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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According to a Jordanian minister on Tuesday, Syria has rejected a request to supply Jordan with 30 million cubic meters of water. Minister of Water and Irrigation Muhammad Al-Najjar said in statements
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On Monday, during a one-day visit to the city of Algiers, Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi concluded 15 agreements in critical sectors of cooperation with the African nation, including the increase of
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According to authorities on Sunday, Iraqi security forces captured 26 suspected members of the Daesh/ISIS terrorist groups in security swoops across Iraq. The Iraqi National Security Service said in a statement that
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A four-day trip to the Middle East by US President Joe Biden ended as he left Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The regional tour also included Israel and the occupied West Bank, and
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The next session of the Syrian-led and UN-facilitated talks scheduled for July 25-29 in Geneva “is no longer possible,” the UN special envoy for Syria said on Saturday. While Geir Pedersen said
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A former parliamentarian said on Saturday that the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) has asked for clarifications about the questioning of Ennahda leader Rached Ghannouchi by Tunisian authorities. The IPU’s Human Rights Committee requested
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On Saturday, US President Joe Biden pledged to provide Jordan with $1.45 billion in assistance per year. Following a meeting between Biden and Jordanian King Abdullah II on the sideline of a
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Saudi Arabia will seek to increase its oil production to 13 million barrels per day, Saudi Crown Prince Mohamed bin Salman said on Saturday. The crown prince said the kingdom currently produces
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The US will not leave any vacuum in the Middle East region to Russia, China, or Iran, US President Joe Biden said on Saturday. At an Arab-American summit in the Saudi city
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