Saudi Arabia and Iraq have made a “qualitative leap” in relations, they said Tuesday after a visit by Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi that followed years of strained ties. It was Abadi’s first visit to Saudi Arabia since he became prime minister in 2014. After a quarter century without diplomatic relations, which were cut following Saddam … Read more
Saudi Arabia said on Monday that it captured three Iranian Revolutionary Guards aboard an explosive-laden boat heading to an oil platform in the Gulf. The three “are now being questioned by Saudi authorities,” the information and culture ministry said in a statement, at a time of already-heightened tensions with Iran. “It is clear this was … Read more
It is not an experience he’s keen to repeat but Carmelo Cuzzolino is resigned to the inevitable as stretched resources mean more merchant ships get caught up in the Mediterranean migrant crisis. The veteran Italian seaman has just spent two testing days at the helm with more than 1,000 distressed African migrants crowded onto the … Read more
A crane collapse at a South Korean shipyard run by Samsung has killed six people and injured more than 20 others, says the Yonhap news agency. Rescuers have been searching for people trapped after Monday’s incident at Geoje near Busan. The victims are understood to be subcontractors working for shipbuilder Samsung Heavy Industries. The incident … Read more