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
A deal worth $200 million with Saudi Arabia to provide fuel to war-torn Yemen has been signed, the Yemeni government said on Thursday. Yemen’s state news agency reported that, under the deal,
MoreAccording to a defense attorney, a Sudanese court has called Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, the deputy head of the country’s ruling Sovereign Council, to testify in the prosecution of former President Omar al-Bashir.
MoreThe ongoing national crisis might worsen after Lebanon’s parliament, which was in session in the capital Beirut, failed to choose a new president on Thursday. Local media said that candidate Michel Mouawad,
MoreIn the Gulf nation’s legislative elections, Kuwaiti voters started entering their ballots on Thursday. The opening of the polls was at 8:00 am. At 8:00 p.m. local time (0600 GMT), the site
MoreAccording to an international correspondent, a missile attack hit an area near the parliament building on Wednesday in the Green Zone in Baghdad. The attack comprising two missiles occurred in an area
MoreIranian state media reported on Wednesday that Iran’s powerful Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched attacks on the Kurdish region of northern Iraq targeting armed rebel groups. Iranian state television reported that
MoreAhead of a parliament session on Tuesday, the Iraqi government ordered the shutdown of several major roadways and bridges in the nation’s capital Baghdad. Before the meeting, followers of Muqtada al-Sadr took
MoreAs a result of the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini while in police custody, Tuesday evening saw the arrest of Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s daughter for reportedly “inciting unrest.” Faezeh Hashemi was reportedly
MoreAs part of a Cabinet reorganization, King Salman of Saudi Arabia appointed Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman as prime minister on Tuesday. The monarch will still preside over Cabinet sessions, according to
MoreThe continued violent response by security forces to protests in Iran, as well as communications restrictions, are concerning, the UN Human Rights Office said on Tuesday. Thousands of people had joined anti-government
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