Lebanon faces new fuel shortages as international prices skyrocket

The country’s inventory is almost depleted, and the fuel price schedule has not yet been adjusted in accordance with the rise in global prices

Fuel-starved Germany welcomes Iraqi PM for talks on gas deliveries

The Iraqi premier is also expected to finalize a deal with German conglomerate Siemens to pave the way for the 'rehabilitation and maintenance' of Iraq's power grid

Algeria ready to provide Lebanon with fuel: Energy Minister

Due to severe fuel shortages, Lebanon’s last running power station is set to be forced out of service on Friday afternoon

Lebanon’s decision to accept Iranian fuel ‘in the hands of the PM’: Energy Minister

Iran has reportedly offered to provide Lebanon with fuel shipments 'free of charge' to help the country restart its stagnant power plants

Wheat shortages threaten Syria as US army loots natural resources

Russia and China sharply rebuked the 'bandit behavior' of the US, whose troops have stolen hundreds of trucks filled with Syrian oil and wheat over the past year alone

UN leader warns of looming global food shortages

West Asia has been hardest hit by the fallout of western sanctions imposed on Russia, with Syria, Yemen, and Afghanistan all facing severe food shortages

Yemeni officials accuse Saudi-backed mercenaries of blocking fuel from reaching Sanaa

Yemen is currently suffering from a nationwide fuel shortage due to a Saudi-led coalition blockade on the country

Saudi-led coalition seizes new fuel tanker bound for Yemen

Aid organizations say the continued confiscation of ships by the Saudi-led coalition is worsening the humanitarian crisis in Yemen

Saudi Arabia eschews responsibility for shortages in global oil supply

The warning comes in the wake of airstrikes on Aramco targets by Yemen's Ansarallah forces, in retaliation for a Saudi blockade that has pushed millions to the brink of famine

24th Iranian fuel convoy reaches Lebanon

Nearly 70 million liters of fuel have already been brought into Lebanon as the country faces a crippling energy crisis

Fuel paralysis: How 14 private companies control Lebanon’s oil supply and set its prices

Lebanon's energy crisis is a consequence of the state allowing 14 private companies to monopolize and set prices in this most strategic sector. How then to break this monopoly by the country's political elite, when the oil cartel is run by the same powers who govern Lebanon?

Hezbollah brings in first shipment of Iranian fuel to Lebanon

The arrival of the Iranian fuel has been met with jubilation in the crisis-hit country

Hezbollah leader announces first shipment of Iranian fuel will reach Lebanon on September 16

Hassan Nasrallah also announced that another three shipments of Iranian fuel will make their way to Lebanon soon

First Iranian fuel tanker headed to Lebanon enters Syrian territorial waters

Fuel to be unloaded in Syria to circumvent US sanctions

Ships carrying Iranian fuel to Lebanon approach Suez Canal: Report

Three oil tankers so far confirmed as bringing fuel to crisis-stricken Lebanon

Lebanon lifts fuel subsidies as energy crisis deepens

Move comes as nation suffers from rolling blackouts and severe fuel shortages

Iraq signs non-cash fuel deal with Lebanon

Iranian tanker formerly impounded by Greece docks in Syria

The arrival of the Iranian fuel at the port of Baniyas comes as Syria faces severe energy shortages

Algeria offers to help Cuba repair besieged energy sector during Diaz Canel visit

Algiers will also cancel all outstanding interest on Cuba's debt and postpone its repayment

Arab League summit kicks off in Algeria

This year’s summit, which is the first since the Abraham Accords in 2020, is set to focus on a number of regional issues including the Palestinian situation and the Yemen conflict

How the US controls Lebanon’s energy supply

Far from helping Lebanon solve its acute energy crisis, the US is leveraging Egypt’s gas supply to pressure Beirut over US-brokered maritime border talks with Israel

Lebanon PM-designate Mikati submits draft cabinet line-up to President Aoun

Lebanon’s multiple crises have seen over 80 percent of the population plunge below the poverty line, a currency loss of over 95 percent of its value, and widespread fuel shortages

Aleppo thermal power plant resumes operation after 10 years

The facility, which was previously damaged by fires and subjected to looting by ISIS, was repaired by an Iranian company

Yemenis protest against UAE-backed parallel government in Aden

Protesters say that living conditions have deteriorated sharply in the UAE-controlled southern region

Lebanon to sign gas deal with Egypt without US sanctions waiver

Despite the plan to import energy from Jordan and Egypt being brokered by the US, Washington has sabotaged it by refusing to issue a sanctions waiver

EU attempts to bribe Lebanon to normalize ties with Israel: Report

An EU official reportedly tried to coerce authorities with offers of much-needed food, medicine, and energy aid

Saudi deputy defense minister in Washington DC amid strained relations

The US has been trying to pressure Saudi Arabia and other OPEC member states to increase oil production in the wake of severe sanctions imposed on Russia

CIA chief made unannounced visit to Saudi Arabia last month: WSJ

The secret meeting was held as US-Saudi relations stand at their lowest point in decades

Aux armes, citoyens: dissecting the stage-managed French elections

Macron's second presidency was as calculatingly managed by France's liberal elite as his first. As the country's economic and geographic schisms widen further, yesterday's Yellow Vest protests will seem like a tea party by comparison.

Maternal deaths in Lebanon triple: UN report

The report also finds that the country’s economic crisis has caused an increase in infant mortality rates