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Syrian leader Ahmed al-Sharaa started a visit to Berlin on Monday for talks on the Middle East war, rebuilding his country and the return of refugees, with critics saying his record on human rights is being ignored. On his first trip to Germany since ousting his country's longtime strongman, Bashar al-Assad, in late 2024, Sharaa met his German counterpart, Frank-Walter Steinmeier, on Monday morning before talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt. Chancellor Friedrich Mer
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In this picture obtained from Iran's ISNA news agency on June 1, 2026, vessels sail at Suru Beach in Bandar Abbas along the Strait of Hormuz.
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Commercial ships anchor off the coast of the United Arab Emirates due to navigation disruptions in the Strait of Hormuz, Dubai on March 2, 2026.
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Lebanon signs gas exploration deal with international consortium

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A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal beach of Nasholim, on August 29, 2022.
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An employee walks at the Hammar Mushrif new Degassing Station Facilities site inside the Zubair oil and gas field, north of the southern Iraqi province of Basra on May 9, 2018
Iraq
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Drone strike hits Iraq gas complex, cuts supply

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Syria boosts power supply amid complaints over higher prices

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Guests stand at the booth of the ARAMCO at ADIPEC in Abu Dhabi on 3 November 2025
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Aramco signs preliminary US deals worth more than $30 billion

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Algeria dismisses CEO of state energy firm

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Russia targets Ukraine's energy infrastructure in air attacks

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A view of the oil facility reportedly targeted by an explosive-laden drone in the Tavke area of Zakho district, in Iraq's Duhok province, on July 17, 2025.
Iraq
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Iraqi PM confirms agreement with KRG to resume oil exports

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A view of the platform of the Leviathan natural gas field in the Mediterranean Sea is pictured from the Israeli northern coastal city of Caesarea on December 19, 2019
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Israel weighs shelving $35 billion Egypt gas deal: report

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