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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In protest of the government’s refusal to reform public companies, Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union has declared a general strike for June 16. The union said the strike was called “over government’s
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In order to hold discussions with Palestinian leaders, Jordanian Foreign Minister Ayman al-Safadi arrived in Ramallah, West Bank, on Tuesday. Al-Safadi arrived in Amman onboard a Jordanian chopper, according to a correspondent.
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The government appointed by Libya’s parliament under former Interior Ministry Fathi Bashagha has officially started working from the central city of Sirte, Libya’s parliament said on Tuesday. Bashagha’s government can’t enter the
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In a move aimed at boosting trade between the two Middle Eastern nations, Israel has signed a free trade agreement with the United Arab Emirates, its first big trade accord with an
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Late on Monday, a rocket attack reportedly targeted Iraq’s Ain al-Assad airbase, which accommodates US troops. According to Iraqi media, at least two rockets were fired at the base in Anbar province.
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On Tuesday, politician Nabih Berri was re-elected for the seventh time as Speaker of the Lebanese Parliament. The 84-year-old leader of the Amal Movement was the only candidate for the position. His
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An official statement from Turkey’s National Defense Ministry expressed that the country’s national defense minister met his UAE counterpart in Abu Dhabi on Monday. Hulusi Akar discussed with Mohammed Bin Ahmad Al
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The Israeli Economy Ministry said on Monday that Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will sign a free trade deal on Tuesday, the first of its kind with an Arab country.
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According to the country’s ruling sovereign council, Abdel Fattah al-Burhan has removed Sudan’s state of emergency, which was declared following a coup on October 25 last year. The council claimed in a
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Israel’s energy minister said on Monday that the country will sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Egypt and the European Union (EU) in the next weeks to sell natural gas to
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