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us and Russia formed close defense ties in the 1990s, and Moscow rejects Ankara's claim to North Cyprus in the conflict over the island. Ankara and Nicosia have yet to delineate a maritime boundary, so Turkish attempts to explore for gas in offshore areas it claims for North Cyprus could result in fisc

tand such pressures. (Additional reporting by William Maclean in Dubai, Arshad Mohammed in Washington, Mahmoud Harby in Kuwait and Dominic Evans in Beirut; EFTA00636684 editing by David Stamp_) The Guardian Israel's new focus on the Iran nuclear deal Michael Herzog 1 December 2013 -- The interim

he northern part of the island. Indeed, Ankara has EFTA_R1_02033695 EFTA02691522 9 already condemned the Cyprus-Israel agreement, although both Nicosia and Israel have apparently ignored these comments. Israel's Growing Gas Riches The strong and even bellicose statements coming out of Lebanon are

. Lebanon has not yet begun looking for natural gas offshore, but it has agreed on, though not ratified, a maritime line with the island of Cyprus. Beirut has also reportedly sent the UN a map illustrating its view of where the Israel-Lebanon maritime border lies. Israel is now doing the same. Over t

ly want to move forward, and the smaller Gulf states do as well," said Hammond. HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031574 --- PAGE BREAK --- Alex Rowell joined NOW in Beirut as a reporter and blogger in February 2012. A British citizen, he was raised in Dubai and studied economics in London. Article 3. The Economist India

tly become synonymous with conflict, despite its nostalgic narrative as a haven of peaceful coexistence. Since the drawing of the Green Line in 1963, Nicosia, the Janus-faced HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_031582 --- PAGE BREAK --- capital of both North and South Cyprus, remains today as the last divided city in Europe