn’t be confined to the pages of sci-fi books of their movie spin-offs. A UAE-based investment group is pumping in millions of dirhams to make this compelling image a reality in local/regional hospitals. Crescent Enterprises, the …
Read More »Texas Church Shooting: More Than Two Dozen Parishioners Killed
An armor-clad gunman opened fire inside a rural Texas church on Sunday, killing more than two dozen people in the largest mass shooting in the state’s history, officials said. Twenty-six people were killed during the shooting at First Baptist Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said at a …
Read More »Texas city requires no Israel boycott in exchange for hurricane relief
A civil rights group on Friday called unconstitutional a Houston suburb’s hurricane repair grant program that says residents cannot boycott Israel as a condition of receiving any money. The American Civil Liberties Union said it’s considering legal action against the city of Dickinson over its Hurricane Harvey repair grant program, …
Read More »U.S. warns about possible al Qaeda attacks in Virginia, Texas, NY: CBS
The Levant News — U.S. intelligence officials have warned local authorities in New York, Texas and Virginia about possible attacks by al Qaeda on Monday, a day before the U.S. presidential election, CBS News reported on Friday, citing unnamed sources. No specific locations were mentioned, but U.S. intelligence officials alerted …
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