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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After the UN’s International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) Council formally approved in principle a proposal, Qatar has moved closer to creating its Doha Flight Information Region (FIR) and Doha Search and Rescue
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Late on Monday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan discussed the “high potential for bilateral cooperation in the field of energy, tourism, and technology,” in a phone conversation with his Israeli counterpart, Isaac
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On Tuesday, a statement issued by Iranian authorities announced that Tehran is holding talks with the US administration regarding prisoner exchanges. The aim of the ongoing talks is reportedly to ensure the
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Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) reported that the Turkish delegation led by Parliament Speaker Mustafa Şentop embarked on a two-day official visit to Kuwait. Within the scope of the visit, Turkish delegation held
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On Monday, a joint statement was issued by Saudi Arabia and Oman, indicating that the two Gulf neighbors agreed to enhance further their bilateral relationship in various fields, including the political, security,
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On Monday, Jordan’s state court penalized two high-ranking ex-officials for a “discord scheme” that intended to sow agitation against King Abdullah II, though did not address the role of the King’s half-brother, Prince Hamzah,
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Qatar’s interior ministry announced on Sunday that a committee has been formed to oversee the country’s first legislative election, which is expected to take place in October, according to Al Jazeera. The
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Afghan officials reported on Monday that the Taliban had surrounded the city of Ghazni, located in central Afghanistan. According to the officials’ remarks, the Taliban seized civilians’ houses to fight against Afghan
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Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq Al Said embarked on a two-day official visit to Saudi Arabia on Sunday. This is his first official foreign trip since assuming power last year. The visit
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Ambassador Zalmay Khalilzad, the US Special Representative for Afghanistan Reconciliation, is returning to Qatar for Afghan peace negotiations in the hopes of finding a political settlement, the US State Department announced on
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