Stage one of Saudi Arabia’s plan — or perhaps hope — to restructure the oil market is taking longer than expected.

Two student groups are decrying an “outrageous” University of Massachusetts Amherst policy that restricts Iranian citizens from enrolling in some engineering and science programs, arguing that the policy is “clearly in conflict with academic values and principles that prohibit discrimination.”

A hacking ring has stolen up to $1 billion from banks around the world in what would be one of the biggest banking breaches known, a cybersecurity firm says in a report scheduled to be delivered Monday.

Although the stolen email information did not contain passwords or sensitive personal information, the company said hackers could deliver bogus messages to trick people into divulging their data, a scheme known as “phishing.”