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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A top official from the Kurdish Regional Government of Iraq (KRG) said on Sunday that the PKK terrorist organization destroys the homes of the poor, collects taxes and engages in extortion in
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Following skirmishes between Iranian border guards and Taliban forces, the main border crossing between Iran and Afghanistan has been closed. Taliban authorities in the Islam Qala district of western Afghanistan’s Herat province
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Talks on increasing humanitarian aid to war-torn Yemen during a two-month truce brokered by the United Nations were held between the United States and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC).
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Reports about Fathi Bashagha being asked by Tunisia to leave the country were dismissed by Libya’s newly appointed government. The Tunisian government, according to media reports, has requested Bashagha to leave the
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According to a Lebanese government official, electricity production has completely stopped in the country after the last two functioning power plants ran out of fuel. Ahmed Abbas, director of the Al-Zahrani plant
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According to the Iraqi defense ministry, the country launched a large-scale military operation against the Daesh/ISIS terror group in five provinces. The offensive targets Daesh/ISIS remnants in the provinces of Anbar, Nineveh,
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A news agency affiliated with Iran’s top security body said on Saturday that a fifth round of tension-easing talks between Iran and Saudi Arabia has resumed in Baghdad after a six-week hiatus.
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A presidential decree to amend the basic law of the country’s election commission was rejected by Tunisia’s Ennahda, according to a statement. Ennahda said in a statement that President Kais Saied, “who
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According to the military, as of Sunday, Israel will close the Erez, or Beit Hanoun, crossing to Palestinian workers in the Gaza Strip. The closure will remain in place until further notice
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