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'I look forward to saying hello to her': Trump says on upcoming meeting with Venezuela’s Machado

Trump says Venezuelan opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado is expected in Washington next week after US strikes captured Nicolás Maduro.

A person holds up an image depicting Venezuelan opposition leader Maria Corina Machado, as people celebrate after the US struck Venezuela and captured its President Nicolas Maduro and his wife Cilia Flores, in Santiago, Chile, January 3, 2026.
 Ender Moreno looks for gold at La Culebra gold mine in El Callao, Bolivar state, southeastern Venezuela on March 1, 2017.

Venezuela’s energy, mining sectors in focus after Maduro capture - explainer

 View of the Israeli Leviathan gas field gas processing rig near the Israeli city of Caesarea, on January 31, 2019.

Oil prices dip dramatically after Israel's attack on Iran

 Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council via video link at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia October 20, 2023.

Putin to visit UAE, Saudi Arabia this week


Replacing Russian oil supply to Europe is almost impossible, OPEC warns

Will the Middle East be able to increase oil exports if the European Union sanctions Russia over its invasion of Ukraine?

A meeting of the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries at OPEC’s Vienna headquarters

OPEC+ Agreement remains unresolved after Saudi Arabia-UAE quarrel

In the wake of a public disagreement last week, no new deal was reached by the beleaguered 23-member petroleum export club.

One of the water cooling towers at the Haifa oil refinery collapses, June 12, 2020

Bank Leumi: Oil futures forecast price decline in second half of 2021

The drop in prices in the latter half of 2021 will be due an increase in oil production by OPEC states and the prospects of lowered tensions with a new US-Iran nuclear deal.

A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019

Oil price volatility increases amid Suez Canal aftermath, OPEC meeting

The price of BRENT oil decreased from about $64.12 per barrel on March 19 to $62.41 per barrel on April 2.

A general view of Abadan oil refinery in southwest Iran, is pictured from Iraqi side of Shatt al-Arab in Al-Faw south of Basra, Iraq September 21, 2019

Voices from the Arab press: Qatar's exit from OPEC

Also: U.S.-India relations on the rise, Saudi Arabia introduces philosophy to university curriculum, and a view of Trump's middle east policies.

AN ARAMCO employee looks over the company’s Ras Tanura oil refinery and oil terminal in Saudi Arabia on May 2.

Chinese company weighs take over of Iran gas projects due to US sanctions

The French company Total was the first major Western energy company to invest in the Islamic Republic since international sanctions began.

Workers get ready to pump liquefied natural gas into a gas trailer at CNPC Caofeidian terminal, in Tangshan, Hebei province, China.

If EU used its anti-Cartel powers against OPEC, Jerusalem would have peace and prosperity

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Trump on Jerusalem throws Spotlight on Europe's Darkest Secret

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Above the fold: Putin is world's most powerful leader

The Russian president and the Saudi monarch came together to discuss their mutual interest – oil.

Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a news conference

Suicide attacks on restaurants, checkpoint, kill 60 in southern Iraq

Islamic State is under siege in the Syrian city of Raqqa, its operational base for attacks in the Middle East and the West.

ONE OF MANY churches destroyed by ISIS in the Christian town of Qaraqosh, Iraq.