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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At the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) session held on Thursday, the 12th constitutional amendment paving the way for Fathi Bashagha to be appointed as Prime Minister was rejected by a
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Jeanine Hennis-Plasschaert, the chief of the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI), urged political powers in Iraq to overcome their differences and form a new government. In a briefing on Thursday, the
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Wearing a black mask emblazoned with the message “End Apartheid,” the Palestinian envoy to the United Nations pleaded with the Security Council to stop Israel from discriminating against Palestinians. Riyad Mansour referred
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A record number of people in Syria are in need of humanitarian assistance more than a decade into a devastating civil war, the United Nations said. At least 14.6 million people in
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Five members of a terrorist network in Lebanon who were recruiting Beirut suicide bombers have been apprehended by the country’s security forces. Lebanese Interior Minister Bassam Mawlawi announced that security forces had
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Christian Berger, the European Union (EU) Ambassador to Egypt, stated that the holding of the elections in Libya is very critical in terms of ensuring the establishment of a legitimate government. Berger
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The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid al-Mishri said that Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh suggested to him to go to Turkey and meet with President Recep Tayyip
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The US Treasury issued a statement on Wednesday, announcing that Washington had imposed sanctions on an international network operated by Iran’s Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and a Houthi financier that provided tens
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The United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced intentions to purchase a dozen Chinese L15 fighter jets to reinforce its defenses following a series of raids by Yemeni rebels. The official Emirati news
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