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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On Wednesday, in order to discuss regional and international developments, Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Saudi King Salman bin Abdulaziz held talks over the phone. Discussions between the two leaders also dwelt
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According to the US Central Command (CENTCOM), the US military killed a Daesh/ISIS leader during a drone attack on Tuesday in northwest Syria. Two senior Daesh/ISIS officials were targeted by a strike
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According to the Israeli military on Wednesday, Israeli and Greek military aircraft held a joint aerial exercise. The drill was held the day prior over Israel’s skies and included trainings to simulate
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During US President Joe Biden’s visit this week, Israel and the United States are expected to sign a strategic partnership agreement. As part of a regional tour that also includes the West
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On Tuesday, the Tripoli-based government of Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh appointed a new chairman of Libya’s state oil company. Libyan Oil Ministry spokesperson Ahmad Jumaa said, “Farhat Omar Bengdara was appointed
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On Wednesday, US President Joe Biden landed at Israel’s Ben Gurion Airport at the start of his Middle East tour. According to local newspapers, Biden was welcomed at the airport by Israeli
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Confidence-building measures with the Palestinian Authority were approved by Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz on Tuesday, ahead of US President Joe Biden’s visit this week. According to a statement by Israel’s military
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US National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan said on Monday that Iran is moving rapidly to provide Russia with hundreds of its domestically-manufactured drones to bolster the Kremlin’s war effort against Ukraine. The
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Authorities stated on Monday that Turkish security forces “neutralized” three PKK terrorists near the Turkish border in northern Iraq. The Turkish National Defense Ministry said on Twitter that the terrorists were targeted
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The Kremlin spokesperson announced on Tuesday that Russian President Vladimir Putin will travel to Iran’s capital Tehran on July 19 to take part in a trilateral meeting with Turkish President Recep Tayyip
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