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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.

Currencies fall against the dollar

07/07/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. Lebanon, Syria and Turkey are among the top six countries whose currencies have lost the most value in two years.

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Lebanon threatens to expel Syrian refugees if it does not get $3.2bn in international aid

06/21/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. The Lebanon Crisis Response Plan 2022-2023 is to raise $3.2 billion in aid from its participants to support Syrian and Palestinian host families and refugees.

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Lebanon to import gas from Egypt to fuel its power plants

06/20/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON / EGYPT. Lebanon is to sign an agreement described as "definitive" to import gas from Egypt and solve electricity shortages that have plagued the country for years.

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Council of the European Union extends sanctions against Syrian regime for another year

06/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA / EU. The restrictive measures against 359 persons or entities close to the Syrian regime imposed by the Council of the European Union are extended for a year as the repression of the civilian population continues.

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Turkey to launch offensive in Syria to keep YPG Kurds away from its southern border

05/31/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / SYRIA. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan plans to resume fighting in Syria to push the Kurdish YPG in northern Syria 30 km from its southern border.

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.

More than €6 billion in pledges for Syria

05/12/2022 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA. Organised by the European Union in Brussels, the donors' conference for Syria raised $6.7bn (€6.36bn) in pledges.

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WFA predicts rising inflation rates in Arab countries in 2022

04/22/2022 | Society / Institutions

ARAB COUNTRIES. The Arab Monetary Fund predicts rising inflation in the twelve Arab countries, but strong growth driven by oil producing states.

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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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Jean-Emmanuel Roux de Luze: "Turkey is playing the NATO card in the Ukrainian conflict"

04/05/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. On the occasion of an intervention during the 11th International Meeting of Cybèle, organized in Marseilles on March 31 and April 1, 2022 by the association Euromed-IHEDN, the rear-admiral Jean-Emmanuel Roux de Luze, deputy to the Commander of the Mediterranean maritime zone (CECMED), specifies the consequences of the war in Ukraine for the French Navy.

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Syria and Algeria the only Mediterranean countries not to vote against the Russian invasion of Ukraine

03/03/2022 | Society / Institutions

SYRIA / ALGERIA. The United Nations General Assembly overwhelmingly adopted a resolution denouncing Russian aggression in Ukraine. Syria voted against, Algeria abstained and Morocco did not participate in the vote.

Turkey bans warships from Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits

03/01/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY. The conflict between Ukraine and Russia leads to the closure by Turkey of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles straits to all military vessels. Ankara's neutrality is justified by its desire not to offend either side.

Corruption still reigns in the Mediterranean, says Transparency International

01/25/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. In its annual survey on the perception of corruption in the world, the NGO Transparency International finds that all regions of the world, including much of the Mediterranean, are at a standstill when it comes to fighting public sector corruption.

Jordan to deliver electricity to Lebanon via Syria

01/20/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON / JORDAN / SYRIA. The Jordanian Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has announced the forthcoming signing of an electricity supply agreement with Lebanon and a transit agreement with Syria.

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Recep Tayyip Erdogan says he wants to "prevent the sabotage of Turkey-Europe relations

01/14/2022 | Society / Institutions

TURKEY / EU. Speaking before the ambassadors of the EU countries posted in Ankara, Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a point of recalling the interest of the partnership between Turkey and the European Union and asked that the "strategic myopia" of the Europeans be stopped.

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Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. As it has done every year for the past 17 years, the British consultancy Henley & Partners has drawn up a hierarchy of the most powerful passports in the world, those that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa...

Lebanese justice prohibits the governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon to leave the country

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

LEBANON. Riad Salamé, Governor of the Central Bank of Lebanon, is facing several legal proceedings in his country, but also in France, Switzerland and Luxembourg. He has been banned from leaving Lebanon by a court order.

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EU funds expansion of Jordan's largest landfill

12/08/2021 | Environment

JORDAN / EU. The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and the European Union are providing financial support of almost €15M for the modernisation of the Al Ghabawi landfill, the only one in the Jordanian capital.

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Tel Aviv named most expensive city in the world

12/07/2021 | Society / Institutions

ISRAEL. Tel Aviv dethrones Paris and becomes the most expensive city in the world in 2021 according to the study published annually by The Economist Intelligence Unit.