DOHA: Al Jazeera Center for Studies (AJCS) along with Al Jazeera Mubasher is organising a web conference to discuss the escalation of tensions in the eastern Mediterranean and its regional and international implications on 23 and 24 September.
The conference would be held under the title, `Conflicts in the Eastern Mediterranean: Reasons and Prospects’ and include a group of researchers, academics and experts. It would be broadcast live on Al Jazeera Mubasher and livestreamed on AJCS’s digital platforms.
Escalating tensions
The web conference comes in the context of the escalating tensions between the countries of the eastern Mediterranean and disputes related to the discovery of gas in this vital part of the world.
Conference sessions are set to present the motives and reasons behind this conflict and shed light on its historical backgrounds, especially the hostility between Turkey and Greece, the division of Cyprus between them and the role that played in aggravating disputes and making political solutions difficult.
Panellists would discuss the impact of crises occurring in other places, such as Libya, on the aggravation of conflict in the eastern Mediterranean, especially between Turkey on one hand and France and Egypt on the other.