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Lebanese President Gen. Joseph Aoun discussed with Regional Director for the Middle East Department at the World Bank Dahlia Khalifa and her accompanying delegation avenues for strengthening cooperation and keeping up with Lebanon’s exigent priorities in the upcoming phase on the occasion of her assuming her new duties, which cover Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Iran.Khalifa stressed that the Bank is committed to continuing its partnership with Lebanon and promptly responding to its pressing needs. She underlined her readiness to direct priorities within the existing programs toward the most affected areas.For his part, Aoun underscored that his country is in need of support from the Bank and its partners at this stage, particularly to help respond to the needs of more than 600,000 citizens who have returned to their areas amid the large-scale damage inflicted on a large number of towns and villages, some of which suffered near-total devastation. Source link
Sultan Haitham bin Tariq of Oman had a telephone call Monday with Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi to discuss developments in the region.The conversation addressed deepening and expanding bilateral relations in a range of fields.The Japanese Prime Minister extended her gratitude to Oman’s efforts in supporting the paths of dialogue and de-escalation and strengthening regional and global security and stability. Source link
The South Korean government is considering imposing restrictions on naphtha exports as the country is facing supply shortages of the material, widely used across petrochemical and other industries, due to persisting geopolitical tensions in the Middle East, Seoul officials said Tuesday.”Related ministries are preparing for the implementation of naphtha export restrictions,” South Korea’s (Yonhap) news agency quoted Deputy Minister for Trade, Industry and Resource Security Yang Ghi-wuk as saying in a daily briefing on resources supplies amid the Mideast crisis.The preparations come as the country is seeing increasing disruptions in naphtha supplies following the US and Israeli airstrikes against Iran late last month, with Yeochun NCC and other companies announcing “force majeure” for some of their products due to naphtha shortages.Force majeure refers to the occurrence of an unforeseeable and uncontrollable event that prevents a company from fulfilling a contract.South Korea imports around half of its naphtha through the Strait of Hormuz, a major Middle Eastern trade route, which has effectively been closed due to the war.”In case the (supply shortage) situation prolongs, we are also preparing for an emergency supply adjustment order,” Yang said.On Monday, LG Chem Ltd. suspended operations of its ethylene production facility in the southwestern city of Yeosu due to naphtha supply disruptions. Ethylene is produced by cracking naphtha.Last week, the government temporarily designated naphtha as an economic security item to better stabilize the supply and support affected companies. Source link
Air defence systems operated by coalition forces have intercepted a drone targeting an airport in northern Iraq, according to security sources.Officials in the Kurdistan region said the unmanned aircraft was shot down before it could reach Erbil International Airport.They added that the incident caused no casualties or damage to airport facilities.The attempted attack comes amid heightened tensions in the region, with Kurdistan authorities reporting a series of drone strikes attributed to Iran in recent weeks.Coalition forces have not yet issued a formal statement on the interception, but the use of air defence systems highlights ongoing security concerns around key infrastructure in northern Iraq. Source link
Jordanian Minister of Foreign Affairs Ayman Safadi and his Turkish counterpart Hakan Fidan discussed efforts to end the escalation in the Middle East, during a phone call on Tuesday.The two sides reviewed ways to prevent the security, political, and economic repercussions of the escalation from undermining regional security and stability.They also touched on the ongoing efforts to end the humanitarian catastrophe in the Gaza Strip as well as the illegal Israeli measures in the West Bank, which together undermine all prospects for achieving a just peace.In this context, Safadi and Fidan reiterated their condemnation of those measures and emphasized the need for a concerted international effort to halt Israeli escalations in the occupied territories immediately. Source link
Oman’s foreign minister and a senior European Union envoy to the Gulf have discussed ways to reduce tensions and halt ongoing conflict in the region, amid growing concerns over stability.Badr bin Hamad Al Busaidi met with Luigi Di Maio in Muscat on Tuesday, where talks focused on the broader impact of regional conflicts.According to officials, the talks addressed the fallout of continued fighting on national security, as well as its implications for international shipping routes and global energy supplies.Both sides stressed the importance of aligning regional and international efforts to manage the crisis, highlighting the need to strengthen dialogue and pursue peaceful and lawful solutions.They also underlined the urgency of de-escalation through a cessation of military operations, while reaffirming the importance of adhering to international law and humanitarian principles, including respect for national sovereignty.The meeting comes as diplomatic efforts intensify to contain instability across the Gulf and surrounding regions. Source link
