Special to WorldTribune.com French Rafale warplanes from the Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier attacked Islamic State of Iraq and Levant (ISIL) targets in Syria on Nov. 23. “Two air force Mirage 2000s were engaged in the mission,” the French defense ministry said. “Simultaneously four Rafale Marines from the aircraft carrier joined them over Syria.” According […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Australia has delayed participation in Israel’s offshore natural gas project. Australia’s Woodside Petroleum has failed to implement its agreement to purchase a stake in Israel’s Leviathan gas field, located in the eastern Mediterranean. Woodside acknowledged unspecified differences in the $2.7 billion agreement, scheduled to have been signed on March […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — Russia, the leading ally in the war against Sunni rebels, has signed an offshore energy exploration deal with Syria. Industry sources said Russia’s Soyuzneftegas signed a $90 million contract with the Syrian Oil Ministry in December. They said the deal stipulated that Soyuzneftegas would explore and develop crude oil and […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States must increase vigilance over Turkey amid the development of energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean, a report said. The American Enterprise Institute asserted that Turkey could use its huge military to destabilize the eastern Mediterranean in the competition for natural gas reserves. The institute cited Turkish threats […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel has encountered difficulty in offshore natural gas exploration. A prime contractor of Israel’s gas project in the Mediterranean has been forced to suspend drilling at the offshore Leviathan-1 well. Noble Energy said the drilling, meant to reach 21,400 feet, was halted because of high pressure as well as […]
Special to WorldTribune.com ANKARA — In what could mark the most serious escalation, Turkey reported a confrontation with an Israeli aircraft near the coast of Cyprus. The Turkish military accused Israel of violating the air space of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, controlled by Ankara. On May 17, the military said two U.S.-origin F-16 […]
Special to WorldTribune.com MOSCOW — The Russian Navy has deployed a combat vessel off the coast of Syria. Russian sources said the Navy deployed a warship off the coast of Syria earlier this month. The sources said the naval mission was identified as that of counter-piracy. “The ship is operating out of the [Syrian] port […]