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Libya PM defends undersea gas deal with Turkey
Libya's Tripoli-based prime minister Abdulhamid Dbeibah has defended a deal signed earlier this week with Turkey over oil and gas exploration in the Mediterranean,...
Turkey tells Israel, Greece, EU to seek east Med permission
Turkey has told Israel, Greece and the European Union to seek its permission before assuming work on a proposed undersea power cable in disputed...
Greece, Turkey, meet for fresh talks on maritime dispute
Diplomats from NATO members Greece and Turkey met in Athens on Tuesday to try once again to settle their standoff over eastern Mediterranean borders...
New round of Greek-Turkish talks set for March 16
Greece and Turkey, both NATO members, will hold fresh talks in Athens next week to try to settle their standoff over eastern Mediterranean borders...
Turkey hails announcement of transitional leadership in Libya
Turkey on Friday welcomed the announcement of a new prime minister to head a transitional unity government in Libya, Agence France-Presse reported.Ankara said the...
EU’s Michel says cat-and-mouse game with Turkey must end
A game of “cat-and-mouse” between the European Union and Turkey needs to come to an end, European Council President Charles Michel said on Friday,...
‘Watershed moment’ in December will determine EU’s future relations with Ankara, bloc’s top diplomat says
Ankara's behavior is "widening its separation" from the European Union, EU foreign policy chief Josep Borrell said on Thursday, stressing that the bloc's relations...
Turkey’s Black Sea gas discovery not a ‘game-changer,’ analysts say: report
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Friday the discovery of a large natural gas reserve off the Black Sea coast that will help...
Turkey, Belarus, pandemic on agenda of Macron-Merkel meeting: report
French President Emmanuel Macron received German Chancellor Angela Merkel at his Mediterranean holiday retreat on Thursday to discuss a long list of burning issues...
Erdoğan says no threats can deter Turkey’s operations in Mediterranean
No threats can deter Turkey from seeking natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean, President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on Wednesday, adding that Ankara expects...
Turkey discovers energy resource in Black Sea, Erdoğan heralds ‘new era’: report
Turkey has made an energy discovery in the Black Sea, most likely natural gas, two people with direct knowledge of the matter told Bloomberg...
Cyprus, Greece urge EU to take tougher stance against Ankara: report
Cyprus and Greece on Tuesday urged the European Union to take a tougher stance against Turkey’s activities in the eastern Mediterranean, AFP reported.Greek Foreign...