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The US Federal Aviation Administration has <\/strong>grounded over 170 Boeing 737 Max 9s <\/strong>after an Alaska Airlines flight using the aircraft was forced to make an emergency landing due to a panel flying off mid-flight on Friday, CNBC<\/a> reports. No serious injuries were reported on the flight, and the National Transportation Safety Board is investigating the incident. The airline, followed by United Airlines, has since grounded its entire fleet of Boeing 737 Max 9s. Alaska Airlines notes that its ongoing inspections so far showed no concerning findings on a quarter of its 737 Max 9 fleet, on Saturday, Reuters<\/a> reports. The Boeing 737 Max aircraft has been scrutinized by the FAA in the past, after two fatal crashes grounded the jet worldwide nearly five years ago. A timeline for when the jetliner will regain permission to operate remains unclear.<\/p>\n

FlyDubai <\/strong>in the hot seat:<\/strong>UAE carrier FlyDubai reassures fliers that it completed C-checks on its Boeing 737 Max 9 planes over the past 24 months and will carry out further inspections if required, a Fly Dubai spokesperson told Khaleej Times<\/a> on Saturday.<\/p>\n

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Venezuela\u2019s oil exports have jumped 12% to nearly 700k barrels pers day (bpd) on <\/strong>the <\/strong>back of eased US sanctions on the nation\u2019s oil sector<\/strong>, Reuters<\/a> reports. In late 2022, Washington began approving foreign oil firms\u2019 exchange of the country\u2019s oil for debt and unpaid dividends. The US granted a six-month license<\/a> to streamline Venezuela\u2019s crude and gas exports to certain markets last October, aiming to encourage a free presidential election this year. The country looks to surpass 1 mn bpd in the upcoming months, which experts say would depend on the renewal of the US licenses set to expire in April.<\/p>\n

IN OTHER OIL NEWS- <\/strong>Angola has left OPEC <\/strong>over output restrictions impeding the <\/strong>country\u2019s plans to stabilize production at above 1 mn bpd<\/strong>, Bloomberg<\/a> reports, citing the nation\u2019s top oil official. The bloc\u2019s increased limit undermined Angola\u2019s aim of enhancing investment following years of underinvestment and production decline. The African nation briefly dropped below 1 mn bpd in 2023, down from over 1.8 mn bpd a decade earlier. <\/p>\n

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Somalia's President <\/strong>Hassan Sheikh Mohamud has signed a law \u201cnullifying the illegal <\/strong>MoU\u201d the breakaway region of Somaliland recently <\/strong>inked with Ethiopia<\/a><\/strong>, Mohamud said<\/a> on X. The agreement would have granted Ethiopia access to a port on the Red Sea in exchange for recognizing Somaliland as an independent state. Mohamud did not reveal the specific details about the law.<\/p>\n

ICYMI- <\/strong>Somalia \u2014 which considers Somaliland a part of its territory \u2014 summoned the Ethiopian ambassador<\/a> to protest the move and labeled the agreement as \u201cnull and void\u201d earlier last week.<\/p>\n

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