Turkey angered over Greece/Egypt EEZ

Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a signing ceremony together with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, in which the two top diplomats ratified a bilateral agreement on the designation of…

Turkey denies rift with Russia over Libya, Syria

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has rejected reports of a fall-out between Turkey and Russia over separate disagreements on Syria and Libya. "In terms of main principles, there are no…

Regional tensions spike over Turkish involvement in Libya

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed his armed forces “to be prepared to carry out any mission” amid rapidly mounting tensions with neighboring Libya over Turkey’s growing military involvement.…

Greece, Italy declare new EEZ in the Ionian

Greece has expanded its own efforts to bolster its legal position by signing a number of treaties with global and regional actors, in response to the apparent Turkish efforts to…

Libya conflict intensifies amid foreign intervention

A power-shift in conflict-ridden Libya has seemingly intensified the influx of arms shipments to warring parties by their respective international backers. Following shipment of advanced unmanned aerial vehicles from Turkey,…

Libya’s GNA attacks rebels with Turkish drones

Turkish-backed forces belonging to Libya’s internationally-recognized Government of National Accord (GNA) in Tripoli, under the leadership of Fayez al-Sarraj, have reportedly managed to make several strategic gains at the expense…

EU calls for Libya peace talks as warfare soars

As many of the world's conflict areas observe a cessation of violence amid the coronavirus pandemic, Libya stands out as an exception as heavy fighting continues across the country. Conflict…

New EU naval mission to enforce Libyan arms embargo

The European Union has launched a new Mediterranean naval and air mission to obstruct any further deliveries of weapons to warring factions in Libya. The new mission is codenamed “Operation…