(Natural News) The Switzerland-based International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has warned on Thursday that outbreaks of COVID-19 across conflict zones in the Middle East could cause massive upheaval in the already unstable region. Millions of people in the Middle East live across multiple conflict zones; millions more are refugees or internally displaced persons fleeing from war. […]

(Natural News) Something happened today that will never happen again in your lifetime. Crude oil just plunged from over $20 / barrel down to -$37 / barrel in a matter of a couple of hours. This means oil companies must now pay others to haul away their oil. The economic ramifications of this truly cannot […]

(Natural News) As many as 150 members of the royal family of Saudi Arabia have tested positive for COVID-19, including at least one high-ranking prince and dozens of other lower-level officials. Prince Faisal bin Bandar Al Saud, nephew of King Salman and governor of Riyadh, is currently hospitalized due to health complications from his coronavirus […]

(Natural News) The economic slowdown brought about by the global coronavirus pandemic, compounded with the price war between Saudi Arabia and Russia, has sent oil prices into an 18-year low Monday. This was crude-oil future’s biggest percentage drop on record for any month or quarter, according to Dow Jones Market Data analysis, since 1983. Crude oil futures in […]

(Natural News) On Monday, Wall Street made another major “correction,” tanking more than 2,100 points largely on fears stemming from the still-spreading Wuhan coronavirus. And while some analysts saw the market reacting mostly to Saudi Arabia’s attempt to corner the global oil market while punishing Russia and Iran, clearly the virus’ continued spread around the […]

(Natural News) Saudi Arabia is imposing a fine of up to 500,000 Saudi riyals ($133,000) on people who do not accurately disclose information concerning their health and their travel arrangements. These measures, announced Monday, will be conducted on entry points into the country, including airports and land borders. These measures come after several travelers failed […]

(Natural News) Saudi Arabia ordered the Great Mosque of Mecca to be emptied amid fears over the coronavirus in a report on Thursday. The move was made so that authorities can begin sterilizing the area to minimize the risk of an outbreak. Images and videos shared by state media, as well as in social media, showed tan-uniformed […]

(Natural News) Twitter is abuzz with disturbing reports out of Saudi Arabia about how government efforts to protect food crops against the ongoing locust invasion has led to the sickness of at least 10,000 camels. One Twitter user wrote that the pesticides Saudi Arabia is spraying on local agriculture is apparently so powerful that when […]

(Natural News) As of this writing, the Trump administration has blamed Iran for the drone and cruise missile attack against a major Saudi Arabian oil refinery, though not “officially.” What’s more, the administration has yet to decide how it will handle the attack if, in fact, Iran is the guilty party, as many believe it […]

(Natural News) In May 2017, just a few months after being inaugurated and on his way home from Saudi Arabia, his first official overseas visit as leader of the free world, President Trump — already battling an unhinged and unprecedented negative media — tweeted, “Despite the constant negative press covfefe.”  The word ‘covfefe’ caught just […]