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Saudi Arabia

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Capital Riyadh
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Population32. 94 million (2017)
Did you knowSaudi Arabia is the fifth-largest Middle Eastern country by population (31,521,000).
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Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, is a country in Western Asia constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula.

Oil firms commit to major fossil fuel cut by 2050 at COP28

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... Saudi Arabia s Aramco is one of 50 oil and gas companies pledging to stop adding to planet-warming gases by 2050...

COP28: Huge rise in oil drilling expected from hosts UAE

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... Between 2023 and 2050, only Saudi Arabia is expected to produce more...

COP28: Can a climate summit in an oil state change anything?

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... But which countries - if any - will put money in the fund? The European Union has indicated it is going to open its wallet, but what about the US and other big economies? China, Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States are still defined as developing countries for COP purposes, by the way, and therefore aren t obliged to pay into funds like this - a big bone of contention...

Saudi investment fund to buy 10% stake in Heathrow airport

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...By Mariko OiBusiness reporterSaudi Arabia s Public Investment Fund (PIF) has agreed to buy a 10% stake in Heathrow airport from Spanish infrastructure giant Ferrovial...

COP28: UAE planned to use climate talks to make oil deals

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Nov 27,2023 1:11 am

... The briefings show the UAE also prepared talking points on commercial opportunities for its state renewable energy company, Masdar, ahead of meetings with 20 countries, including the UK, United States, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Brazil, China, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Kenya...

Allow more aid into Gaza, Lord Cameron urges Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel

Allow more aid into Gaza, Lord Cameron urges Benjamin Netanyahu in Israel
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... Counterparts from Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Egypt, Turkey, Indonesia and Nigeria were there, as well as the secretary general of the League of Arab States and the ambassador of Qatar...

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... The Houthis have been locked in with Yemen s official government - backed by Saudi Arabia - since 2014...

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Libya-civil war: the heads of government of the world, the peace, the UN chief says

Nov 15,2023 10:51 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel , Russian President Vladimir Putin and Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres

Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres welcomed has said that the great powers "fully engaged" to make a peaceful solution in Libya after a summit in Berlin.

the leaders of the world have committed themselves not to interfere in Libya 's ongoing civil Conflict , and have vowed to spread a UN arms embargo.

The Conflict pits the powerful General Khalifa Haftar against the UN-backed government of National Agreement (GNA).

But even though the two Libyan parties to The Conflict were not present, the meet you.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said the Two Sides were to be informed and consulted by The Other parties. included

in addition to Mrs Merkel, the present President of Russia Vladimir Putin , Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the French President, Emmanuel Macron , and the British Prime Minister , Boris Johnson .

Prior to The Meeting , Mr Johnson said the goal of the conference was "to stop these bribes for the position".

"The people of Libya have suffered enough," he said, as he was on Sunday. "It's time for the Country to move forward. "

What happens in Berlin?

heads of state and government from the EU, Russia and Turkey were among those who engaged for an end to the foreign intervention in Libya is war, and the maintenance of a UN arms embargo.

After The Meeting , German leader, Mrs. Merkel is only a political solution stressed there was no military way to end The Conflict , "".

Mr Guterres, meanwhile, said it all, to stop the great powers present shared "a strong commitment," any further escalation in the region.

He had, however, to say that he was "very concerned" about the reports of the Gene that troops loyal-like a number of important ports and key oil pipeline in the Country had closed.

Tripoli-based Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj (left) and General Khalifa Haftar 's not face-to-face

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov also expressed concerns. He said, and then the great powers have not succeeded "yet, the introduction of a serious and stable dialogue" between the parties to The Conflict .

And there were questions whether it could be a permanent ceasefire, and how these could be held. However, Mr Lavrov said both sides had taken "a small step" forward.

A ceasefire still looks so far

By Rana Jawad, the BBC's North Africa correspondent

- fetched to respect the commitment of The foreign backers of The Conflict - including Russia, Egypt and Turkey , the UN arms embargo against Libya will only be taken seriously if the United Nations security Council acts on violations. This is something that has not done it in the years of The Conflict .

For all the progress in the long-term, the Libyan parties to The Conflict need to declare and commit to a ceasefire that still looks so far-fetched.

If there is enough of a cease-fire in place, which would allow the UN to go back to the political drawing Board, and design is finally long a new political process in the Country .

Europe is trying to push its way back in a complex scene, the abandoned it but all, in The Past year because of its own divisions on a solution. If Nothing Else , the Berlin summit, he will activate up to the elbow his way back into a position with more influence on the stabilization in Libya .

What is going on in Libya ?

Libya has been plagued by Conflict since the 2011 uprising that ousted long-time strongman Muammar Al-Gaddafi.

Gene controls Haftar, the Libyan National Army (LNA), like much of Eastern Libya , and last April he launched an offensive against the Country 's rival government of National Agreement (GNA) in the capital of Tripoli.

His forces have not been able to The City , but earlier this month, the LNA

According to the United Nations, the struggle of hundreds of people and thousands displaced from their homes and killed.

A truce announced earlier this month between Gen Haftar and the GNA, led by Prime Minister Fayez al-Serraj.

push But both sides blame each other for reported violations of the agreement, and

What is The Role of foreign powers?

The Role of foreign States in the conflicts in the focus to help in The Past months with troops, GNA forces in Tripoli.

Gen Haftar's LNA the support of Russia, Egypt, Saudi Arabia , the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Jordan.

Mr Salamé said that the foreign intervention has created a "vicious circle" of violence in Libya

On Saturday, UN special envoy for Libya , Ghassan Salamé, the BBC Radio 4 Today said the program, that was a political solution to The Conflict is the best for all involved, because Libya , with its vast geography, a strong local identity, the heavily armed population and to the weakening of the government Infrastructure was in Control of a difficult Country for a group.



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Source of news: bbc.com

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