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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Kuwait’s state news agency reported on Sunday that the country will hold parliamentary elections on September 29. Calling on voters to elect members of a new 50-seat National Assembly, a decree was
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According to a local spokesperson, one civilian was killed and another has been injured in clashes between rival militias in the Libyan capital Tripoli on Saturday. Mustafa Baraka, a comedian, was killed
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Amid a dispute over a visit to the North African nation by the head of the Polisario Front that is seeking independence of the Western Sahara, Tunisia summoned its ambassador from Morocco
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Israeli government officials failed to organize an “urgent” phone contact between Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid and US President Joe Biden, Israeli television stated. When Israeli authorities requested phone contact with President
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At the start of a three-day visit to the North African country, French President Emmanuel Macron indicated France and Algeria should move beyond their “painful” shared history and look to the future.
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After American forces stationed in the area came under rocket fire that injured three troops, the US carried out more retaliatory strikes against Iran-backed fighters in northeast Syria. The US Central Command
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A response from the US to an EU-drafted plan to salvage the 2015 nuclear deal was received, Iran said on Wednesday. Tehran is making a “detailed review” of the US response, which
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As part of military aid from the United States, the Lebanese army received 150 Humvee vehicles on Wednesday. In a statement, the military said, “The army’s logistic brigade received 150 Humvees as
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Terming the attack a “terrorist act”, Iran denied any link to groups targeted in US airstrikes in eastern Syria on Wednesday. The US airstrikes in Deir Ez-Zor province as a “violation” of
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