وتـتـــــــــــــــــــــوه الـحقــــــــــــــــــــوق .. وهناك الـمـستـــــفيد... The human costs of this scenario are staggering. Still, although a Syrian stalemate would not be helpful for economies in the region, it would likely be the least disruptive prospect for gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean Sea. Exploratory drilling began off the coast of Cyprus in 2011; the year in which hostilities erupted in Syria. Since then, energy companies have adapted to a persistently unstable operating environment, and have been moving ahead with major projects. This June, the Greek Cypriot government signed a memorandum of understanding with two Israeli drilling companies on the construction of a liquefied natural gas terminal in Cyprus, with a final deal expected in December [5]. As of August, Itera, a Russian gas pipeline company, has been in talks with Cyprus [6] about supplying the country with natural gas on an interim basis before these offshore projects reach fruition. From Israel’s standpoint, moreover, a Syria at war with itself is less likely to put its muscle behind Lebanese claims; and Hezbollah’s threats, on gas reserves in Israel’s Exclusive Economic Zone. And from the standpoint of Nicosia, a Turkey preoccupied with fallout from the Syrian War is less likely to aggressively challenge the legitimacy of exploration in disputed Cypriot waters. In many ways, then, a stalemate in Syria has allowed regional energy projects to move ahead by distracting the actors most likely to oppose them. foreignaffairs/articles/139900/yuri-m-zhukov/more-trouble-in-the-eastern-mediterranean
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