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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Lebanon is preparing for parliamentary elections on May 15 following this week’s deadline for candidate registration. The elections will be the country’s first since it was rocked by popular protests in 2019
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On Wednesday, the EU’s foreign policy chief reassured that Syrians remain a “priority for the European Union” through a statement he has given. Josep Borrell said the EU was “fully committed” to
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Rosemary DiCarlo, UN Assistant Secretary-General for Political Affairs, expressed her concerns concerning factionalism in Libyan politics at a UN Security Council meeting. DiCarlo drew attention to the suspension of flights between the
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According to the military, eight militants from the Daesh/ISIS terrorist group were captured by Iraqi army forces on Wednesday. Iraqi military spokesperson Yehia Rasool said two militants were arrested in the capital
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On Tuesday, Tunisian President Kais Saied discussed military cooperation between the two countries as well as the issue of irregular migration with Italian Defense Minister Lorenzo Guerini. According to a press release
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Aiming to move away from reliance on Russian oil and gas supplies amid Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson met Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) in Riyadh
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President of the Syrian National Coalition (SNC) Salem al-Meslet sent a letter to Mohand Saleh Lagouzi to congratulate him on his appointment as Assistant Secretary-General of the Arab League. The opposition president
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On Monday, Israel announced that a cyberattack hit its government websites, but that services have been restored. The interior and defense ministries’ websites were affected by the attack. According to Israel’s National
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On Monday, Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani and UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson discussed the current situation in Ukraine as well as energy security during their phone call. This was
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On Monday, the Supreme Judicial Council of northern Iraq’s Kurdish Regional Government (KRG) called for a complaint to be filed with the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) on the Iranian missile attack
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