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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A Turkish delegation led by Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu flew to Libya’s capital Tripoli on Saturday, June 12. The delegation received by Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh included the Minister of National
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On Saturday, the head of the Iranian negotiator team, Deputy Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi, stated that he did not believe that the final agreement could be reached this week. The statement came
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The new Israeli government, set to end Benjamin Netanyahu’s 12-year tenure as prime minister, signed its final coalition agreements on Friday, pointedly including term limits. The coalition of parties from far-right to
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According to Saudi Press Agency (SPA), Saudi Arabia has restricted the annual Hajj pilgrimage due to the coronavirus pandemic. This year foreign pilgrims will not be allowed to perform the Hajj once
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On Friday, the UN General Assembly held an election for five seats in the Security Council for the 2022-2023 term. In the five-nominees unopposed election, the UAE received 179 votes out of
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The Newlines Magazines-led investigation revealed that a French NGO had been involved in fundraising activities for a pro-Assad militia since 2014. The NGO, SOS Chrétiens d’Orient (SOSCO), collected funds from unspecified contributors in
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Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi met with Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman at the Sharm El Sheikh Resort on Friday, June 11. President Sisi wrote on his social media accounts that
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Saif Al-Islam Gaddafi, son of Libya’s ousted leader Muammar Gaddafi, made some statements to the British newspaper, The Times. Saif Al-Islam announced that he would like to run for the Libyan Presidential
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The Qatar-funded international satellite network, Al Jazeera, issued a statement indicating that it was targeted by a series of cyber attacks in recent days. However, the network has managed to stand the
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Saudi Arabia and European countries have signed a charter to establish a cultural network in Saudi Arabia in order to promote and enhance cultural links between the European Union (EU) and the
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