ISRAEL. The coalition that has been in power in Israel for the past eight months has been shattered after the failure of the budget vote in the Knesset. New legislative elections will be held in March 2021. version française

Deposits of phosphate and rare minerals not yet exploited, energy (wind and water power), communication routes (trans-Saharan road), and above all very rich fishery resources, Western Sahara does not fail to arouse economic covetousness. Version française

MOROCCO / ISRAEL. The announcement of the rapprochement between Morocco and Israel will have not only political, but also economic and geopolitical consequences.

Violation of the ceasefire signed in 1991, recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara by the United States, events have accelerated in recent days on the issue of the status of this territory unresolved since the end of the Spanish protectorate.

Violation of the ceasefire signed in 1991, recognition of Morocco's sovereignty over Western Sahara by the United States, events have accelerated in recent days on the issue of the status of this territory unresolved since the end of the Spanish protectorate. version française

After months of threats, the European Council decrees sanctions against Turkey for its gas exploration manoeuvres in maritime areas claimed by Greece and the Republic of Cyprus.

PORTUGAL / FRANCE. The French broker Verlingue, an insurance brokerage subsidiary of the Adelaide Group, takes over the Portuguese company Luso Atlântica. version française

The two confetti of Ceuta and Melilla represent heavy stakes - economic, social and geopolitical at the same time - on the relations between Morocco and Spain. These former outposts, still free ports, still enjoy privileges threatened by Moroccan wishes. MOROCCO / SPAIN. They deploy the only land borders between Morocco and...

ALGERIA / EU. At the end of a videoconference meeting of the members of the EU-Algeria Association Council, Josep Borrell, High Representative of the EU, expressed the wish for a "truly strengthened partnership with Algeria". version française

LEBANON. "Lebanon is in a state of financial bankruptcy, but still has the possibility of being a successful state if reforms are implemented quickly," concluded the Conference in support of the Lebanese people orchestrated by France and the UN.

MEDITERRANEAN. On the occasion of a round table organised within the framework of the Mediterranean of the Future, Patricia Augier, professor of economics, sounds the alarm about the situation in the countries of the North Africa, Middle East zone.

LEBANON. While the country is caught in a political stalemate, economic crisis and social movements, Emmanuel Macron and Antonio Guterres are co-chairing a new international donor conference for Lebanon.