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Saudi Aramco, the leading oil company in Saudi Arabia, announced on Tuesday that it will maintain its oil production capacity at 12 million barrels per day, not increasing it to 13 million as previously considered. This decision follows a directive from Saudi Arabia’s Energy Ministry. Officially known as the Saudi Arabian Oil Co., Aramco did not provide specific reasons for …

Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan faced another setback when he was sentenced to 14 years in prison on Wednesday for corruption, just days before his political party, PTI, attempts to reclaim power in the upcoming parliamentary elections. This sentence follows his recent conviction and is the harshest one yet, adding to the ongoing tensions between the military and civilian …

Overnight, fuel importing companies in Lebanon declared they would halt deliveries to distributors and suspend import operations starting Wednesday morning. This decision comes in response to parliament’s recent move to levy an extraordinary tax on firms that imported subsidized goods in 2020 and 2021. The importers have expressed their readiness to resume operations, including on Sundays, once the issue is …

Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant has recently indicated that Israel is gearing up for a possible conflict with Hezbollah in Lebanon, predicting severe consequences for Lebanon if such a war occurs. Gallant warned that an Israeli military operation in the north would lead to the devastation of both Lebanon and Hezbollah. He emphasized that while the impact on Haifa would …

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu firmly dismissed two principal demands from Hamas during indirect negotiations for a ceasefire. He stated that Israel has no intention of either pulling its forces out of the Gaza Strip or releasing a large number of Palestinian prisoners. Speaking at an event in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, Netanyahu reiterated his stance that the …

The Israeli military has initiated a strategy to inundate the extensive tunnel networks of Hamas in Gaza amid escalating conflict, while the United Nations expresses concern over a looming humanitarian crisis in the area. This situation follows a dispute over funding for the UN’s main Palestinian aid agency, UNRWA. Khan Younis, a major city in southern Gaza, has become the …

On Wednesday, the Constitutional Council in Lebanon convened but failed to come to a decision regarding the Free Patriotic Movement’s appeal against the recent extension of the term of the army chief. As a result, as reported by the National News Agency, the extension of the army chief’s term will stand. This decision comes in the context of Lebanon’s challenging …

Hezbollah firmly rejected a recent news report suggesting their involvement in upcoming border negotiations with Israel, emphasizing that such discussions are solely the prerogative of the Lebanese government. In a statement responding to an article in the Nidaa al-Watan newspaper, Hezbollah criticized the publication for releasing what it deemed a false and offensive report. The article claimed to cover the …