Energy Industry

Israeli PM sets August target date to open skies to flight
Jun 16, 2020

Israeli PM sets August target date to open skies to flight

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has told his Greek counterpart that he hopes to open Israel’s skies as soon as August after a prolonged closure due to the coronavirus, and that Greece would be among the first destination for Israeli tourists


Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic
Jun 16, 2020

Saudis see high hopes for 2020 upended by pandemic

This was supposed to be Saudi Arabia’s year to shine as host of the prestigious G20 gathering of world leaders


US, Iraq launch strategic talks on economy, American troops
Jun 11, 2020

US, Iraq launch strategic talks on economy, American troops

The U.S. and Iraq have launched much-anticipated strategic talks that are to span the gamut of their bilateral relations


Libya’s oil company says largest oil field shut down again
Jun 9, 2020

Libya’s oil company says largest oil field shut down again

Libya's national oil company says a unit affiliated with east-based forces, which have been trying to capture Tripoli but are now on the retreat, have ordered the country’s largest oil field to halt work just hours after it restarted operations


Nile countries resume talks over disputed dam after deadlock
Jun 9, 2020

Nile countries resume talks over disputed dam after deadlock

Sudanese officials say three key Nile basin countries have resumed negotiations over a giant $4.6 billion hydroelectric dam that Egypt fears will constrict its water supply


Libya's Tripoli forces press gains despite Egypt truce offer
Jun 8, 2020

Libya's Tripoli forces press gains despite Egypt truce offer

Libyan fighters allied with the country’s U.N.-supported government in Tripoli are pressing their advance, boosted by recent battlefield gains and their rivals’ withdrawal from around the capital


OPEC, allied nations extend nearly 10M barrel cut by a month
Jun 6, 2020

OPEC, allied nations extend nearly 10M barrel cut by a month

OPEC and allied nations have agreed to extend a production cut of nearly 10 million barrels of oil a day through the end of July, hoping to boost energy prices hard-hit by the coronavirus pandemic


Egypt announces initiative to end war in Libya
Jun 6, 2020

Egypt announces initiative to end war in Libya

Egypt’s president has announced a unilateral initiative to end the civil war in neighboring Libya — a plan accepted by Khalifa Hifter, commander of the eastern forces that have suffered heavy defeats in recent weeks


Cyprus study shows big pollutant drop during lockdown
Jun 4, 2020

Cyprus study shows big pollutant drop during lockdown

Researchers in Cyprus are offering more evidence that a two-month lockdown benefited the Mediterranean island nation’s environment


Iran says it will continue nuclear work despite US sanctions
May 29, 2020

Iran says it will continue nuclear work despite US sanctions

Iran says its experts will continue nuclear development activities despite sanctions imposed on their fellow scientists by the U.S. earlier this week