July 31 : Oil prices fell on Friday but kept on track for a monthly rise of about a fifth, as more supplies flowed through crucial maritime chokepoints, despite a lack of major breakthroughs in talks between the United States and Iran. Brent futures fell $1.03, or 1.2 per cent, to $88 a barrel by 0»»»

RIYADH, July 31 — Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had set up a maritime defence alliance to secure navigation around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. The move comes after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said last week they were imposing a maritime embargo on Saudi Arabia, the world’s top oil export»»»

RIYADH – Saudi Arabia said on July 30 it had set up to secure navigation around the strategic Bab al-Mandab Strait. The move comes after Yemen’s Iran-backed Houthis said last week they were imposing , the world’s top oil exporter, and claimed attacks targeting Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea and o»»»

The countries in the maritime defence alliance include Bahrain, Bangladesh, Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, Kuwait, Nigeria, Pakistan, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Turkey and Yemen. (EPA Images pic) RIYADH: Saudi Arabia said on Thursday it had set up a maritime defence alliance to secure navigation around the s»»»

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia], July 31 (ANI): Saudi Arabia and 13 other nations have agreed to set up a defensive naval alliance to protect commercial vessels navigating critical chokepoints, including the Bab el-Mandeb Strait, the Red Sea, and the Gulf of Aden, the Saudi Ministry of Defence announced on T»»»