European Council president Charles Michel and Turkish president Recip Tayip Erdogan on Tuesday (15 December) held a telephone conversation to discuss EU-Turkey relations in view of recent decisions by EU leaders to maintain pressure on Ankara over its energy exploration policy in the East Mediterranean.
The ten-year Egypt-Russia economic and military cooperation agreement was signed in Sochi in October 2018. It aims to reinforce cooperation between Egypt and Russia in the economic, investment, political and military areas.
The Jordanian Ministry of Environment announced on Sunday that it would work to create a marine reserve in the Red sea. The reserve in the port city of Aqaba will be Jordan's first marine reserve with the object of preserving coral reefs and marine ecosystems as well as promoting sustainable development.
A poem recitation by Turkish president Recep Tayyip Erdogan stirred diplomatic tension with Iran during the weekend. Erdogan recited the poem during his visit to Azerbaijan in the aftermath of the Nagorno-Karabakh war. Tehran viewed the poem as support of secession of Azeri ethnic parts of Iran
The General Intelligence and Security Service of the Netherlands (AIVD) has uncovered an espionage operation being conducted from the Russian embassy in The Hague.