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Israel will vaccinate Palestinians with work permits against Covid-19

03/01/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. The Israeli authorities will vaccinate Palestinians holding a work permit for Israeli territory or West Bank settlements.

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The EU and Qatar to finance a €70 million gas pipeline between Israel and the Gaza Strip

02/25/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry

PALESTINE. Qatar and the European Union have pledged $60 million and €20 million respectively to finance a gas pipeline linking Israel to the Gaza Strip power plant.

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The border between Gaza and Egypt now open indefinitely

02/10/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions

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The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion

02/09/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. Six years after the last revision of the Euro-Mediterranean partnership launched in 1995 in Barcelona, the European Commission adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean, with a Southern Neighbourhood Instrument endowed with €7 billion over six years.

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Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians

02/01/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / PALESTINE. Accused by several organisations of forgetting the Palestinians in its vaccination plan against coronavirus, the State of Israel is finally going to supply 5000 vaccines to the Palestinian Authority's medical teams.

The authorisation of the construction of 800 housing units in Palestine by Israel is denounced from all sides.

01/19/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / EGYPT. In the middle of the election campaign for the legislative elections, Israel approves the construction of 781 housing units in settlements in the Palestinian territories.

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Restriction measures are being stepped up around the Mediterranean

01/15/2021 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. The situation related to the pandemic is changing almost daily, with measures taken region by region or city by city in some countries.

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Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world

01/11/2021 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions

WORLD. The two leading Mediterranean countries, Italy and Spain, are in fourth place in the world ranking of passports that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa in advance.

Dissolution of the Israeli parliament due to lack of agreement on the budget

12/23/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions

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.

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Historic first flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat

12/22/2020 - Eric Apim | Transport

MOROCCO / ISRAEL. Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law and senior advisor, was aboard the first direct commercial flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat symbolizing the new diplomatic relations between Israel and Morocco.

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Survey on the issue of Western Sahara Part 2/3: Normalization of Moroccan-Israeli relations. The counterpart to American recognition

12/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions

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

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Inquiry into the Question of Western Sahara Part 1/3: The Political Equation. Western Sahara, a conflict sandbagged in its contradictions

12/16/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions

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.

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UNCTAD estimates the cost of the Israeli occupation of Gaza at $16.7 billion in ten years

11/26/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions

PALESTINE / ISRAEL. The cost of the Israeli occupation, prolonged blockade and military operations in Gaza would amount to $16.7 billion according to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development.

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Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields

11/12/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / LEBANON. The two countries are trying to agree on their exclusive economic zones.

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Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea

11/10/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. Spain, Italy and France are the three Mediterranean countries most affected by deaths related to the health crisis.

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Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean

11/03/2020 - Gérard Tur | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. In the south as in the north, job losses amount to hundreds of thousands in the Mediterranean basin.

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According to the UN, the pandemic is fed by instability in Palestine

10/27/2020 - Eric Apim | Society / Institutions

MIDDLE EAST. Nickolay Mladenov encourages the use of preventive diplomacy to avoid the escalation of violence and war in Gaza and to improve the economic, social and health situation.

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The UN and the United States describe the talks between Israel and Lebanon on their borders as "fruitful"

10/15/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL / LEBANON. Negotiations to define the maritime border between Israel and Lebanon, which began on 14th October 2020, seem to have gone well according to the UN.

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Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders

10/14/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions

LEBANON / ISRAEL. The first talks in thirty years between Lebanon and Israel begin in the city of Naqoura, the headquarters of UNIFIL. They will focus on the maritime borders between the two states still officially at war.

Lebanon and Israel to discuss the delineation of their common borders

10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions

LEBANON / ISRAEL. While the two countries are still theoretically at war, Lebanon and Israel have signed a framework agreement to define their maritime and land borders.

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Israel will vaccinate Palestinians with work permits against Covid-19

The EU and Qatar to finance a €70 million gas pipeline between Israel and the Gaza Strip

The border between Gaza and Egypt now open indefinitely

The EU adopts a new agenda for the Mediterranean with €7 billion

Israel to supply 5,000 doses of coronavirus vaccine to the Palestinians

The authorisation of the construction of 800 housing units in Palestine by Israel is denounced from all sides.

Restriction measures are being stepped up around the Mediterranean

Italian and Spanish passports enter the world's Top 5 of the most "powerful" in the world

Dissolution of the Israeli parliament due to lack of agreement on the budget

Historic first flight between Tel Aviv and Rabat

Survey on the issue of Western Sahara Part 2/3: Normalization of Moroccan-Israeli relations. The counterpart to American recognition

Inquiry into the Question of Western Sahara Part 1/3: The Political Equation. Western Sahara, a conflict sandbagged in its contradictions

UNCTAD estimates the cost of the Israeli occupation of Gaza at $16.7 billion in ten years

Still no agreement between Israel and Lebanon to share gas fields

Covid-19: the mortality rate per capita is higher in the north than in the south of the Mediterranean Sea

Unemployment rates are soaring around the Mediterranean

According to the UN, the pandemic is fed by instability in Palestine

The UN and the United States describe the talks between Israel and Lebanon on their borders as "fruitful"

Start of negotiations between Israel and Lebanon to define their common borders

Lebanon and Israel to discuss the delineation of their common borders

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