Lebanese President Michel Aoun headed to Saudi Arabia on January 9 for his first official trip, before going to Qatar. His next official visit is expected to be to Egypt.
Relations between Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Egypt are volatile and …
Saudi Arabia is expected to reaffirm its policy of supplying Egypt with petroleum products as a contribution to help alleviate the country’s energy shortages. This subject will feature high on the agenda in the upcoming meeting between Egyptian President AbdelFattah …
During wars, psychoactive substances have always been the secret weapon of military troops. History reveals that this is true even if we go as far as the Napoleonic wars (1803-1815), where British soldiers were encouraged to drink alcohol to boost …
Concluding Statement of International Conference on Support to Lebanese Armed Forces
ROME, 17 June 2014
1. Participants thanked the Government of Italy for hosting the Ministerial Conference on International Support for the Lebanese Armed Forces under the auspices of United …
Lebanon – Local politics:
The excitement surrounding cabinet formation has cooled down in the past few days. Prime Minister-designate Tammam Salam is now confronted to the daunting task of distributing ministerial portfolios, having committed, from the beginning, to the principle …
Les relations entre l’Arabie saoudite et les Etats-Unis ne sont pas au beau fixe. Plusieurs signes le confirment, y compris les critiques adressées par la famille royale à l’administration Obama à travers les médias qu’elle contrôle. L’article du Hayat (15/09) …
Le Ministre français des Affaires étrangères Laurent Fabius s’est entretenu le 10/06 à Paris avec son homologue saoudien le prince Saoud el-Fayçal. La situation en Syrie était le principal sujet à l’ordre du jour. Le prince Saoud a surtout abordé …
Lebanon – Local politics:
The near universal endorsement of Tammam Salam by Lebanese MPs and political factions may have led some to consider that the formation of the next cabinet would be an easy task for the newly appointed …
Lebanon – Cyprus:
Cyprus minister of Energy, Commerce, Industry and Tourism Giorgos Lakkotrypis arrived to Beirut on 03/04, in his first official visit since he was appointed, to discuss cooperation in the energy and water sectors. Lakkotrypis held talks …
Lebanon – Pre-qualification round:
In accordance with previously set deadlines, caretaker Energy Minister Gebran Bassil held a press conference on 28/03 – the closing day for the pre-qualification round – along with the members of the Petroleum Administration’s board, …
Fadi Assaf.
Le Ministre français de la Défense Jean-Yves Le Drian a effectué le 27/01 une visite à Riyad au cours de laquelle il a eu un entretien, protocolaire, avec le Prince héritier Salman Ben Abdulaziz, qui occupe aussi le …
In an interview with Agence France Presse, Dr. Fadi Assaf, from Middle East Strategic Perspectives, hinted at a possible divergence between Qatar and other GCC countries, due to disagreements over how to deal with, or contain, the Muslim Brotherhood’s overt …