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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UN Security Council Resolution 2585, which extends the delivery of humanitarian assistance to Syria, officially ended on Monday. The mechanism was de facto extended for six months, that is, until 10 July
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Yemeni forces fighting against the Iranian-backed Houthi group stated on Monday they had established full control over oil-rich Shabwa province in a confrontation with the group for control of southern provinces, including
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According to a statement by the Turkish Presidency, in a phone call on Monday, Turkish presidential spokesperson Ibrahim Kalin and US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan exchanged views on bilateral relations as
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Iraqi authorities have repatriated 111 Iraqi families linked to the ISIS/Daesh terror group from northern Syria, a local official said on Monday. They arrived on Saturday and were transferred to Al-Jadaa camp
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The Taliban-ruled interim Afghan government’s foreign minister and his accompanying delegation paid a visit on Monday to Iran to come together with the Iranian Foreign Minister. The meeting between the Taliban’s Foreign
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On Monday, two former Israeli prime ministers squared off in an Israeli courtroom as Benjamin Netanyahu’s defamation action against Ehud Olmert began. Netanyahu, his wife, and his son arrived in a Tel
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A Tunisian adviser expressed on Sunday that Tunisia’s public prosecutor has rejected a request by Tunisian President Kais Saied to arrest Ennahda deputy leader Noureddine Bhairi. Ennahda’s deputy leader was placed under
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The foreign ministers of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, and Bahrain, as well as the Gulf Cooperation Council’s (GCC) Secretary-General, Nayef bin Falah al-Hajrah, have arrived in Beijing for a five-day visit. The
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In a news conference on Sunday, it was announced Iran’s Foreign Minister Hossein Amir-Abdollahian will visit China by the end of the week to discuss the 25-year cooperation agreement signed between the
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On Sunday, marking an important step towards establishing a new government, Mohammed al-Halbousi was elected as a speaker by the new Iraqi parliament, three months after the national elections in October 2021.
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