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Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said crude oil supplies will be increased because European companies have requested hundreds of crude oil barrels per day (bpd) during President Rouhani’s visit to Italy and France. Total agreed to buy 160,000bpd while Eni is Read more
As pro-Hadi fighters and coalition forces continue to progress towards the Yemeni capital, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) is also strengthening its presence in the southern part of country, continuing to take over territories and state infrastructures while the Read more
Israel’s infrastructure, energy and water minister, Yuval Steinitz, told a gathering at Beersheba on Saturday that Egypt has cooperated with Tel Aviv up to a certain level in their efforts to destroy tunnels used by Hamas for smuggling and launching Read more
Saudi Arabia announced its readiness to participate with ground troops in the US-led coalition against ISIL, after it gained experience in Yemen. The announcement was made by spokesman of the Saudi-led military coalition in Yemen Brigadier General Ahmed Assisi in Read more
Morocco made a big stride on Thursday in the fulfilment of its ambitious renewable energy plans with the launch of the first plant of the mega solar energy complex in Ouarzazate that will make of Morocco a solar superpower. The Read more
As Ankara and Moscow continue to have issues over airspace violations and approval of flights, the Russian Foreign Ministry has called on the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to refrain from interfering from what it considers to be a bilateral Read more
Members of the UK parliament are urging their government to halt military supplies to Saudi Arabia until an international independent inquiry into their actions in Yemen is completed. The pressure came following a letter from aid agencies to Secretary Justine Read more
The Iraqi government is building concrete barriers around northern and northwestern Baghdad alongside trenches as part of a security measure against attacks from militant groups. According to spokesman of the Iraqi Interior ministry Brigadier General Saad Maan, the barriers will Read more
The General National Congress (GNC) sacked ten of its members who signed the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) in December alleging that they acted against the constitution in a move analysts say could be meant to reject the agreement while promoting Read more
Tehran has recuperated more than $100 billion of its frozen assets, according to government spokesman Bagher Nobakht who said that the assets have been fully released and can be used. The assets frozen under US sanctions have not been released Read more