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“On Monday night, blasts resounded across Saudi Arabia’s capital as the war’s impact widens into that country, with Iran-backed Yemeni Houthi forces hitting oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs.”

“After three years of Israel’s multi-front war in the Middle East, it would be no surprise if this month’s Knesset elections were taking place against the backdrop of an economy in dire straits.”

“…factors are driving the crisis, particularly unpaid public-sector salaries, declining purchasing power, rising prices for goods and services, and the continuing consequences of the division of Yemen’s currency and banking systems in the early years of the…”

“Pakistan’s economic plight is described as largely on par with war-torn countries in the Arab region like Syria and Yemen.”

“Oil prices surged on fears of the Middle East conflict expanding, after Yemen’s Houthis attacked Riyadh for a second day.”

“Oil prices, which have been elevated since the start of the war on Iran, rose on Wednesday as traders weighed the fallout of fighting between forces aligned with Yemen’s internationally recognised government and the Iran-aligned Houthis.”

“Seven months into the war, the global oil stockpile system is "already straining," said Nasser, speaking at the Energy Intelligence Forum in London on Monday.”

“However, the Red Sea route has come under pressure in recent months, with Yemen’s Houthi militants attacking tankers and Saudi infrastructure along the kingdom’s west coast.”

“Crude oil exports from the Middle East have risen above pre-war levels on four of the seven days in the last week of September, provisional data from ship-tracking firm Kpler showed.”

“The Houthis are a group on one side of a Yemeni civil war that killed more than 100,000 people before entering a fragile ceasefire in 2022.”