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Egypt and Turkey’s energy face-off in the Mediterranean

Policy Staff 8 April 2020

by Rasha Mahmoud is an Egyptian journalist, scriptwriter and filmmaker. She has worked for Anadolu Agency, HuffPost and Huna Sotak. The US Geological Survey estimates there to be 122 trillion cubic feet of recoverable gas reserves in the Mediterranean’s Leviathan Basin, and the countries in the region are on a quest to acquire what they consider their rightful share. The competition over gas resources expanded

Sudan: security firm’s ‘victims’ call on UAE to issue apology

Policy Staff 8 April 2020

By MEMO – Dozens of Sudanese workers who signed contracts with a UAE company have handed over a petition to the Council of Ministers demanding the government to request an official and public apology from the government in Abu Dhabi in addition to the total restitution of the victims’ rights, Anadolu

Saudi-led coalition announces ceasefire in five-year Yemen war

Policy Staff 8 April 2020

DUBAI/RIYADH (Reuters) – The Saudi-led coalition fighting Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthi movement said on Wednesday it was halting military operations nationwide in support of U.N. efforts to end a five-year war that has killed tens of thousands and spread hunger and disease.FILE PHOTO: A Houthi supporter looks on as he carries

Esper’s dark vision for US-China conflict makes war more likely

Policy Staff 8 April 2020

By: Bonnie Kristian for Defensenews.com – The Trump administration’s deal with the Taliban may not successfully bring our war in Afghanistan to a close. Some number of U.S. forces will remain on open-ended counterterrorism missions, their presence in harm’s way creating a constant risk of escalation, and a lot could change

A TROUBLED PARTNERSHIP: THE US AND EUROPE IN THE MIDDLE EAST

Policy Staff 3 April 2020

Trump’s policies towards the Middle East have led to a serious rift between the US and Europe. The EU and US are at loggerheads over Iran: Trump has withdrawn from the nuclear agreement and imposed tough economic sanctions, raising the risk of a military confrontation and prompting Iran to expand

Putin Echoes Trump’s Call for Oil Producers to Reduce Output

Policy Staff 3 April 2020

By Olga Tanas and Jake Rudnitsky Russian President Vladimir Putin told the country’s top oil executives that oil producing countries should join together to slash output to reverse the collapse in world oil prices. Putin said global cuts of a little above or below 10 million barrels a day are