Saudi Arabia’s main equities index was down 2.0% on Tuesday after the government announced drones had attacked oil pumping stations in the Riyadh region. The index was trading at 8,204.63 points at 1103 GMT. The market had opened higher after two days of heavy losses. In a related development, the ...
Two pumping stations on a major Saudi oil pipeline were attacked by booby-trapped drones on Tuesday, halting the flow of crude along it, Saudi Energy Minister Khalid al-Falih said. He said the attacks on the pipeline from the oil-rich Eastern Province to the Red Sea took place early Tuesday. The ...