Tag Archives: Saudi Arabia

Yemeni historic suffering

Posted on September 8, 2026 by borderslynn

https://shelterbox.org/where-we-work/yemen/crisis-explained/ https://www.msn.com/en-xl/africa/top-stories/african-migrants-stranded-in-yemen-face-growing-humanitarian-crisis/ar-AA2bza9X 8th Sept 2026: Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia ignite fires at oil facilities and wound 73 people The attacks come after weeks of escalating clashes between the important U.S. ally and the Iranian-backed rebels in Yemen, which shattered … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged climate change, co-religionists, confluct, Houthi, Iran, Israeli-US illegal war on Iran, oil tankers, Persian Gulf, red sea, Sanaa, Saudi Arabia, shia, Strait of Hormuz, Suez Canal, world trade, yemen | Leave a comment

Syria’s hydrocarbon potential: US led plan

Posted on August 28, 2026 by borderslynn

Here is an extract from https://oilprice.com/Geopolitics/Middle-East/How-the-US-and-UK-Are-Redrawing-Syrias-Energy-Map.html

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Abraham Accords, and Latakia, Assad, export terminals: Banias, fossil fuels, israel, mediterranean, Russia, Saudi Arabia, strategic power, Syrian Petroleum Company (SPC), Tartus, the U.S.’s ConocoPhillips and Great Britain’s Novaterra ConocoPhillips, UAE | Leave a comment

Strait of Hormuz: watch tracking of ship movements whilst Oman and Iran negotiate

Posted on August 19, 2026 by borderslynn

There seems to be more movement now: https://hormuz.data-tracking.net/ But keep an eye on Yemen, Saudi Arabia, and Houthis: https://apnews.com/article/yemen-houthis-saudi-arabia-red-sea-iran-a8a0e282a17c13a1e528e7ca73f17c5e feasibility of importing nuclear fuel. The United States proposed that Iran halt its enrichment program and secure its fuel needs through … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged control of Strait of Hormuz, Houthis, Iran, Oman, Saudi Arabia, ship tracker, Strait of Hormuz, yemen | Leave a comment

Libya and Chad: historic interventions

Posted on August 9, 2026 by borderslynn

Chad, Africa’s fifth-largest country by area, sits at a crossroads of civilizations where the Sahara Desert meets the tropical savanna and the vast inland waters of Lake Chad converge. Its history stretches back over nine thousand years to some of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Chad, christianity, colonialism, conflict, egypt, Europe, French south Chad, Gaddafi, Haftar, Libya, Maghrebi, migrant invasions, mining, muslims, Niger, oil, people smuggling, refugees, resources, RSF, Russia, Saudi Arabia, sudan, Trump intervention, UAE, uranium, Wagner mercenaries, weapons supply | Leave a comment

The cohort investors in Greenland

Posted on May 13, 2026 by borderslynn

Back in January of this year: These Billionaires Bet Big On Greenland—After Trump Took Interest ByMartina Di Licosa,Reporter. Martina Di Licosa is a reporter covering consumer businesses Follow AuthorJan 09, 2026, 06:30am EST Jan 21, 2026 ———————- Ronald Lauder: The heir to … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged a16z, Andreesen Horowitz, Bill gates, Critcal Metals Corps, Denmark, Greenland, Howard Lutnick, investors, Jeff Bezos, Michael Bloomberg, mining, negotiations, Peter Thiel, rare earths, Ronald Lauder, Sam Altman, Saudi Arabia, US bases | Leave a comment

Project Freedom pause

Posted on May 6, 2026 by borderslynn

Trump dismisses China friction over Iran war, touts Xi ties before Beijing summit US halts Hormuz escort mission, says Beijing is not pushing back as Xi talks loom ublished: 3:45am, 6 May 2026Updated: 7:21am, 6 May 2026 US President Donald Trump on … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Abbas Araghchi's, China, covert ship to ship oil transfer, friends of Iran, Indonesia’s Riau Archipelago, Iran, Israel - US illegal war on Iran, MBS, mental health of President Trump, President Trump, President Xi, Project Freedom pause, Saudi Arabia, Strait of Hormuz, US Airbase, US blockade | Leave a comment

Offshore Banking, Oil, Jeffrey Epstein and GCC

Posted on April 30, 2026 by borderslynn

Reading a report ‘Big Oil and Offshore Banking, just released, April 2026, by The Ecologist. https://theecologist.org/ Here are a few extracts: How offshore banking began in UK: This process began in Jersey, in the 1960s. Marcus Samuel, the proprietor of … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged DP World CEO Sultan Ahmed Bin Sulayem , Bill Clinton, blackmail, bribery, corruption, criminal network, depriving nation wealth, Donald Trump, Elon Musk, Fidel Castro, futures, global suffering, Gulf leaders, illegal war by US-Israel, Iran, island of Jersey, Isle of Man, Jeffrey Epstein, major global oil companies, manipulation of markets, Mick Jagger, Netanyahu, no taxes for the wealthy, offshore banking, oil magnates, Pope John Paul II, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim of Qatar, short selling, Strait of Hormuz profiteering, theft from nations, UK offshore banking, Wall Street | Leave a comment

You’re not singing anymore….

Posted on April 18, 2026 by borderslynn

The title of this blog is the first line of the UK footballer fans chant when the visiting top team favoured to win – is losing. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/17/saudi-turns-back-on-world-as-iran-war-derails-spending/ For example: LIV Golf just the start. Saudis abandon sportswashing after huge losses … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged Aramco, insider trading, Iran, PIF, reputational loss, Saudi Arabia, sportswashing, US-ISRAELI illegal war, winners and losers | Leave a comment

Historical markers in the Middle East

Posted on April 14, 2026 by borderslynn

Below is an extract from Wajeeh Lion’s, Substack. I urge you to read the full article ‘Beyond Belief: The 1,400-Year History and Modern Geopolitics of the Sunni-Shia Divide The 1979 Revolution and the Sectarianization of Geopolitics The catalyst for the … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged 1979, British, Caliphate, egypt, French, GameTheory, historical divisions, Iran, Iraq, ISIS, Lebanon, middle east, Pakistan, Palestinians, Saudi Arabia, shia, sunni, Turkey | Leave a comment

Ben Delo of BitMex plus pattern of pardons

Posted on March 26, 2026 by borderslynn

Ben Delo is a 42 year old billionaire and co-founder of the BitMex cryptocurrency trading platform. He is autistic and has managed to flourish academically after he found educational support as a child in the British education system. He has … Continue reading →

Posted in anthropocene | Tagged anti immigration, anti-woke, Arthur Hayes, autism, Benjamin Delo, billionaire, Binance, BitMex, British Democracy, Brock Pierce, Cantor Fitzgerald, Changpeng Zhao, cryptocurrency, David Sacks, Donald Trump pardon, Elon Musk, funding right wing campaigns, hate crimes, Howard Lutnick, inciting violence, investor, Jeffrey Epstein, Justin Sun, MBS, money laundering, no empathy, poisoning words, Project 25, Qatar, Sam Friedman, Samuel Reed, Saudi Arabia, Sheikh Tahnoon, stablecoin, Steve Witkoff, Tether, UK, undermining democracy, World Liberty Finance | Leave a comment

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