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
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas has suspended scheduled parliamentary elections coming this month amidst a dispute over voting in Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem and rifts in his Fatah party. Abbas accused Israel of uncertainty
MoreOn Wednesday, UN peace envoy Geir Pedersen criticized Syria’s coming presidential elections, saying a vote that will be prone to ‘legitimize’ Bashar Al Assad does not meet UN Security Council rules. Pedersen
MoreAlready contending with an economic crisis immobilizing the country, Lebanese farmers are terrified that a recent produce ban by Saudi Arabia will be a decisive blow to their livelihoods. On Friday, Saudi
MoreOn Wednesday, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) held that one of its drones fell in northern Gaza during a mundane operation in the area. Avichay Adraee, a spokesman for the IDF, confirmed
MoreQatar’s former Prime Minister Hamad bin Jassim Al Thani warned the Gulf countries about the implications of the intensifying competition between the United States and China in the region. The Qatari ex-PM
MoreIranian Foreign Minister Javad Zarif expressed his country’s support for a ceasefire in Yemen and efforts to bring an end to the six-year-long war in the country. According to the statement issued
MoreThe official Emirates News Agency (WAM) reported that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) sent a cargo plane carrying 46 tonnes of food to Egypt. The move came as part of the Emirates’
MoreSharing a message on Twitter, Qatari Foreign Minister Abdulrahman Al Thani hailed the Saudi Crown Prince’s statements, calling for dialogue with Iran. In his post, Al Thani wrote that “Adherence to the
MoreOn Tuesday, Prime Minister Mustafa Al-Kadhimi confirmed that the investigation team into the Ibn Al-Khatib hospital fire is working around the clock and with personal supervision. Al-Kadhimi said during the cabinet session, according
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