Gulf News — October 13, 2026

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[Verse 1]
Barrel prices climbing like a kite caught in the wind
Attacks on Saudi tankers got the whole supply chain thinned
EnergyNow is calling it a fresh wave of concern
Every vessel that gets hit, watch the whole market turn
Oil ain't just liquid, it's the pulse beneath the trade
Gulf waters getting shaky, prices rising like a blade

[Chorus]
Die Ölpreise steigen, Vorsicht, тревога, слышишь ты
Riyadh небо закрыто, tankers caught between the tides
Unruhe in the desert, от залива to the sea
Gulf News, October, close your eyes and ride with me

[Verse 2]
Explosions in the capital, the ground gave out a hum
Global News reported blasts where silence used to come
Houthi-Saudi tension ain't a local fight no more
CBC is tracing how it feeds a wider war
Iran-backed militants, says the Journal, tighten screws
Pressure on the Crown Prince mounting, that's the thread we gotta choose
Every strike's a message sent across the shifting sand
A conflagration building, that's a fire too big to stand

[Chorus]
Die Ölpreise steigen, Vorsicht, тревога, слышишь ты
Riyadh небо закрыто, tankers caught between the tides
Unruhe in the desert, от залива to the sea
Gulf News, October, close your eyes and ride with me

[Verse 3]
Riyadh's airport grounded, the suspension stretching long
France 24 says deadly answers coming if the Houthis stay strong
Reuters counts the airlines canceling their flights out loud
Runways sitting silent underneath a worried cloud
A harbinger's a warning sign of trouble still to come
This grounded airport whispers that the quiet ain't quite won

[Bridge]
And CTV reminds us war don't spare the young and small
A school trip, a munition, a blast that ends it all
The Guardian is saying old alliances won't hold
Leaders leaning on the past while the future's turning cold
Es brennt im Nahen Osten, пламя помнит имена
History keeps score, мой друг, and it won't look away

[Verse 4]
AP tracks the diplomats shuffling through closed-door halls
Backchannel whispers louder than the public protocols
BBC's analysts debate what happens if this spreads
Markets hold their breath while traders stare at screens of red
Al Jazeera shows the fishermen afraid to leave the dock
Every headline landing like another falling rock
Bloomberg counts the barrels lost, the insurance rates that soar
This ain't just a story now, мой друг, it's a door
Opening to something bigger than the week before
Watch the wires humming, watch the tension find its core

[Chorus]
Die Ölpreise steigen, Vorsicht, тревога, слышишь ты
Riyadh небо закрыто, tankers caught between the tides
Unruhe in the desert, от залива to the sea
Gulf News, October, close your eyes and ride with me

[Outro]
October thirteenth closes with the embers still alive
Gulf News keeps on smoldering low, but still it survives
Vorsicht, тревога, watch the numbers and the sky
That's the news today, мой друг, now breathe it out, goodbye

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