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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According to the Israeli Defense Ministry, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas paid a visit to Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz at his house in the center city of Rosh Ha’ayin on Tuesday. According
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Following a deadlock between past governments and the parliament, Kuwait has formed a new cabinet with a new finance minister and three opposition legislators. Mohammad al-Fares, the oil minister, was reappointed in
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Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) Spokesperson Fawzi al-Nuwairi stated that, as a result of the evaluations made, the meetings to discuss the postponement of the elections will be held next week. Previously,
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On Monday, Iraq’s Federal Court dismissed a lawsuit contesting the results of the country’s parliamentary elections, which had taken place on October 10. According to the Iraqi state news agency, the court
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An “urgent” national debate is needed between Lebanon’s political groups, Lebanese President Michel Aoun said, condemning months of political stalemate. To avoid the “ruin of the state,” he warned during an address
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On Tuesday, as talks to restore the deadlocked nuclear deal resume, Iran urged that the US and its allies promise to enable Tehran to export its crude oil. Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein
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According to its owner, Israeli soldiers destroyed a Palestinian home in the West Bank on Tuesday, the latest in a string of demolitions in the occupied area. When asked why the home
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Officials from Egypt, Jordan, and the Palestinian Authority met on Monday in Cairo to discuss measures to improve ties, peace process advancements and attempts to bolster Palestinian unification. The heads of state’s
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Mauritanian President Mohamed Ould Ghazouani began a three-day state visit to Algeria, at the invitation of his Algerian counterpart. Ghazouani arrived in Algiers on Monday afternoon, where he was greeted at Houari
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On Sunday, the Qatari Committee for Gaza Reconstruction signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with multiple Palestinian entities to provide much-needed fuel to the besieged Gaza Strip. The deal was signed between
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