Riyadh and its allies have conducted airstrikes in response to an attack by Houthi rebels on a Saudi oil depot on Friday Saudi Arabia and its allies in the so-called Arab coalition that is fighting Houthi rebels in Yemen have launched a new military operation in the war-torn country. The decision came on the back…

Russian President Vladimir Putin has passed an executive order banning the purchase of foreign software for use in critical infrastructure projects by the state agencies and semi-government entities, in an apparent bid to make the country less vulnerable to further Western sanctions and potential cyberattacks.

The trend has largely been driven by non-resource sectors, the president has said The Russian economy is growing more quickly than those of other major global powers and is doing so without a reliance on oil and gas, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday.