Lebanon and Israel ‘prefer’ diplomatic end to tensions, US envoy says Hezbollah and Israel have been engaged in cross-border attacks since the early days of the war on Gaza. Al Jazeera · Jan 11, 2024
Ten countries involved in air strikes on Yemen’s Houthis – as it happened This blog is now closed The Guardian - AU · Jan 11, 2024
Israel, Gaza, Lebanon, Iran … how far could war in the Middle East spread? Attacks in the Red Sea. An airstrike in Baghdad. As the conflict with Hamas bleeds across borders, is wider violence inevitable? The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2024
US to send top diplomats to Middle East as regional tensions spread US Secretary of State Blinken to visit nine countries as Israel’s war on Gaza widens to Lebanon. Al Jazeera · Jan 4, 2024
US might mediate Lebanon-Israel border dispute: White House adviser Amos Hochstein said it was ‘natural’ to resolve the issue after the 2022 delineation of the maritime border. Al Jazeera · Aug 31, 2023
Senior US envoy looks into possibilities for solving Lebanon-Israel border dispute A senior U.S. envoy visiting Beirut says Washington is looking into possibilities for solving a decades-old border dispute between Lebanon and Israel The Independent UK · Aug 31, 2023
Gallant Meets With Biden Admin Officials In NYC Israel's Defense Minister Yoav Gallant met with Biden administration officials in New York City Zenger · Aug 30, 2023
Mossad Chief Secretly Visits Washington To Discuss Saudi-Israel Deal Israel's intelligence head met with top US officials to explore Saudi Arabia's potential entry into the Abraham Accords. Zenger · Jul 31, 2023
Moves at a small border village hike Israel-Hezbollah tensions at a time of regional jitters A longtime dispute between Israel and Lebanon over a small border village is beginning to heat up The Independent UK · Jul 14, 2023
Netanyahu And Hochstein Talk Regional Affairs And Cooperation Between U.S. And Israel Israel's Netanyahu Meets Biden's Envoy to Discuss Regional Issues and Saudi Arabia Deal Zenger · Jul 11, 2023
Biden-Modi relationship built around mutual admiration of scrappy pasts, pragmatic needs President Joe Biden and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have developed a relationship based on mutual respect of their scrappy backgrounds and a pragmatism about their shared challenges The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2023
Biden advisers brief Israel's Netanyahu on Saudi talks Possible normalization between Israel and Saudi Arabia was expected to be a topic of Sullivan's talks with MBS. Axios · May 8, 2023
Biden’s push to refill the nation’s oil reserve is in limbo as strategists warn of a ‘supercycle’ that could make crude too costly Refilling the reserve now could be expensive because of high oil prices. But waiting could be risky if there's another oil price shock. Fortune · Apr 22, 2023
How China is winning the race for Africa’s lithium The country already dominates processing of the metal for use in electric vehicle batteries and is now investing heavily in mines, leaving western operators scrambling to keep up Financial Times · Apr 3, 2023
Tribune News Service · Mar 17, 2023 Top Biden adviser says US won’t rush to fill petroleum reserve WASHINGTON — The U.S. is committed to replenishing the Strategic Petroleum Reserve but won’t rush to do so immediately despite the recent decline in oil prices, a top Biden administration official said.
Tribune News Service · Nov 6, 2022 Biden feud with Big Oil ratchets up just as world needs more US oil As October drew to a close, the White House saw another potential energy flash point on the horizon.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Nov 2, 2022 UAE, US Reach Deal for $100 Billion in Clean Energy Projects The United Arab Emirates and the United States have reached an agreement to spend $100 billion on clean energy projects with a goal of adding 100 gigawatts globally by 2035. The UAE and US reaffirmed their shared commitment to enhancing climate ambition and climate action, in line with their net-zero…
The Independent UK · Oct 31, 2022 Saudi, UAE back OPEC cuts as US envoy warns of 'uncertainty' Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates are defending a decision by OPEC and its allies to cut oil production
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 28, 2022 Lebanon, Israel Sign ‘Historic’ Deal for Maritime Border Demarcation Lebanon and Israel ended ten years of US-mediated indirect negotiations for demarcating maritime borders by striking a “historic” deal on Thursday.
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 27, 2022 Lebanon Delivers Signed Sea Border Deal to US Mediator Lebanon signed and delivered its copy of a US-mediated sea border deal with Israel on Thursday to a US mediator, hoping to soon start exploring gas in its southern maritime blocs to bring economic stability to the crisis-ridden country. The agreement to demarcate the maritime border comes after months of…
Reuters · Oct 27, 2022 U.S. envoy in Lebanon-Israel maritime talks says expects deal to hold even if top leaders change Amos Hochstein, the U.S. envoy who negotiated a maritime deal between Lebanon and Israel, said on Thursday he expects the agreement to hold even amid changes in leadership in both countries.
Zenger · Oct 27, 2022 Israeli President Isaac Herzog’s Visit To Washington: Day One Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with an array of audiences on Tuesday in Washington.
The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2022 Lebanon delivers signed sea border deal to U.S. mediator Lebanon has signed and delivered its copy of a U.S.-mediated sea border deal with Israel to an American mediator, and Israel was expected to sign off
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 27, 2022 Lebanon Signs Maritime Border Deal, Israel to Follow Suit Lebanese President Michel Aoun on Thursday signed a letter approving a landmark US-brokered agreement laying out the country’s maritime boundary with Israel, Lebanon's top negotiator, Elias Bou Saab, told reporters. Israel was set to follow suit in approving the deal. The agreement opens the way for offshore energy exploration and…
Asharq Al-Awsat · Oct 27, 2022 Tel Aviv Begins Gas Production from Karish US envoy Amos Hochstein traveled to Beirut on Wednesday to represent his country at the official signing of the historic agreement to delineate the maritime border between Lebanon and Israel and pave the way for offshore energy exploration in the Mediterranean Sea. “Hochstein traveled to Lebanon to finalize the historic…