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Fractures rock Gulf alliance as UAE quits OPEC during Iran war - analysis

Abu Dhabi’s exit, a summit snub, and public criticism expose a widening Saudi-Emirati split reshaping energy and security coordination.

UAE Minister of Energy and Infrastructure, Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei speaks, on the day of the Make it in the Emirates (MIITE) conference, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 4, 2026.
 A 3D-printed oil pump jack is seen in front of displayed OPEC logo in this illustration picture, April 14, 2020.

UAE exit weakens OPEC+ power over oil market but group to stay together, sources say - analysis

Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohamed Al Maktoum, Crown Prince of Dubai, UAE Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defence and Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and UAE National Security Adviser, arrive at Doha International Airport, in Doha, Qatar, September 10, 2025

UAE taking advantage of long-term global energy needs by leaving OPEC - analysis

UAE's Oil Minister OPEC President Suhail Mohamed Al Mazrouei and OPEC Secretary General Mohammad Barkindo address a news conference after an OPEC meeting in Vienna, Austria, June 22, 2018.

UAE leaves OPEC and OPEC+ in major blow to global oil producers' group


Voices from the Arab press: Qatar's exit from OPEC

Also: U.S.-India relations on the rise, Saudi Arabia introduces philosophy to university curriculum, and a view of Trump's middle east policies.

AN ARAMCO employee looks over the company’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia on May 2.

Chinese company weighs take over of Iran gas projects due to US sanctions

The French company Total was the first major Western energy company to invest in the Islamic Republic since international sanctions began.

Workers get ready to pump liquefied natural gas into a gas trailer at CNPC Caofeidian terminal, in Tangshan, Hebei province, China.

If EU used its anti-Cartel powers against OPEC, Jerusalem would have peace and prosperity

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Trump on Jerusalem throws Spotlight on Europe's Darkest Secret

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Above the fold: Putin is world's most powerful leader

The Russian president and the Saudi monarch came together to discuss their mutual interest – oil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference

Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq

Islamic State is under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its operational base for attacks in the Middle East and the West.

ONE OF MANY churches destroyed by ISIS in the Christian town of Qaraqosh, Iraq.