ATHENS, July 7, 2024 Greece: Energy and Environment Minister Theodoros Skylakakis is on the right track with his approach to Greece’s energy transition plans, a noted regional expert says. “He’s got the…
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Potential Qatar-Greece investment ties seen in energy, high-tech industries
Greece’s economic resurgence with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the helm is seen to open potential Qatari investments in a wide range of sectors, including energy, tourism, and high-tech industries. In an…
What’s next after new Energean gas discovery in Israel’s Karish North Field? Expert underlines need for Lebanon to lay groundwork for maritime boundary deals with Cyprus and Syria
DOHA/BEIRUT – By Myriam Balaa: Israel’s latest undersea gas find further demonstrates that Lebanon should be doing everything it can to pave the way for its own offshore oil and gas industry,…
Regional Energy Expert Roudi Baroudi Earns Award from Washington Think Tank
Transatlantic Leadership Network Recognizes Author for Contributions to Peaceful Development in Eastern Mediterranean WASHINGTON, DC November 9, 2023: Doha-based Lebanese author Roudi Baroudi was one of two people presented with the 2023…
Transport minister leads team to Tbilisi Belt and Road Forum
Qatar is participating with a delegation headed by HE the Minister of Transport and Communications Jassim Seif Ahmed al-Sulaiti in the Tbilisi Belt and Road Forum, which was inaugurated on Tuesday in…
بعد البحر… نفطٌ في البرّ؟
كتب نادر حجاز في موقع mtv: أعاد الأمين العام لحزب الله السيد حسن نصرالله الى الواجهة الحديث عن استخراج النفط في البرّ بعد اكتشافه في البحر، جازماً أن لبنان يملك ثروة نفطية…
Lebanon-Israel deal counts as big win for both parties — and for US diplomacy
The United States accomplished a diplomatic tour de force in October when Lebanon and Israel agreed to settle most of their maritime boundary. Of course, credit for this achievement is also due to the principals, but…
EU countries agree gas price cap to contain energy crisis
BRUSSELS, Dec 19 (Reuters) – European Union energy ministers on Monday agreed a gas price cap, after weeks of talks on the emergency measure that has split opinion across the bloc as…
Wars aren’t won with peacetime economies
By Joseph E Stiglitz/New York Politically, the G7 and likeminded countries around the world have adopted a war footing to stop Russian aggression. Russian President Vladimir Putin violated the most fundamental principle…
هوكشتاين: لبنان وإسرائيل لم يحصلا على ما يريدانه من إتفاق الترسيم البحري
أكد الوسيط الأميركي لترسيم الحدود البحرية بين لبنان وإسرائيل آموس هوكشتاين، أن “الاتفاق البحري بين الجانبين مفيد لأمن إسرائيل”. وأضاف في تصريحات لقناة 13 الإسرائيلية، نقلتها “روسيا اليوم”، “لم تحصل إسرائيل على…