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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The Head of the High Council of State (HCS) Khalid al-Mishri and Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of National Unity (GNU) Hussein al-Qatrani met on Wednesday in Tripoli. During the talks,
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A Lebanese court issued a travel restriction on Banque du Liban Governor Riad Salameh on Tuesday, as the once-vaunted custodian of the country’s economy faces inquiries for financial misconduct at home and
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On Tuesday, the spokesperson of the UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) expressed concern about the detainment of a member of parliament who is the deputy head of the Ennahda party in Tunisia
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On early Tuesday, Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian arrived in Doha to hold high-level discussions with the officials in Qatar. The Iranian FM’s Qatar visit came following his talks in Oman. Following
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On Tuesday, Saudi-led Arab Coalition Spokesperson Brigadier General Turki Al Maliki announced that they had launched a large-scale military operation in Yemen against the Iranian-backed Houthi group on all frontlines. According to
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Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh has ordered the opening of the Sharara, Al-Feel, al-Wafa and Hamada oil fields, which have been closed by the government-affiliated Petroleum Facilities Guard (PFG) since December
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On Monday, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi met with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in Sharm El-Sheikh ahead of the World Youth Forum. Along with President el-Sisi, Abbas had a “special session of
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On Monday, the UN mission in Sudan announced that it began consultations in Sudan with the goal of opening direct negotiations to resolve the country’s political situation following the October 2021 coup.
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Qatar and Saudi Arabia have suspended their efforts at the World Trade Organization (WTO) to settle a dispute over alleged piracy of content produced by the Doha-based sports and entertainment channel beIN.
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In a statement by the White House on Monday, it was said that US President Joe Biden raised concerns over Ethiopia’s continued airstrikes in the Tigray region during a telephone call with
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