Israel, Egypt holding talks on new onshore pipeline -ministry New pipeline expected to cost $200 mln -industry sources Pipeline will boost exports by 3 to 5 bcm/year -industry sources LONDON, Continue Reading
Israel will no longer issue permits for onshore oil exploration, Energy Minister Karine Elharrar said on Wednesday at a committee hearing of the Israeli Parliament, the Jerusalem Post reported . Continue Reading
Geopolitics & Conflict Lebanon, in full crisis mode, has rejected Israeli gas exploration in a disputed area in the Levant Basin. Israel has already signed a contract for exploration with Continue Reading
A third dose of Pfizer (PFE.N) ‘s COVID-19 vaccine has significantly improved protection from infection and serious illness among people aged 60 and older in Israel compared with those who Continue Reading
Israel is prepared to attack Iran, Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz was quoted as saying on Thursday, a week after an Israeli-linked oil tanker was attacked in the Gulf of Oman by Continue Reading
EPA Israeli Foreign Minister Yair Lapid blamed the incident on “Iranian terrorism” Israel has accused Iran of being behind an attack on an oil tanker in which two crew members Continue Reading
The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday become the first Gulf state to open an embassy in Israel, as its envoy hailed the trade and investment opportunities that closer ties would Continue Reading
Israel reported on Monday a decrease in the effectiveness of the Pfizer/BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in preventing infections and symptomatic illness but said it remained highly effective in preventing serious illness. Continue Reading
A commercial ship that was previously owned by an Israeli-led company was attacked in the Indian Ocean on Saturday in what appeared to be the latest tit-for-tat in a shadowy Continue Reading
Prime Minister Bennett made the comments at a cabinet meeting on Sunday Israel’s prime minister has called on the US and its allies to “wake up” to the threat of Continue Reading
EPA Natanz is heavily protected, with its most sensitive machinery housed deep underground The long-running and undeclared shadow war between two of the Middle East’s most implacable foes, Iran and Continue Reading
The first cargo ships from Dubai that docked last year in the Mediterranean port of Haifa were met by celebration in Israel. Flags waved. Reporters gathered. The prime minister walked Continue Reading
Israeli Minister of Environmental Protection Gila Gamliel is looking to have the recent oil pipeline deal between Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) scrapped because of security and environmental Continue Reading
Getty Images President Joe Biden is facing questions from some in his Democratic party about the amount of aid the US sends to Israel. Senator Bernie Sanders has said the Continue Reading
Two children from Gaza City and Israel describe their experience of the Israel-Gaza conflict The first convoys of humanitarian aid have arrived in Gaza, hours after a ceasefire between Israel Continue Reading
Palestinians took to the streets to celebrate the ceasefire A ceasefire between Israel and the Palestinian militant group Hamas in the Gaza Strip has come into effect. The ceasefire began Continue Reading
Cross-border fighting between Israel and Hamas appeared to abate slightly early on Tuesday, with no fatalities logged in Gaza for the first time since hostilities erupted on May 10, and Continue Reading
Israeli warplanes have unleashed a series of heavy airstrikes at several locations of Gaza City. Explosions rocked the city from north to south for 10 minutes early Monday. The airstrikes Continue Reading
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday ruled out the prospect of an immediate cease-fire with the Palestinians in the deadly flare-up of Middle Eastern violence, defying growing international demands Continue Reading
The Israeli military unleashed a wave of heavy airstrikes on the Gaza Strip early Monday, saying it destroyed 15 kilometers (nine miles) of militant tunnels and the homes of nine Continue Reading
Israeli security forces killed eight people in the occupied West Bank and wounded more than 100 others according to local officials, raising the prospect of a new front emerging in Continue Reading
Hamas’ militant wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades, announced earlier this week that it is deliberately targeting Israel’s secretive Dimona nuclear reactor site , known as the Shimon Peres Negev Nuclear Research Continue Reading
Rockets fired by Hamas flew into Israel throughout the week, slamming into towns like Lod and Bat Yam. Another complicated challenge is coming from within, with neighbors turning against neighbors Continue Reading
Violence between Israelis and Palestinians expanded in new directions on Friday, with deadly clashes convulsing the occupied West Bank and anti-Israeli protests erupting along Israel’s borders with two Arab neighbors. Continue Reading
As the war between Israel and Hamas militants in the Gaza Strip lit up the skies and sent civilians running for cover for the fifth night running on Friday, diplomats Continue Reading
Palestinian militants fired more rockets into Israel’s commercial heartland on Thursday as Israel kept up a punishing bombing campaign in the Gaza Strip and massed tanks and troops on the Continue Reading
Israel’s military said it has begun ground operations against Hamas in Gaza, escalating its offensive against the militant group. Lt. Col. Jonathan Conricus, an Israeli military spokesman, said ground and Continue Reading
Israel reeled from its worst outbreak of communal violence in years as western and regional powers stepped up diplomatic efforts to end the conflict between Palestinian militants and Israeli forces. Violence Continue Reading
U.S. supermajor Chevron has complied with instructions from Israel’s energy ministry to shut down operations at the Tamar natural gas field offshore Israel after the violence between Israel and Gaza Continue Reading
United Airlines (UAL.O) , Delta Air Lines (DAL.N) , and American Airlines (AAL.O) have canceled flights between the United States and Tel Aviv, according to data by flight tracker FlightAware, Continue Reading
London — A fire broke out at the Trans-Israel or Eilat-Ashkelon pipeline in Ashkelon, Israel, after a rocket from Gaza hit a crude oil storage tank on May 11, according Continue Reading
Highlights Platform shut in after instructions from energy ministry Continues production from larger Leviathan field Chevron working to ensure gas supplies continue in ‘safe’ manner London — US major Chevron Continue Reading
An Israeli airstrike in the southern Gaza Strip early Wednesday.Credit…Youssef Massoud/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images An explosive new round of hostilities between Israel and Palestinian militants in Gaza broadened with Continue Reading
A new front opened in the military showdown between the Israeli Army and Palestinian militants in Gaza on Wednesday as a wave of mob violence between Jews and Arabs spread Continue Reading
Israel carried out hundreds of air strikes in Gaza into Wednesday morning as the Islamist group Hamas and other Palestinian militants fired multiple rocket barrages over the border at Tel Continue Reading
Israel has dramatically expanded air strikes on suspected Iranian missile and weapons production centres in Syria to repel what it sees as a stealthy military encroachment by its regional arch-enemy, Continue Reading
The sun was rising on the Mediterranean one recent morning when the crew of an Iranian cargo ship heard an explosion. The ship, the Shahr e Kord, was about 50 Continue Reading
Lori, an Israeli-owned container ship, was attacked in the Arabian Sea on March 25, and is currently heading to India, where its damage will be assessed, a source close to Continue Reading
Israel accused Iran on Wednesday of being linked to a recent oil spill off its shores that caused major ecological damage, calling the incident environmental terrorism. The spill was caused Continue Reading
The partners in the Tamar gas field offshore Israel have reached a preliminary agreement over the marketing of gas production from the asset following a disagreement in 2020 over sales Continue Reading
Israel extended a national lockdown on Sunday as coronavirus variants offset its vaccination drive and officials predicted a delay in a turnaround from the health and economic crisis. Highlighting Israel’s Continue Reading
The Eastern Mediterranean in a decade went from an ’empty sea’ towards one of the most promising new frontiers of the global oil and gas industry. The Levant basin contains Continue Reading
Israel’s top general said on Tuesday that its military was refreshing its operational plans against Iran and that any U.S. return to a 2015 nuclear accord with Tehran would be Continue Reading
Israel’s cabinet approved restrictions that will bar foreign flights from entering the country in order to limit the country’s exposure to mutated strains of Covid-19. The closure takes effect at midnight Monday and Continue Reading
An Israeli firm has announced the first superfast EV battery that can charge in just five minutes. The technology could spark a true EV revolution as it would eliminate one Continue Reading
A historic meeting between Israel’s prime minister and Saudi Arabia’s crown prince has sent a strong signal to allies and enemies alike that the two countries remain deeply committed to Continue Reading
After weeks of speculation over how the new Biden Administration will approach U.S. relations in the Arab Gulf, the first real hurdles for a new JCPOA Iran agreement are already Continue Reading
Chevron’s acquisition of Noble Energy launched an ongoing M&A frenzy in the U.S. shale patch as companies look to consolidate to cut costs while adding immediately cash-flow-positive resources to their Continue Reading
Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) signed this week a preliminary agreement under which crude oil from OPEC’s third-largest producer could be shipped to European markets via an oil Continue Reading
Israel and the United Arab Emirates have opened talks over an oil pipeline linking the Red Sea with the Mediterranean and whose operations Israeli officials treat as top secret. Europe Continue Reading
