Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia has reported a suspected Shi’ite attack on Westerners. Officials said two German diplomats survived a shooting attack in the Shi’ite town of Awamiya on Jan. 13. Awamiya, located in the oil-rich Eastern Province, has been a battleground between Saudi security forces and Shi’ite insurgents, believed supported by […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Saudi Arabia’s massive crude oil infrastructure makes an inviting target for an Iranian attack, a report said. The Institute for Gulf Affairs asserted that the Saudi energy infrastructure could come under attack from a range of Iranian assets. In a report, the Washington-based institute cited the prospect of an Iranian […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi In 632 the Prophet Mohammad died, leaving behind a struggle between Shi’ites and Sunnis over the true line of succession. Today this rivalry is still alive and well in the Middle East, in particular, between the Sunni/Wahabi Muslim Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the Shi’ite Islamic republic of Iran. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — Saudi Arabia’s main oil pipeline was struck by an explosion that could have been conducted by Iranian agents, Western intelligence sources said. The sources confirmed the report of an explosion at Saudi Arabia’s Abqaiq-Ras Tanura oil export pipeline on March 1. They said the oil pipeline was damaged in […]