- Force majeure is a legal measure allowing companies to free themselves from contractual obligations in light of circumstances beyond their...
Its latest such move had been in late June, when the NOC said Libya had foregone some $3.5 billion due to a blockade of eastern oil facilities since mid-April.
The blockade on the oil facilities was enforced by groups demanding Dbeibah's departure and a handover to the rival administration of Fathi Bashagha.
- Israel hopes US President Joe Biden's Middle East tour will hail the start of diplomatic ties between the country and...
Israel expanded its regional reach with US backing in 2020 when it formalized ties with the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, and Morocco
Amid the normalization deals with Arab nations, Israeli media reported then prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu travelled to Saudi Arabia for secret talks
- Moments after US President Joe Biden touches down in Tel Aviv on Wednesday, the Israeli military will show him new...
This month, the Israeli military said it had intercepted a total of four unarmed drones headed for an offshore gas rig
As concerns mount over drone warfare, Israel hopes the new "Iron Beam" system will secure its skies
- Sri Lanka's embattled president flew out of his country to the Maldives early Wednesday, in a probable prelude to his...
Gotabaya Rajapaksa had promised at the weekend to resign on Wednesday and clear the way for a "peaceful transition of power" after fleeing his official residence in Colombo
Rajapaksa is accused of mismanaging the economy to a point where the country has run out of foreign exchange to finance even the most essential imports
- The four-way meeting in Istanbul comes with Russia's invasion of Ukraine showing no sign of abating.
The four-way meeting in Istanbul comes with Russia's invasion of Ukraine showing no sign of abating
Ukraine is a vital exporter of wheat and grains such as barley and maize and supplies nearly half of all the sunflower oil traded on global markets
- Israel on Tuesday increased the number of work permits for Palestinians in Gaza, part of a series of measures affecting...
Some 2.3 million Palestinians live in the impoverished Gaza Strip, which has been under an Israeli blockade since Hamas took power in 2007.
Israel additionally said it would add 5,500 undocumented residents to the Palestinian Population Registry.
- Iraqi Kurd Haresh Talib says he struggles to get paid and his children's schooling is disrupted in his conflict-riddled country,...
In November, at least 27 migrants, most of them Iraqi Kurds, drowned in attempt to cross English Channel from France to Britain
Two out of three households in Iraqi Kurdistan rely on a government salary or pension, but payments are chronically late
- The International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) has set up an office in Abu Dhabi in order to 'strengthen...
The agreement was signed by Reem bint Ibrahim Al Hashemy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and by Peter Maurer, President of the ICRC
Al Hashemy emphasized that the UAE is always looking for ways to strengthen the values of partnership and cooperation with international organizations
- Russia, Turkey and Iran have in recent years been holding talks on Syria as part of the so-called "Astana peace...
The Kremlin said Putin will also hold separate talks with Erdogan in Tehran, without providing more details.
The Turkish leader has been offering to meet Putin for months, as Ankara tries to mediate between Russia and Ukraine.
- Tehran hit out Tuesday at what it called Washington's "contradictory" policies, after President Joe Biden vowed to pile pressure on...
In an opinion piece for the Washington Post ahead of his visit this week to Israel and Saudi Arabia, Biden pointed to the "rapid acceleration" of Iran's nuclear program
Iran on Tuesday blasted the Biden administration for what it said was an inconsistent approach on the nuclear issue





















