Euromed News
29 May 2019
Egyptian intelligence chief meets Haftar in Bengasi
On 29 May, the chief of the Egyptian intelligence service General Abbas Kamel visited the commander of the Libyan National Army, Marshall Khalifa Haftar in Bengasi.
27 May 2019
$100 million invested in agrifood start-ups in Israel
A partnership between food technologies-focused Finistere Ventures and three Israeli firms was formed, aiming to invest up to $100 million in agrifood startups in Israel.
27 May 2019
France opposed to execution in Iraq of three French Islamic State members
The French foreign ministry said it was opposed, in principle, to the death penalty, but also said it accepted Iraqi sovereignty after Iraq’s justice ministry sentenced three French citizens to death for their allegiance to Islamic State on Sunday 26 May.
26 May 2019
Algeria blocks Total from buying Anadarko’s Algerian assets
On 26 May, Algerian energy minister Mohamed Arkab announced that Algeria will block Total’s operation to buy the Algerian assets of Anadarko.
26 May 2019
Qatar officially invited to emergency Arab summits in Mecca by Saudi King
Qatar’s foreign ministry said on Sunday 26 May, that it has been invited by Saudi Arabia to attend two emergency Arab summits taking place in Mecca on May 30, after previously saying it had not been.
26 May 2019
Iran backed by Iraq and Oman amid US tensions
Speaking at a Baghdad news conference on Sunday 26 May with his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed al-Hakim, FM Zarif stated that Iran wanted to build balanced relations with its Gulf Arab neighbours and had proposed signing a non-aggression pact with them.
26 May 2019
Kurdish MPs and thousands of prisoners end hunger strike in Turkey
After 200 days of protest, several Kurdish lawmakers and thousands of prison inmates in Turkey have ended their hunger strike, following the call from jailed militant leader Abdullah Ocalan.
25 May 2019
Israel protests Netanyahu’s immunity from prosecution and limit Supreme Court
Thousands of Israelis took to the streets of Tel Aviv on 25 May to protests legislative steps that could grant PM Benjamin Netanyahu immunity from prosecution and limit the power of the country’s Supreme Court.
24 May 2019
Over 130 migrants disembark in Lampedusa
On 24 May, a boat with 56 men and a women arrived in front of the Italian coasts of Lampedusa and was guided to the port of the island by the Italian coast guard.