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Turkey and Israel are seemingly set to finalize the deal on a pipeline that will connect the two countries before the end of the current year, during an official visit to Tel Aviv by Turkish Energy Minister Berat Albayrak. The Turkish official’s visit to Israel was announced by Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz, on the […]
Gulf States have offered Israel official recognition should the Jewish state embrace peace. The offer comes as leaders of the Gulf States doubt Israel’s keenness to enter in negotiations with Palestine. Tel Aviv is mulling plan to move the Israeli capital to Jerusalem; an idea backed by Washington, which also indicated that it would move […]
Egypt has cancelled a historic meeting between President al-Sisi and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu after Israeli Energy Minister Yuval Steinitz opened the lid over the security cooperation between the two countries. Cairo’s decision followed comments made by Yuval Steinitz earlier this month concerning security cooperation between Egypt and Israel. Steinitz reportedly indicated that President […]
Intelligence Affairs and Strategic Affairs Minister Yuval Steinitz told reporters that “we never limited Israel’s right of self-defense because of some diplomatic constraints” as he believes the possible outcome of the negotiations over the Iranian nuclear program is unfavorable to Israel. The minister declined to give any further details but stressed that “all options are […]
The Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) has called on Egypt and Israel to emulate Syria and join the convention banning chemical weapons. Both countries are believed to be in possession of chemical weapons and the head of OPCW Ahmet Uzumcu thinks that it is time for them to “reconsider” their decision. The […]