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

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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Egypt, European Union (EU), gas, gas pipeline, Gaza Strip, hydrocarbons, Israel, Mahmoud Abbas, Mohammad al-Emadie, Mohammad Shtayyeh, Palestine, Palestinian Authority, Qatar, Sven Kühn von Burgsdorff

Sonatrach will invest $40 bn over five years

Sonatrach will invest $40 bn over five years
01/05/2021 - Frédéric Dubessy | Industry
ALGERIA. The Algerian group Sonatrach announces an investment programme of $40 billion over five years, 51% of which in dinars.
Algeria, FEED, Gassi Touil, Hassi Bir Rekaiz, Hassi Messaoud, Hassi R'Mel, hydrocarbons, industry, Sonatrach, Toufik Hakkar

The partition of Cyprus has led to more and more problems

The partition of Cyprus has led to more and more problems
11/17/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
Almost fifty years after its division into two parts, Cyprus is far from reunification. On a visit to the Mediterranean island, Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan advocated a two-state solution as the country moved towards a federal state.
Ankara, Ayia Napa, conflicts, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, Elizabeth Spehar, Erdogan, Ersin Tatar, European Union (EU), Famagusta, hydrocarbons, Lefkosa, Lefkoşa, Maraş, Mediterranean, Mustafa Akinci, Nicos Anastasiades, Nicosia, Republic of Cyprus, reunification of Cyprus, Turkey, Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, Varosha

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

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.
Alon Bar, Aviv Ayash, Bassam Yassin, borders, conflicts, David Schenker, Eastern Mediterranean, EEZ, Egypt, energy, Finul, gas, hydrocarbons, Israel, Jan Kubis, Jordan, Lebanon, maritime borders, Mazen Basbous, Mor Halutz, Nabih Berry, Najib Massihi, Naqoura, NNA, Oren Setter, Reuven Azar, Udi Adiri, United Nations, United States, Wissam Chbat, Yuval Steinitz

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo

Turkey resumes its hydrocarbon explorations off the Greek island of Kastellorizo
10/12/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
TURKEY. After a gesture of appeasement with the withdrawal of the Oruç Reis from the disputed waters of the Eastern Mediterranean in September 2020, Turkey has decided to put this hydrocarbon exploration vessel back into service in this area. version française

Ankara, Ataman, Athens, Cengiz Han, Cyprus, Eastern Mediterranean, exploration vessel, Greece, hydrocarbons, Kastellorizo, Oruç Reis, Turkey

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal

The European Council extends a hand to Ankara, while remaining firm in case of refusal
10/02/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
EU / TURKEY. Charles Michel, President of the European Council, wants to "give political dialogue a chance" in the context of the disputes between the EU and Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. version française

Charles Michel, Cyprus, European Council, European Union (EU), Greece, hydrocarbons, Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, NATO, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Turkey

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union

Relations with Turkey are on the menu of the 7th Summit of the Southern Countries of the European Union
09/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
SOUTH EUROPE. The seaside town of Porticcio, near Ajaccio in Corsica, will host the MED7 Summit which brings together the southern countries of the European Union. Version française
Ajaccio, Antonio Costa, Brussels, Corsica, Cyprus, Emmanuel Macron, France, gas, Greece, Guiseppe Conte, hydrocarbons, Italy, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Malta, MED7, Mediterranean, Nikos Anastadiades, Pedro Sanchez, Porticcio, Portugal, Robert Abela, Southern Europe, Spain, Turkey

Four countries declare Turkish-Libyan maritime border agreement "null and void"

Four countries declare Turkish-Libyan maritime border agreement "null and void"
01/09/2020 - Frédéric Dubessy | Society / Institutions
MEDITERRANEAN. At the end of a meeting in Cairo of their foreign ministers on Wednesday 8 January 2020, Egypt, France, Greece and Cyprus issued a statement saying that the Turkish-Libyan agreements had "further undermined regional stability and are both considered null and void". The Italian...
Ankara, Cairo, Crete, Cyprus, Egypt, Erdogan, Fayez al-Sarraj, France, gas, GNA, Greece, Haftar, hydrocarbons, Libyan government of national unity, maritime borders, Mediterranean, Turkey


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