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June 30, 2022

Saudi Arabia walks oil policy tightrope between Biden and Putin

Saudi Arabia’s push for swifter oil production hikes by OPEC+, which were agreed in June, involved behind-the-scenes diplomacy to ensure Russia backed the move that followed US appeals for...

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June 30, 2022

Libya: 20 immigrants ‘die of thirst’ in desert, 30 more missing in Mediterranean

20 bodies have been recovered by Libyan rescue services in the desert near the border with Chad, Reuters reports. According to the report, the deceased were believed to have been...

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June 30, 2022

Iraq says mediating between Egypt, Jordan, Iran

Iraq is hosting mediation talks between Egypt, Jordan and Iran, Iraqi Foreign Minister, Fuad Hussein, said on Thursday, Anadolu News Agency reports. The top diplomat made the revelation during...

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June 30, 2022

Ben & Jerry’s doubles down on Israel boycott after anti-Palestinian Unilever decision

In a massive blow to the pro-Israel lobby, Ben & Jerry’s has doubled down on its decision to boycott business in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. The ice cream giant...

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June 30, 2022

Amnesty demands Egypt reverse unfair death sentences following mass trial

Amnesty International has called on the Egyptian authorities to abolish “unfair” sentences issued on Tuesday against 163 people, including ten people who were handed the death penalty, saying the...

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June 30, 2022

Israel PM Bennett hands over seat to Lapid

Israeli Prime Minister Naftali Bennett handed over the premiership to his coalition partner Yair Lapid today, following the dissolution of the Knesset. A handover ceremony was held between Bennett and...

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June 30, 2022

Shell to sign deal with Qatar on $29bn gas project

British Shell is set to sign a major agreement with Qatar by taking a stake in a $29 billion project to boost Qatar’s exports of liquefied natural gas, just...

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June 30, 2022

Hormone-rich meat still reaches Egyptian tables

At Damo Farm in Al-Fayoum Governorate to the south of Cairo, calves weigh 550 kilograms each, and yet just six months ago they entered the farm weighing between 150...

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June 30, 2022

African Union calls on Ethiopia, Sudan to engage in dialogue

Chairperson of the African Union Commission, Moussa Faki Mahamat, yesterday called on Sudan and Ethiopia to engage in dialogue, exercise restraint and refrain from military escalation in the Al-Fashqa...

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June 30, 2022

OPEC+ sticks to oil output policy, avoids debate on September plans

OPEC+ said, on Thursday, it would stick to its planned oil output hikes in August, but avoided discussing policy from September onwards as prices have risen on tight global...

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