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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Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune arrived in the Egyptian capital, Cairo, as part of a two-day official visit. The Algerian head of state was welcomed at Cairo International Airport by his Egyptian counterpart,
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Iran’s foreign minister has said that Tehran is willing to engage in direct talks with Washington if negotiations to revive the Iranian nuclear deal reach an advanced stage requiring such dialogue. The
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Prominent former Lebanese premier Saad al-Hariri announced Monday that he had “suspended” his involvement in Lebanon’s politics, citing foreign influence and a fragmented public. Al-Hariri, a three-time premier, announced during a televised
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The director of Tunisian President Kais Saied’s office resigned on Monday. Citing “fundamental differences,” Nadia Okasha said on social media account that she had tendered her resignation. “In the presence of fundamental
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Approximately 1,000 tents used by the UN to shelter internally-displaced persons in northwest Syria have collapsed or been badly damaged by snow, an official said on Monday. “Many of these people do
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Saying the proposal has never been on its agenda, Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesperson ruled out an interim agreement in the ongoing talks in Vienna to revive the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known
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The United Nations (UN) Special Envoy to Libya, Stephanie Williams, shared on her Twitter account that she met with the Head of the HCS Khalid al-Mishri in the capital Tripoli. During the
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On Sunday, Palestinian Civil Affairs Minister Hussein Al-Sheikh stated that he met with Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid, a first between Israel’s current foreign minister and a Palestinian official. “Israeli Foreign Minister
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Qatar Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani issued a decree on Sunday ordering the creation of a new position for an assistant foreign minister for regional affairs. According to the state-run
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Monday was the first time in more than three months that Lebanon’s government met to discuss the country’s budget as IMF talks are set to resume. The efforts were aimed at halting
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