Egypt | Jul 1, 2022 Egypt, Greece, Cyprus boost military cooperation in EastMed region Egypt, Greece and Cyprus have promoted their military relations in the face of security threats and to defend their interests in the Eastern Mediterranean that is rich in oil and gas reserves.
North Africa | Jun 30, 2022 Algeria to maintain gas supplies to Spain despite dispute Algeria's announcement concerning the immediate suspension of the treaty of friendship and good neighborliness concluded with Spain in October 2002, after Madrid’s radical change of position on the Western Sahara issue on March 18, will not have negative consequences on gas contracts signed by the two countries.
North Africa | Jun 28, 2022 23 migrants dead at Morocco-Spain border Spain’s enclaves of Melilla and Ceuta in North Africa have long been a flashpoint for people seeking to enter the European Union from Africa, resulting in tensions between Morocco, Algeria and Spain.
Gulf | Jun 7, 2022 Saudi Arabia, Cyprus set up joint business council Cyprus has important relationships with several Middle Eastern states, including Egypt.
Turkey | Jun 6, 2022 Kurds in Sweden on edge as Turkey presses government to ditch them in exchange for NATO membership As Sweden’s government survived a non-confidence vote today, its fate was tied to Kurdish lawmaker and former guerrilla Amineh Kakabaveh.
Egypt | Jun 3, 2022 Polish president visits Egypt for the first time in decades The Polish president visited Egypt recently in the first such visit since 1992, which comes as the Russian war on Ukraine rages on.
Turkey | Jun 2, 2022 Erdogan: Sweden, Finland need to ‘act accordingly’ toward Kurdish groups for approval on NATO bids The Turkish president repeated these points while announcing another military operation into Syria.
Iraq | May 21, 2022 British geologist faces severe punishment in Iraq for taking pottery shards The case has become politically charged as Iran-backed Shiite militias could exploit the situation to shape public opinion against the British government.
Turkey | May 20, 2022 Erdogan’s high price for Sweden, Finland joining NATO The Turkish president senses an opportunity to finally settle scores regarding perceived previous slights by NATO powers.
Iraq | May 11, 2022 Russian ambassador to Iraq: ‘No objections’ to Kurdistan Region exporting gas to Europe Elbrus Kutrashev spoke to the Kurdish news outlet Rudaw about plans to export natural gas from the autonomous part of northern Iraq to Europe in response to the war in Ukraine.
Hundreds of anti-coup protesters in Sudan defy security forces Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 3, 2022
Palestinians hand bullet that killed Al Jazeera journalist to US Agence France-Presse | AFP | Jul 2, 2022
Soundbite: Lahib Higel, Senior Iraq Analyst at the International Crisis Group, on the Sinjar agreement