Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Bedouin insurgents linked to Al Qaida have been targeting the tourist industry in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula. Bedouin gunmen have been attacking resorts in the southern Sinai as part of the community’s growing revolt against the central government in Cairo. On Jan. 22, Bedouins stormed the Aqua Sun resort some 30 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ABU DHABI — China, which has also signed a nuclear cooperation accord with Riyad, will play a key role in Saudi Aramco’s oil refinery plans. Aramco and China’s Sinopec Group have signed a $10 billion refinery agreement to develop the 400,000 barrel per day refinery in Yanbu on the Red Sea coast. […]
Special to WorldTribune.com By Fariborz Saremi, FreePressers.com With Iran torn by political turmoil, the Persian Gulf and its energy riches are once again in the eye of the storm and the focus is on the Strait of Hormuz, the only gateway to the Persian Gulf and arguably the world’s most strategic choke point. Iran’s leaders […]