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, Lebanon’s parliament speaker, Nabih Berri, requested an open session to deliberate on a suitable action to face the country’s incapacitating fuel shortage, as defined by President Michel Aoun. The Lebanese
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On August 17, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu held bilateral and inter-delegatory meetings with his Jordanian counterpart, Ayman al-Safadi, in Amman. Ankara is seeking to take its cooperation with Jordan to a
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The Kuwaiti cabinet has instructed all government departments to cut spending by at least 10 percent from the current fiscal year’s budget, it stated in a released statement on Monday, according to
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On Tuesday, Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu expressed that Turkey is in dialogue with all sides in Afghanistan, including the Taliban. During a joint press conference with his Jordanian counterpart
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On Tuesday, the Taliban announced a general “amnesty” throughout Afghanistan and called women to join the government, which would be established by the group. The statement came as an effort to reduce
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Libyan Presidential Council members Musa al-Koni and Abdullah al-Lafi paid a visit to the Counter-Terrorism Force in Al-Khums. Speaking within the scope of the visit, Koni stated that the positive progress of
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Following the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan on Sunday, Qatar joined over 50 other nations in asking for “a safe and orderly departure” for Afghans and foreigners seeking to escape the country, according
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Iraqi and regional security will be on top of the “Iraqi Neighboring Countries Conference” agenda, according to the Iraqi government spokesperson. “One of the topics of discussion will be establishing a secure
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The governor of Lebanon’s central bank indicated that nobody is governing the country, striking back after government criticisms towards his decision to cease fuel subsidies. In an interview broadcast, Riad Salameh said
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the Special Representative for the United Nations Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), met with Iraqi President Barham Salih at Baghdad’s Peace Palace on Sunday. The two highlighted the importance of
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