Turkey’s rising role in regional issues

The United States has condemned talks Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan held a senior Hamas leaders in Istanbul on 22 August. The Hamas delegation was led by the terror’s group…

Turkey ratchets up EastMed tensions

Hostilities between Turkey and Greece over a disagreement in the Eastern Mediterranean are escalating. In blatant disregard of a maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreement between Athens and Cairo, Ankara…

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…

Winter storms sweep Israel

Thunderstorms, heavy rainfall and powerful winds have been besieging Israel over the past two days, from the north of the country down to the northern Negev Desert. The Sea of…

Greek and Turkish fighter jets feud over airspace

Fighter jets from the militaries of Greece and Turkey were involved in 16 mock dogfights, following the violation of Athens airspace by Turkish planes. The incidents reportedly occurred on December…