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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On Friday, according to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC), the council will hold a special session to address “the grave human rights situation in Ethiopia” after a request by the European
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On Monday, Tunisian President Kais Saied announced that a referendum on Tunisia’s ruling system will be held next July 25, with early parliamentary polls set for December 17, 2022. The suspension of
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Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Monday evening. His visit came upon the invitation of the UAE Foreign Minister Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al
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16 presidential election candidates, including Othman Abduljelil, Fathi Bashagha, Ibrahim Dabbashi, and Aref Nayed, held an online meeting to discuss the current environment around the December 24 elections. In the statement made
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Six Gulf countries’ foreign ministers held a meeting hosted by Saudi Foreign Minister Faisal bin Farhan on Sunday. Gathering ahead of the 42nd summit of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the foreign
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On Sunday, the Iraqi Foreign Ministry has announced the repatriation of over 3,350 Iraqis who were stranded on the border between Belarus and Poland. Spokesperson of the Iraqi Foreign Ministry Ahmed al-Sahaf
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A “step for step” approach is necessary to find a political solution to Syria’s decade-long crisis, United Nations Special Envoy Geir Pedersen said on Sunday. Following talks held with the Assad regime
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Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett arrived in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on Sunday to meet the Gulf state’s de facto ruler, according to his spokesperson. This is the first visit to
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Suntien Green Energy, a company of China, is set to sign a 15-year sale and buy agreement with Qatar for one million tonnes per year (mpty) of liquefied natural gas (LNG). S&T
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