Apr 30, 2021
Israel, Lebanon to resume maritime talks
Lebanon and Israel are set to resume negotiations over their dispute over borders in the Mediterranean Sea. Talks mediated by the United States between the two countries, which are in…
Apr 23, 2021
Turkey invites Israeli Minister to visit
Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz has been invited to attend an official conference in Turkey, in what may signal a thaw in frosty relations between the two countries. Steinitz participation…
Apr 13, 2021
Lebanon expands claim in Israeli sea dispute
Lebanon has further enlarged maritime territory it maintains is part of its exclusive economic zone (EEZ) in the Mediterranean Sea, amid stalled talks with Israel to resolve a dispute over…
Mar 10, 2021
Progress on Israel-Cypriot gas dispute
Israel and Cyprus are advancing steps to resolve their dispute over the offshore Aphrodite natural gas field in the Eastern Mediterranean Sea. While the two countries hold warm bilateral relations…
Mar 09, 2021
Israel signs subsea power grid deal with Cyprus, Greece
The tripartite energy alliance between Israel, Cyprus and Greece has surged forward – following an agreement to work together to create the world’s longest and deepest underwater power cable. The…
Feb 03, 2021
Iran installs more centrifuges
Iran has escalated one of its most critical violations of its 2015 nuclear deal by enriching uranium with an expanded number of advanced centrifuge machines at the underground Natanz facility.…
Jan 22, 2021
Israel: US should continue pressure on Iran
The United States seeks to lengthen and strengthen the nuclear constraints on Iran through diplomacy and the issue will be part of President Joe Biden’s early talks with foreign counterparts…
Jan 04, 2021
Iran accuses Israel of provoking war
Iran claims that Israel is trying to trick the United States into waging war on the Islamic Republic have been rejected by Jerusalem. Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif warned…
Oct 19, 2020
Ultra-Orthodox defy Israel’s COVID plan
Several prominent Israeli politicians are advocating the enactment of stern measures against Jewish religious seminaries and schools that fail to comply with government directives to curb the coronavirus pandemic, primarily…
Oct 09, 2020
Hezbollah: Israel still enemy despite talks
Hezbollah has declared that Lebanon’s agreement to negotiate maritime borders with Israel is “is not connected to” achieving peace between the two nations, which maintain a formal state of war.…