Protesters chant ‘Hamas, Jews to gas’ in Antwerp

Published on November 19, 2012

Belgian extreme-right and extreme-left activists participated in a demonstration in Antwerp where some participants reportedly called for Jews to be gassed.

Russia tells Syria Chemical Arms Threat Unacceptable

Published on July 25, 2012

Russia has told the Syrian government clearly that it is unacceptable to threaten to use chemical weapons, the Russian Foreign Ministry said on Wednesday in its strongest condemnation of a recent warning by a Syrian official.

Assad chemical weapons plans blocked by Moscow

Published on July 24, 2012

Increasingly under pressure by rebels intent on unseating him, Bashar al-Assad has considered using chemical weapons against his enemies but Washington and Moscow have formed an unlikely alliance to force him to abandon such plans.

Egypt ends gas deal with Israel, stakeholder says

Published on April 22, 2012

Egypt's energy companies have terminated a long-term deal to supply Israel with gas after the cross-border pipeline sustained months of sabotage since a revolt last year, a stakeholder in the deal said on Sunday.

Remove Israeli envoy, stop gas exports, Egyptian parliament demands

Published on March 13, 2012

The Egyptian parliament voted unanimously on a statement calling for the deportation of Israel's ambassador and stopping gas exports to Israel.

Blast hits Egypt gas pipeline serving Jordan, Israel

Published on March 5, 2012

An Egyptian pipeline carrying gas to Israel and Jordan was bombed on Monday, the 13th such attack since President Hosni Mubarak was toppled in 2011, witnesses said.

Iran parliament vote seen bolstering Supreme Leader

Published on March 2, 2012

Iranians voted on Friday in a parliamentary election likely to reinforce Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei's power over rival hardliners led by President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad.

Egypt arrests man in connection with gas line attacks

Published on December 27, 2011

An Egyptian man, 20, has been arrested in connection with several attacks on a pipeline in the Sinai that carries gas to Israel.

Egyptian gas flows again to Israel

Published on October 24, 2011

Egypt has renewed pumping gas to Israel through a pipeline that has been attacked six times in less than a year.

Egyptian gas pipeline to Israel attacked for sixth time

Published on September 27, 2011

A pipeline that carries gas from Egypt to Israel was attacked for the sixth time in less than a year.

Blast destroys Egypt gas pipeline to Israel, Jordan

Published on September 26, 2011

An explosion destroyed an Egyptian pipeline in Sinai that supplies Israel and Jordan with gas on Tuesday, security sources and witnesses said.

So much for trying to be a Good Samaritan…

By Julia Bendis
Published on July 26, 2011

Egypt resumes some gas flow to Israel after attack

Published on July 6, 2011

Egypt resumed supplying some gas to Israel following an attack on the gas line, but only a small portion of the gas due is being supplied.

Egypt still not supplying gas to Israel

Published on June 2, 2011

Egypt has not resumed supplying gas to Israel, despite a month ago repairing a pipeline that was attacked by terrorists. Egypt's oil minister said Thursday that the need to secure the pipeline against future attacks, not politics, were preventing the resumption of supplying gas to Israel.

Egypt questions Mubarak on gas deal with Israel

Published on April 25, 2011

Egyptian judicial authorities have extended deposed President Hosni Mubarak's detention to question him regarding a natural gas deal with Egypt. Egypt lost more than $714 million in the deal, Egypt's prosecutor said in a statement, the New York Times reported.

Egypt resumes supplying gas to Israel

Published on March 16, 2011

Egypt resumed supplying Israel with natural gas after a six-week interruption. The gas flow resumed late Tuesday night after a fifth delay on Monday. The break in supply came after a gas line was sabotaged on Feb. 5 during the uprising in Egypt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Egyptian company won’t restore gas to Israel

Published on March 3, 2011

An Egyptian company will not resume delivering natural gas to Israel as expected, one month after its pipeline was sabotaged. The East Mediterranean Gas consortium, which supplies 45 percent of the gas needed to produce Israel's electricity, has missed four promised deadlines to reinstate the gas supply since the pipeline was damaged in a terrorist explosion Feb. 5. The attack was part of the uprising in Egypt that ousted President Hosni Mubarak.

Israel-Iran war talk blamed for oil price frenzy

By Ron Kampeas
Published on July 7, 2008

Experts are saying that talk of an Israeli strike on Iran is a key part of what's unsettling already volatile oil markets.

That gas pump is a giant Saudi tzedakah box

By Jon E. Drucker
Published on October 26, 2006

It is estimated that this year, American Jews will send approximately $660 million to Saudi Arabia.
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