Eastern Mediterranean
Cyprus petitions The Hague to safeguard offshore rights
05.12.2019
Cyprus has petitioned the International Court of Justice at The Hague to safeguard its offshore mineral rights, its president said on Thursday, as neighbor...
Turkish – Libyan agreement flares up tensions
Turkish parliament backs contentious deal with Libya
05.12.2019
Turkey’s parliament on Thursday endorsed a controversial deal on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean reached between Turkey and...
Russian FM: GNA-Turkey Agreement Aggravates Situation in Libya and the Mediterranean
December 4, 2019
Amid escalating international concern, rejection, and condemnation on the signing of the Memorandum of Understanding by the Turkish President Recep Erdogan and...
Libya’s Maritime Deal With Turkey New Hurdle to Ending War
By Samer Al-Atrush
December 2, 2019
Efforts to end Libya’s war face another hurdle after its internationally recognized government signed a preliminary maritime agreement with Turkey,...
EU imposes sanctions to Turkey
Turkey's illegal drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean: Council adopts framework for sanctions
11 November 2019
Today, the Council adopted a framework for restrictive measures in response to...
Turkey “eliminates” Greece’s Kastellorizo in effort to delineate its EEZ
December 2, 2019
Turkey escalates its provocations and inflammatory rhetoric towards Greece by claiming that Greek islands in the East Aegean Sea, in general, and...
Turkey will not withdraw ships, Erdogan says; Greek delegation leaves in...
30.11.2019
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's forceful defense of a highly contentious maritime boundaries agreement with Libya at a pipeline opening ceremony led to the...
Absurd! Turkey and Libya sign “maritime boundaries” Agreement
November 28, 2019
Turkey and Libya’s internationally recognized government have signed an agreement on maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean Sea. There were no immediate details...
EU countries stop short of arms embargo for Turkey
October 14, 2019
The European Union member states united on Oct. 14 to condemn Turkey’s offensive in Syria but stopped short of imposing an arms...
Turkey intimidates Cyprus
Yavuz to begin drilling south of Cyprus by Tuesday
October 7, 2019
The Turkish drillship Yavuz will begin drilling for oil and gas southwest of Cyprus on Monday...