Petroleum and Mineral Resources Minister Ali Al-Naimi
Saudi oil minister said on Tuesday it was too soon to say if OPEC and its allies would cut production as the terms of a deal remain unresolved, Bloomberg reported.
Khalid Al-Falih's comments come as OPEC and its allies are working towards a deal this week to reduce oil output by at least 1.3 million barrels per day, four sources told Reuters, adding that Russia's resistance to a major cut was so far the main stumbling block.
Al-Falih told Bloomberg that he saw an oversupplied market, but cautioned that all the members of the OPEC and allies group, needed to come together for a cut to go ahead. (https://bloom.bg/2Qy1SSP)
Arab political analysts and journalists are praising Turkey’s handling of the case of slain journalist Jamal Khashoggi.Turkey acted professionally and followed a good media strategy for uncovering the truth in the case of Khashoggi, who was killed on Oct. 2 in the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, Hassan al-Jabri, a Yemeni political analyst, told Anadolu Agency.Turkish authorities have considered the case a long-term process from the beginning, he said, adding that Turkey consistently pushed back on claims coming from Saudi prosecutors.Khashoggi, a Saudi journalist working for The Washington Post, was killed shortly after he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2.After weeks of saying he had left the consulate alive, the Saudi administration later admitted he was killed there, blaming his death on a group of rogue Saudi operatives.Dahlan allegedly hospitalized in Dubai after refusing to take fall for Khashoggi murder"The only positive side of this crime is that it was committed in Turkey," said Farouk Akkari, a political analyst and journalist, adding that if it had been committed in another country, it would have been covered up.Also, Turkish media always followed developments closely without directly accusing or blaming anyone, he added.Turkey had a skilled media strategy for getting the case out into the press, said Maher Hejaze, a Palestinian political analyst currently living in the Netherlands.He also said authorities in Turkey provided technical and legal facilities for Arab, foreign, and local media organizations to carry out their duties.According to Palestinian journalist Muaz Hamid, Turkey managed the case well and cleverly with high-level diplomacy, which put pressure on many governments around the world to find the truth."The information leaked to the press by the Turkish authorities about the murder is aimed at forcing others to talk about the information they have," he said, adding that it succeeded.Khashoggi killed two months after Saudi used Israeli spyware to hack messages: CNN
Arab journalists hail Turkey's moves on Khashoggi case
Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika has been unable to receive the Saudi crown prince during his visit as planned due to acute flu, the Algerian presidency said on Monday.The Saudi heir, Mohammed bin Salman, had arrived late on Sunday for a two-day visit to Algeria. Algerian opposition slams bin Salman's visit
Bouteflika unable to receive Saudi crown prince due to flu: Algerian presidency