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Tag: Mediterranean

Posted inOpinion

Divisions over Libya spreading across Mediterranean

by Faisal Al Yafai July 23, 2020July 23, 2020

In capital cities across the Middle East and Europe, politicians are taking aim at Turkey’s involvement in Libya – and yet all have so far avoided speaking its name. On July 20, in an extraordinary decision, Egypt’s parliament voted unanimously to authorize sending troops abroad, without mentioning either Libya or Turkey. Two days earlier, the […]

Posted inOpinion

EU has learned nothing from mistakes on Libya

by Faisal Al Yafai February 21, 2020February 21, 2020
Posted inMiddle East

Greece aims to outflank Turkey in Mediterranean

by John Hadoulis and Hélène Colliopoulou February 12, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inCyprus, Egypt, European Union, France, Israel, Italy, Middle East, Russia, Turkey, World

Europeans push themselves to the margins in Libya

by Faisal Al Yafai January 23, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inCyprus, Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Turkey

Turkey rewrites rules in Eastern Mediterranean 

by MK Bhadrakumar December 18, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inAfghanistan, European Union, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, World

Seeds of Europe’s ‘migrant crisis’ are in Europe itself

by Vijay Prashad October 24, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inEuropean Union, Middle East, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, United States, World

West’s favorite strongman set to take Libya

by Vijay Prashad April 9, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inIran, Middle East, Syria

Syria leases Mediterranean port to Iran

by Sami Moubayed April 5, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, European Union, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Putin trumpets hypersonic missile as Russia flexes its muscles

by Andrew Salmon December 27, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Israel, Italy, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Shanghai, South Asia, World

Is China getting too close to Israel?

by Richard S Ehrlich December 23, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Cyprus, European Union, France, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Europe turns its back on its liberal principles as refugees drown

by Jonathan Gornall December 5, 2018
Posted inAT Finance, Beijing, China, European Union, Germany, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Asia, South Korea, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Putin’s big bang in the Russian Far East

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inLebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, United Kingdom, World

Russia to hold ‘large-scale’ drills in Mediterranean

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Posted inAT Finance, Cyprus, Egypt, European Union, Iraq, Israel, Italy, Lebanon, Middle East, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Showdown over drilling vessel off Cyprus could spur more talks

by Jonathan Gorvett February 27, 2018February 18, 2020

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