Italy wants Libya to boost its gas exports to Europe in an effort to reduce the continent’s energy dependence on Russia. A controversy is brewing between Libya and Italy over gas exports. What happened: On July 5, The Libya Herald reported that Libya’s Tripoli-based government is considering cutting gas exports …

Syria’s Kurdish-led forces alleged Maher al-Aghal was also affiliated with Turkey-backed opposition group Ahrar al-Sharqiya. A US drone strike on Tuesday killed the leader of the Islamic State group in Syria, the US military announced today. Maher al-Agal was killed near the town of Jidayris in Syria’s Afrin region, according …

Turkey and Turkmenistan are working on a gas deal that will likely extend to Europe in a bid to reduce Western dependency on Russian gas. With fears mounting that Russia may cut off gas supplies to Europe, Turkey is working on plans to bring in gas from Turkmenistan and has …