Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel’s military has approved a project to erect a sea barrier along the border with Egypt. Officials said the Israel Navy has been assigned to plan the construction of a barrier that would prevent insurgents in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula from reaching Israel. The officials said the Project Hourglass would […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Egypt and Iraq have been examining the feasibility of a joint energy pipeline under the Gulf of Aqaba. The two countries discussed energy cooperation during a visit to Baghdad by Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil on March 4. Officials said Iraq has sought to pump crude oil to Egypt via […]
Special to WorldTribune.com TEL AVIV — Israel plans to erect another security fence — this time along the border with Jordan. Officials said the Defense Ministry has launched plans to establish a barrier along a 100-kilometer stretch of the Israeli-Jordanian border. They said the security barrier, estimated at about $170 million, would be required to […]