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Israel supports a two-state solution to its conflict with Palestine

09/23/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Speaking at the United Nations in New York during the 77th session of the United Nations General Assembly, the Israeli Prime Minister spoke out in favor of "an agreement with the Palestinians, based on two states for two peoples.

Lebanon will be able to extract its own natural gas

09/20/2022 | Industry

LEBANON / ISRAEL. Negotiations on maritime boundaries between Lebanon and Israel are expected to end soon with an agreement allowing Beirut to extract natural gas from an offshore field.

Cyprus' Aphrodite gas field secures financing for its first drilling

09/20/2022 | Industry

CYPRUS. The partners of the Aphrodite gas field approve a $192 million financing that will allow the drilling of a first well in this very promising field.

The UNCTAD is alarmed by the increase in unemployment and poverty in Palestine

09/15/2022 | Society / Institutions

PALESTINE. In its latest report on its program of assistance to the Palestinian people, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development indicates that 36% of the Palestinian population will be living below the poverty line by the end of 2021.

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UNIFIL extends its mandate for another year and will continue to provide logistical support to the Lebanese army

09/06/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. The mandate of the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL), responsible for providing a buffer between Israel and Lebanon, was renewed by the UN Security Council for one year.

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Carrefour's new Israeli franchisee to call its stores "Super"

09/06/2022 | Services

ISRAEL / FRANCE. The twenty-five Carrefour Israel supermarkets, resulting from the franchise agreement between Electra Consumer Products and the French retail group, will open under the "Super" brand.

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Air France-KLM in the front row for the privatization of the ex-Alitalia which became ITA Airways

09/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

ITALY / FRANCE / UNITED STATES. The Italian Ministry of Economy opened exclusive negotiations with the American investment fund Certares, associated with the airlines Air France-KLM and Delta Air Lines, for the partial takeover of ITA Airways.

The manufacturer of solar panels DualSun raises 10 M€ to expand internationally

09/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

FRANCE. DualSun, a Marseille-based solar panel manufacturer, has announced a new €10 million round of financing from its historical investors, including Noria, and TiLT Capital Partners, to expand internationally.

The Palestinian Authority asks its citizens not to travel from Israeli airports

08/25/2022 | Transport

ISRAEL. While the Israeli government agrees to lift restrictions preventing Palestinians from using Israeli airports, the Palestinian Authority is asking Palestinians not to travel from the Ramon hub.

Turkey revives one of its essential resources: tourism

08/22/2022 | Services

TURKEY. With the windfall of Russian visitors and the return of Israelis, the Turkish Ministry of Tourism expects to reach 47 million tourists in 2022 for revenues of $37 billion.

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Turkey and Israel resume "full and complete" diplomatic relations

08/18/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / ISRAEL. After twelve years of quarrel, the Turkish and Israeli authorities decided the complete restoration of their diplomatic relations. Good news for regional stability.

The Israeli Prime Minister plebiscites the arrival of Carrefour in his country

07/26/2022 | Services

ISRAEL / FRANCE. Yair Lapid openly welcomed during the council of ministers the arrival of the French distributor Carrefour in his country whose sign will replace that of Yenot Bilan by the end of the year 2022.

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Israelis to go to the polls in autumn 2022

06/29/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL. After the adoption the day before in first reading of a law allowing the dissolution of the Knesset, the day of Wednesday, June 29, 2022 will definitively seal the fate of the Israeli Parliament by provoking a new legislative and the arrival of a new Prime Minister.

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Israeli authorities grant 3,500 entry permits to Palestinians

06/28/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Faced with a shortage of Israeli candidates to work in the industrial and service sectors, the Israeli state is increasing the number of entry permits granted to Palestinians.

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The dissolution of the Knesset and the return of Benyamin Netanyahu loom in Israel

06/23/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL. The deputies voted unanimously in a preliminary reading of a bill providing for the dissolution of the Knesset, the Israeli parliament.

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EU to buy natural gas from Israel via Egypt

06/16/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / EGYPT / EU. Faced with the new geopolitical reality, the European Union signs a tripartite agreement with Israel and Egypt to increase supplies of Israeli natural gas from Egypt after liquefaction there.

UN blames Israeli occupation for Israeli-Palestinian conflict

06/09/2022 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. A commission of enquiry mandated by the UN Human Rights Council has issued a report attributing to Israel the majority of the responsibility for the conflict with the Palestinians.

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Mediterranean employment ministers want to promote an economy for the benefit of all

05/19/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. In Marrakech, the employment and labour ministers of the Union for the Mediterranean committed themselves to meeting the challenges of employment and employability for the most vulnerable people, in particular young people and women.

Five Mediterranean countries in the top 20 of world military spending

05/03/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. World military spending has reached $2.1 trillion in 2021, an all-time record to which Mediterranean countries have contributed $150 billion.

The Eastern Mediterranean becomes a new gas province

04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The problem of gas resources in the Mediterranean, but also of their sharing, was invited to the 11th Cybèle meeting in Marseilles whereas the decision of the European Union not to be supplied with Russian gas imposes to find other solutions.

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