I’ve reported previously (see here) on the SESAME synchrotron project that unites scientists from Israel, Jordan, Pakistan, Bahrain, Turkey, the Palestinian Authority and others. Here is an article about the project in the Washington Post.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/scientists-from-enemy-nations-create-a-beacon-for-peace-in-the-middle-east/2017/05/14/ac7c0744-2f9b-11e7-9534-00e4656c22aa_story.html