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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Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) will conduct an official visit to Turkey on June 22. Speaking to reporters, Erdogan said that
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During an operation in Syria on Thursday, US-led coalition forces seized a senior Daesh/ISIS leader. According to a statement from the Combined Joint Task Force – Operation Inherent Resolve (CJTF–OIR), “the detained
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Late Wednesday, Iran’s Oil Minister Javad Owji stated that Iran has received $1.6 billion in arrears from the Iraqi government for natural gas imports. In a tweet, Owji claimed that the debt
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Yair Lapid, Israel’s foreign minister, stated on Wednesday that he is in contact with counterparts from three countries with which Israel has no formal relations. Lapid, on the other hand, did not
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After a caretaker administration resigned over two months ago in a standoff with parliament, several Kuwait lawmakers staged an open-ended sit-in inside the parliament to press the Gulf state’s crown prince to
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Various media reports have stated that Oman’s Sultan Haitham bin Tariq has ordered a cabinet reshuffle. A royal decree has been issued by the Omani ruler appointing Salim Al-Awfi as minister of
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In a nationwide strike by Tunisia’s main trade union confederation on Thursday, flights were canceled, public transport ground to a halt and government offices were closed. Halting work at 159 state agencies
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On Tuesday, it was announced that 19 Yemeni individuals and entities were added by Saudi Arabia to its terrorist list. While some of them are associated and cooperating with the Al-Qaeda terrorist
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According to Kazakhstan’s Foreign Ministry, the return of Syrian refugees will be one of the main agenda topics during the 18th Astana format discussions on Syria, which will begin on Wednesday in
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Benny Gantz, Israel’s defense minister, reiterated his plea for a regional alliance led by the United States to combat Iran on Tuesday. During an award ceremony for Israeli soldiers, Gantz said Iran
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