WASHINGTON (AA) – A trio of Democratic lawmakers in the House of Representatives has introduced legislation that would require the removal of critical US military assets stationed in Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE). The act’s introduction came one day after Riyadh and Abu Dhabi threw their weight behind OPEC+’...
WASHINGTON (AA) – The decision by OPEC+ to reduce oil production this week has angered several US lawmakers, with some calling for halting Washington’s alliance with Saudi Arabia. OPEC+ agreed Wednesday to cut production by 2 million barrels per day. Riyadh and Abu Dhabi threw their weight behind the decision. The decision is a “cl...
JERUSALEM (AA) – Israeli Prime Minister Yair Lapid on Thursday rejected Lebanese changes on a US proposed maritime border agreement. “Lapid made clear that he will not compromise on Israel’s security and economic interests even if it means there will not be an agreement soon,” The Jerusalem Post newspaper quoted an Israeli so...
BEIRUT (AA) – A Lebanese lawmaker entered a private bank in the capital Beirut to demand a portion of her deposit, according to local media. Bank officials, however, denied the demands of Cynthia Zarazir to withdraw $8,500 of her funds that she said she needed for surgery, reported the Al Jadeed TV channel. As Zarazir […]
BEIRUT, Lebanon (AA) – Lebanon has requested changes to a US proposal to resolve a maritime border dispute with Israel. Lebanon’s Deputy Speaker Elias Bou Saab confirmed the request, stressing that Lebanon will not pay any share from the Karish Gas Field to Tel Aviv. He noted that this principle forms the basis of the […]
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AA) – Bangladesh returned to normalcy Tuesday night after nearly seven hours as the power supply was restored after a record-long nationwide blackout. According to the state-run Bangladesh Power Development Board and Power Grid Company, the main transmission line near the Jamuna River tripped, causing a national grid f...
BEIRUT (AA) – Depositors stormed at least four banks in Lebanon on Tuesday to demand access to their savings amid a severe economic crisis in the country. The Association of Depositors, an NGO that advocates rights of depositors, said a retired officer stormed an LBC Bank branch in the town of Chtoura in eastern Lebanon […]
ANKARA (AA) – Israeli opposition leader Benjamin Netanyahu has condemned a proposed maritime border agreement with Lebanon. Netanyahu, who is the head of the right-wing Likud Party, on Sunday accused Prime Minister Yair Lapid of trying to hide the details of the deal from the public. Lapid seeks “to authorize the agreement without a debate [&h...
Beirut, Lebanon (AFP): Lebanon has received a letter from US envoy Amos Hochstein containing an “offer” on a maritime border deal with Israel over an area claimed by Lebanon, rich in offshore gas fields. Prime Minister Najib Mikati met with the US ambassador to Lebanon Dorothy Shea “who delivered a written offer from the US [...
SANAA, Yemen (AA) – The Yemeni government has signed a deal worth $200 million with Saudi Arabia to provide fuel to war-torn Yemen. Under the deal, the Saudi Development and Reconstruction Program for Yemen (SDRPY) will provide 250,000 metric tons of oil derivatives to Yemen, the state news agency Saba reported. Saba said the deal […]
