"We have seen countries trying to delay negotiation." Showdown erupts at UN conference as Saudi Arabia and Russia call for measures to be watered down: 'This is unacceptable' first appeared on The Cool Down.

Russia will facilitate Vietnam’s participation in the BRICS bloc of developing economies as a “partner country.”

The rich oil state has built a team of silver-tongued U.N. negotiators with a simple mandate: keep plastic production growing.

Saudi Arabia is a military power in its own right, boasting a large standing army, and advanced weaponry which could give any powerful nation in the world a run for its money.

Mohammed bin Salman received phone call from Volodymyr Zelenskyy, says official Saudi Press Agency - Anadolu Ajansı

Saudi Arabia raised the price of its crude oil for Asia in February more than expected, capitalizing on tightening global oil supplies due to OPEC+ cuts and reduced volumes from Iran and Russia.

With an Israel-Hamas cease-fire set to begin, the shock waves from their war have reshaped the region in unexpected ways.

The Trump administration has much to consider about Israel, Gaza, Saudi Arabia and Iran as it implements the ceasefire deal.

Russian seaborne oil product exports fell by almost 10% in 2024 after Ukrainian drone attacks damaged major refineries and as higher funding costs and a government gasoline export ban added to pressure from Western sanctions,

Iran is weaker and more vulnerable than it has been in decades, likely since its decadelong war with Iraq or even since the 1979 revolution. This weakness has reopened the debate about how the United States and its partners should approach the challenges posed by Iran.

Sarah Yager is Washington Director at Human Rights Watch. She worked on human rights under three U.S. presidents and from 2016 to 2018 served as the first Senior Adviser on Human Rights to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff at the U.