Greece Pushes to Freeze Egypt Court Ruling on St. Catherine’s Monastery
Greece’s Foreign Ministry is moving to diplomatically freeze an Egyptian court ruling against St. Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, as both sides edge toward a…
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Egypt to Fidan’s Face: Turkey-Libya Maritime Deal Is “Null and Void”
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty told Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan directly in Istanbul on Friday that Egypt categorically rejects the 2019…
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Gerapetritis: Greece and Egypt Extend Maritime Zone Toward Cyprus
Greek Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis confirmed Thursday that Greece and Egypt are actively exploring an extension of their maritime agreement toward…
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Egypt’s Top Court Rules on Saint Catherine’s Fate in 48 Hours
Egypt’s Court of Cassation is set to issue a ruling this Saturday, October 24, on the legal fate of Saint Catherine’s Monastery in Sinai, one of the oldest…
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Von der Leyen: “We Are Deeply Dismayed by the Libya-Turkey Maritime Deal”
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen publicly condemned the Libyan parliament’s approval of the Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, calling the EU…
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Greece Tells the UN: “Geography Doesn’t Change” on Turkey-Libya Deal
For the first time ever, Greece brought the illegal 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum before the UN Security Council, calling it a direct threat to…
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Crete Hit by 1,000 Migrants in Days, Sheltering Them Under Garbage Trucks
More than 1,000 migrants arrived on the Ierapetra coastline in Crete in just over a week, and local authorities have no adequate facilities to house them. From…
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Turkey Gets Full Libyan Cover for Drilling Rights East of Crete
Both Libyan governments have now approved the Turkey-Libya maritime deal, and Bloomberg reports it could open the door for Turkish drilling ships to move into…
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Libya’s Parliament Approves Turkey Maritime Deal After Speaker Swap
Libya’s parliament has approved a maritime agreement with Turkey and revoked a 2020 boycott decision, according to two Libyan MPs who spoke to Reuters on…
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Libya Threatens to Halt Talks Over Greek Oil Exploration South of Crete
Libya has formally warned Greece that its planned offshore energy exploration south of Crete could lead to the suspension of bilateral maritime boundary talks…
