Hariri to ‘certainly’ remain Lebanon PM: President Aoun
madaresharghi The handout picture provided by the Lebanese photo agency Dalati and Nohra on November 27, 2017 shows Prime Minister Saad Hariri (R) meeting with President Michel Aoun at the ...
Israel, Saudi Arabia, Egypt pushed US to bomb Iran prior to nuclear deal: Kerry
madaresharghi The former US secretary of state, John Kerry, said Israel, Saudi Arabia and Egypt urged Washington to ‘bomb Iran’ before the conclusion of the 2015 nuclear deal between Tehran ...
UAE: Qatar responsible for war crimes complaint to ICC
madaresharghi The United Arab Emirates (UAE)’s state foreign minister has reacted angrily to a lawsuit filed by a UK-based NGO with the International Criminal Court (ICC) over Abu Dhabi’s war ...
Prince Miteb set free after paying $1b to Saudi Arabia authorities
madaresharghi Saudi Prince Miteb bin Abdullah has been freed after reaching a $1 billion ‘acceptable settlement agreement’ with the Kingdom's authorities. According to a Saudi official on Tuesday, Prince Miteb, ...
Britain's May to visit Saudi Arabia, speak to crown prince
madaresharghi British Prime Minister Theresa May is to visit Saudi Arabia for talks on Wednesday with its assertive crown prince over the kingdom-led war in Yemen, the second European leader ...
IEA Sees Oil Markets Tightening
madaresharghi The global oil market could tighten toward the second half of 2018 if demand remains robust and key producers continue their current policies, International Energy Agency chief, Fatih Birol, ...
Military Taking Over PDVSA
madaresharghi The general appointed to run Venezuela's energy sector will bring more military officials into the senior ranks of state oil company PDVSA during a major shakeup intended to root ...
Pressured for Profit, Drillers Bet Big on Shale Technology
madaresharghi For the last decade, smaller oil companies have led the way in shale technology, slashing costs by as much as half with breakthroughs such as horizontal drilling and hydraulic ...
Tough OPEC Meeting Looms Amid Specter of Oil Deficit
madaresharghi OPEC is heading for tougher-than-expected policy talks this week amid concern that its efforts to rebalance the oil market might overshoot by creating a global deficit and spurring a ...
Statoil Plans New Arctic Drilling After Dismal 2017
madaresharghi Norway’s Statoil will continue to drill for oil in the Arctic Barents Sea next year even though its 2017 campaign was mostly disappointing, the company’s head of exploration told ...