Military de-confliction mechanism established between Greece, Turkey, NATO says NATO said Thursday that a military de-confliction mechanism between Greece and Turkey for the Eastern Mediterranean disputes has been established. Turkish and Greek military delegations reached [ More … ]
Egypt and Greece signed an agreement Thursday designating an exclusive economic zone in the Eastern Mediterranean between the two countries, an area containing promising oil and gas reserves, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said. Shoukry [ More … ]
After weeks of tension, Turkey and Russia agreed on Thursday to continue their cooperation in the northwestern Syrian province of Idlib, declaring a cease-fire while expressing an intention to provide a new status quo for [ More … ]
Sudan Two sides agree to establish ‘a sovereign council’ to be run on rotation, an AU mediator announces. Sudan‘s ruling generals and a coalition of protest and opposition groups have reached an agreement to share power [ More … ]
The Trump administration is announcing the reimposition of all U.S. sanctions on Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 nuclear deal. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said the sanctions are “aimed at fundamentally altering [ More … ]
Media reports have revealed details of a $15 billion deal to export 64 billion cubic meters of natural gas over 10 years to Egypt. Bloomberg reported “A $15 billion deal to export Israeli gas to [ More … ]
The United States has welcomed a tripartite agreement on the voluntary return of Sudanese refugees in Chad. Sudan, Chad and the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) signed on 31 May two separate tripartite agreements on the [ More … ]
Hundreds of Palestinians held in Israeli prisons suspended a 40-day mass hunger strike during dawn hours on Saturday, after reaching an agreement with the Israel Prison Service (IPS) that reinstated the prisoners’ family visitation sessions [ More … ]
Saudi Arabia and Djibouti have signed an agreement to strengthen defense cooperation, enhance security and monitor military meddling in the region. Djibouti’s Defense Minister Ali Hasan Bahdon held talks at a reception hosted by Deputy [ More … ]
Algeria and Tunisia were “strongly and totally” coordinating their efforts to counter security threats, Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal said Thursday in Tunis, ensuring that the two countries will join stability and security whatever the price [ More … ]
Palestinian journalist Muhammad al-Qiq has suspended his hunger strike upon reaching an agreement with Israeli authorities to be released in mid April, the Palestinian Prisoners’s Society (PPS) reported on Friday. It remained unclear the exact [ More … ]
Minister of Maghreb Affairs, African Union and Arab League Abdelkader Messahel said Saturday that Algeria and Tunisia will ink next week an agreement on security cooperation. The agreement will be signed as part of the [ More … ]
Germany promised Tunisia financial aid on Friday as the two countries agreed to sign an agreement to smooth the way for Berlin to deport migrants to the North African country. Germany will give Tunisia 250 [ More … ]
– ‘Our opponents need to ensure the adequate behavior of anti-government troops,’ Deputy FM Sergey Ryabkov says – Russia is not willing to extend its “humanitarian pause” in airstrikes in Syria’s Aleppo province unless opposition groups [ More … ]
Jordan and Israel have signed an agreement allowing Jordan’s National Electricity Company to purchase natural gas from Israel’s Leviathan gas-field, Israeli public radio reported Monday, Anadolu Agency reported. “With this deal, Israel will supply Jordan [ More … ]
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