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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Pope Francis has urged “All Lebanese to work together to rescue their nation in order to reclaim its position as an example for East-West dialogue and convergence,” Pope Francis said during a
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On Thursday, the European Parliament approved the extension of a cash-assistance program for Syrian refugees in Turkey. The European Parliament announced that EU lawmakers approved an amendment to the EU’s 2021 budget
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The YPG/PKK terror organization continues to forcibly recruit and exploit children in areas under its control in northeastern Syria. The terror group detained two children in early August, in addition to kidnapping
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The Libyan High National Election Commission (HNEC) has said that the son of former ruler Muammar Gaddafi, Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, was deemed ineligible to run in the country’s planned presidential election in
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As part of the normalization between the two countries, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz paid an official visit to Rabat, the capital of Morocco. Within the scope of Gantz’s first visit, a
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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan met with Abu Dhabi’s Crown Prince Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Ankara, during which the two discussed steps to improve bilateral cooperation. Mohammed bin Zayed’s
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Jan Kubis, the UN Special Envoy to Libya, resigns less than a year after his appointment in January. Kubis, who left his post one month before the December 24 elections, did not
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On Wednesday, Sudanese Prime Minister Abdalla Hamdok stated that his political deal with the head of the ruling military council allows the restoration of the country’s democratic transition. The agreement announced on
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The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA), Rafael Grossi, has paid an official visit to Iran to discuss the latest development, prior to the resumption of negotiations to revive the
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