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Jordan will finally be hosting the Euro-Med Ministerial Conference on Water on December 22-24 at Dead Sea. The conference was postponed from October 28 because the government wanted to wait until a settlement was reached over the membership and participation in the Union for the Mediterranean. This new date was coordinated between the joint French-Egyptian [...]
Since 2003, the Libyan government has developed friendly relations with the rest of the world, and with this the prospect of trade has vastly increased for the North African country. In particular, Libya is seeking a supplier for modern weapons from many European countries. During the Soviet era, Libya received aircraft, small arms and missiles [...]
In the Lebanese News today, France warned Syria against further military action in the northern region of Lebanon. There have been bomb attacks recently in Damascus and Tripoli that are bringing to light the possibility of military intervention by Syria. The French are calling into question Syria’s commitment to Lebanese stability. Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad [...]
According to the BBC, Syria has suffered severe isolation because of the assassination of Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri in 2005. Despite refuting its involvement with the assassination it has taken three years for the leader of a Western nation to visit Syria. Singled out for its alliances with several notorious international actors, it has [...]
