15 Sep 2020

The Egypt – Cyprus Talks About Gas Pipeline

Amid growing tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, Egypt and Cyprus are intensifying talks to start building an offshore gas pipeline from the Aphrodite gas field to Cairo in preparation for re-export to Europe, in a more general context of the economic uncertainty of the gas and oil industry, as p
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12 Aug 2020

Turkish Drone Strike Kills Two High-rank Iraqi Officers

On Tuesday, August 11th, a Turkish drone targeted a meeting between Iraqi border officials and Kurdish militants, in the north of Erbil, according to official statements. The Kurdish news outlet Rudaw stated that the strike in the Bradost area in northern Iraq targeted a meeting between border of
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03 Jul 2020

President Erdogan Visits Qatar to Reaffirm Bilateral Ties

On July 1, 2020, Qatari Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani welcomed Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan with an official reception in Doha at Amiri Diwan government complex. Following meeting the Qatari emir, Erdogan attended Turkey-Qatar 3rd High Strategic Committee meeting. Erdogan arrived in
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23 Jun 2020

Libya: UN Orders Probe of Abuses in Libya Since 2016

On June 22, 2020, the UN Human Rights Council adopted by consensus a resolution strongly condemning all acts of violence in Libya and urging UN rights chief  Michelle BACHELET to dispatch a fact-finding mission in this country. Since 2015, a power struggle has pitted the GNA (the internationally
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