Israel, UAE sign renewable energy agreement
The principal corporate signatories of the energy agreement are Abu Dhabi-based Masdar and EDF Renewables Israel, a subsidiary of French utility giant EDF.
Thursday 21/01/2021
Then-US Vice-President Joe Biden, centre, listens to Sultan Ahmed al-Jaber UAE minister of state and the chairman of Masdar, first right, during his visit to Masdar City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, March 7, 2016. (Reuters)
ABU DHABI – Israeli and Emirati companies have signed an inaugural agreement on renewable energy, officials said Wednesday, as Israel forges ahead with plans to become a global leader in the sector.
The deal is one of a raft of commercial ties to be formed between Israel and the United Arab Emirates since the two nations established ties in September, in a normalisation drive dubbed the Abraham Accords.
Lebanon, Israel reject moving maritime border talks to Europe
A picture taken on February 24, 2018 from Lebanon s southern border town of Naqura on the border with Israel, south of Beirut, shows the maritime boundaries between Lebanon and Israel. [JOSEPH EID/AFP via Getty Images] January 8, 2021 at 11:46 am
Lebanon and Israel have rejected attempts to move maritime border demarcation talks to Europe.
The attempted move comes after the indirect talks stalled in late November when negotiations reached an impasse.
Negotiators from both states are attempting to resolve a dispute about their maritime border that has held up hydrocarbon exploration in the potentially gas-rich area.
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