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 new Iraqi government should be formed by the country’s political parties if they can unite, Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi said on Sunday. A statement from al-Kadhimi’s office reads, “I call
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In a statement released by the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), the organization affirmed its commitment to finding a “political solution to the Yemeni crisis and achieving security, stability, and peace in Yemen.”
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An agreement between Gulf neighbors Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to develop an offshore gas field was dismissed by Iran as “illegal”, saying it must be included as one of the parties. Iranian
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On Saturday, after dozens of lawmakers boycotted the voting session, the Iraqi parliament failed to elect the country’s president which was reported through a statement issued by the body, saying 126 out
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On Friday, the Saudi-led coalition in Yemen stated that the Houthis attacked an Aramco oil facility in Saudi Arabia’s Jeddah. Saudi Aramco’s Bulk Plant in Jeddah was targeted with an “act of
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On Saturday, the European Union’s foreign affairs official Josep Borrell said that Iran and world powers were very close to an agreement on reviving the 2015 nuclear deal, formally known as the
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The Israeli Foreign Ministry announced that the country will host a two-day meeting with the top diplomats of the US, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Bahrain, and Morocco on Sunday. The Israeli foreign
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On Thursday, the launching of an intra-Yemeni dialogue “away from foreign interference” to settle the crisis in the country was called for by the Iranian Foreign Ministry. A ministry statement on the
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The US Department of State has announced that US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit Israel, the occupied West Bank, Morocco, and Algeria in the coming days to discuss regional issues
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