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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In a statement after the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) meeting on the Great Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed pointed out that Sudan, Egypt and Ethiopia can strengthen
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On Saturday, official Algerian television outlets announced that Prime Minister Ayman Benabderrahmane had contracted COVID-19. The prime minister, who had just formed his new government on Wednesday, will quarantine himself for seven
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An Afghan official, as well as Iranian media, affirmed that the Taliban seized control of a significant Afghan border crossing. According to an Afghan official who spoke on the condition of anonymity,
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Making statements after the ministerial cabinet meeting, Libyan Government spokesperson Mohammed Hammoude announced that they have decided to temporarily close the Libya-Tunisia border. Hammoude stated that the decision came after the exacerbation
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The Security Council adopted a compromise resolution on Friday granting UN authorization to use the Bab al-Hawa border crossing for the delivery of humanitarian aid for 12 months. The Council demanded full
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Tunisian Minister of National Defense Brahim Bartagi praised the level of cooperation between his country and Turkey in the military field. The news on the said issue came in a statement issued
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On Thursday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas hosted a delegation of the US Congress in Ramallah, Palestinian sources announced. As per the Palestinian local news agency, Abbas informed the delegation of 11 congress
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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas is scheduled to visit Turkey on Friday in a three-day visit, following an invitation sent by his Turkish counterpart, Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The ties between Turkey and Palestine
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Qatar will resume granting family and tourist entrance visas on July 12 in accordance with updated travel and return procedures and based on COVID-19 recommendations from the health ministry, the interior ministry
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The 16th round of the Astana talks, which began on Wednesday, ended on Thursday following bilateral and trilateral meetings in Kazakhstan’s capital, Nur-Sultan. The Turkish delegation was represented by the Foreign Ministry’s
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