The new cabinet lineup unveiled by Prime Minister Sherif Ismail sends out positive signals to Egypt’s foreign partners. Egypt faces daunting challenges, starting with a relatively unstable security situation and a notable surge in terrorist activity since the ousting of …
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Le Président français François Hollande a attendu d’avoir concrétisé son début de revirement en Syrie, avant de confirmer sa visite, programmée pour le 01/10, au Liban. Entretemps, l’Armée de l’Air française poursuit ses missions de surveillance au-dessus de la Syrie, …
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The healthcare sector is an important producer of waste and hazardous waste, the volume of which is exponentially increasing with the patient-centered approach and diversity of medical services (development of medical subspecialties, new interventional technologies, computerization (e-waste) of the procedures, …
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ENI’s announcement of the discovery of a large gas field that could hold around 30 tcf of natural gas off the coast of Egypt puts the Egyptian gas sector on the road to recovery, provided reforms are pursued.
Egyptian …
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Les incidents, violents (tirs à l’arme automatique, une quinzaine de blessés), qui ont opposé, le 22/08, les manifestants libanais (indépendants, mobilisés contre la mauvaise gestion du dossier des déchets et contre la corruption de manière générale) et les forces de …
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Tiraillé entre plusieurs fronts à la fois, le pouvoir saoudien, que tente de « résumer » à lui seul le jeune Mohammad Ben Salman Ben Abdulaziz, prince héritier du prince héritier et Ministre de la Défense, est sous pression comme …
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Illicit trafficking is a global threat. It concerns a wide range of merchandises including weapons, drugs, pharmaceutical products, software, luxury products, tobacco, in addition to human trafficking. Benefits from illicit products could be partially or, in certain cases, entirely used …
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انعدام الاستقرار مؤشر ثابت لانتشار التهريب على انواعه، من ممنوعات ومسروقات وبضائع مزيفة الخ. والتهريب بحد ذاته، خصوصا العمليات المنظمة، يشكل عامل لا استقرار. فالتهريب، بما فيه تهريب السجائر والتبغ ومشتقاته، في صلب الحلقة العبثية التي تغذي العنف والنزاعات وصولا …
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افجعنا التنكيل الاعلامي الذي اعتمده سياسي شاب بالتاريخ المناضل لحزبه وبيئته من اجل حفنة من الاصوات الانتخابية المتنية، عند تحويله أحد رموز زمن الاحتلال السوري الى رمز للسيادة… كما يحيرنا التنكيل المتواصل بكرامة اللبنانيين من قبل اعلام يتناسى تاريخ من …
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Lebanon was most likely a marginal topic on the sideline of nuclear discussions in Vienna, but the nuclear agreement between Iran and the P5+1 group is expected to have direct implications on local Lebanese politics. Since the deadlock in Lebanon …
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This article was written in May for the June edition of Executive Magazine.
The third well drilled in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) failed to reveal commercially exploitable natural gas reserves. Italian multinational Eni’s Saipem 1000 drillship drilled to …
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Public Health can be regarded as a major and complex geopolitical challenge. This is particularly true for developing countries in the Middle East. Notable progress has been achieved since the 1990s throughout the region, and in particular in middle- and …
Middle East Public Health Read More »