A senior US source says that US Vice President Joe Biden has “no plans” to meet with Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman at next month’s G20 conference in Indonesia, as tensions over the OPEC+ agreement to curb oil output continue to resonate. White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Sunday that President Joe Biden would be “methodical” in determining how to react to Saudi Arabia about the
On Friday, the Lebanese energy minister said that Qatar is interested in collaborating with TotalEnergies and Eni to explore oil in two regions of the Lebanese seas. Walid Fayad said during a meeting with Prime Minister Najib Mikati that Qatar wants to join the partnership exploring for oil in blocks 4 and 9 in the Eastern Mediterranean. According to Fayad, Qatari Oil Minister Saad Sherida al-Kaabi sent a letter expressing
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It has been announced that the United Nations will continue to support the two-state solution to end the decades-long conflict between the Palestinians and Israelis. A two-state solution based on Israel and
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Due to the crippling effects of Lebanon’s financial crisis, the United States has decided to divert $67 million in military assistance to the country’s armed forces. As outlined in a notification to
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On Friday, a leading Turkmen politician urged representation for his ethnic group in Iraq’s top government structures. Minister for Component Affairs in northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) Aiden Maarouf said that
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On Saturday, Kuwait Airways announced that flights to Iraq had been temporarily stopped. The decision came a day after a rocket attack aiming Baghdad International Airport. According to the statement issued by
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The Biden administration has stated that $130 million in military aid to Egypt will be canceled due to human rights concerns, only days after the US approved a large $2.5 billion arms
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The White House announced that President Joe Biden intends to nominate John Godfrey, a career diplomat, as the first US ambassador to Sudan in a quarter-century. According to the White House, President
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The Libyan National Oil Corporation (NOC) and the World Health Organization (WHO) signed an agreement worth $5.7 million to meet the essential medicine, personnel and equipment needs of children with cancer in
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At least six Africans have died trying to migrate to Europe after their boat sank off Tunisia on Thursday, and an estimated 30 Africans went missing in the Mediterranean, 34 people were
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An Iraqi police officer said on Friday that six Katyusha rockets hit Baghdad International Airport. A police official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity as he is not authorized to speak
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On Thursday, Turkey and Qatar reportedly reached an agreement with the Taliban-led Afghan interim government on several key issues, including how to administer and operate Kabul airport. The statement issued by Qatar’s
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