Turkey leases Libya’s port of Khoms for almost 100 years
Turkey has leased the port of Khoms in northwestern Libya for a period of 99 years to deploy a military base there, TGRT television …
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Greece prepares for naval conflict with Türkiye
Today, Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, addressing the residents of Gavdos (an island south of Crete), said that Athens does not agree to Türkiye's request not to expand the territorial waters off the Turkish coast to 12 miles …
Libya's PM hails hydrocarbons deals with Türkiye
Libyan Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh on Monday hailed recent deals signed between his country and Türkiye allowing for oil and gas exploration in Libya and its Mediterranean waters. Dbeibeh said on Twitter that his country was …
Turkey is winning back the Eastern Mediterranean
Faced with economic and pandemic-related challenges at home, Ankara is, nevertheless, riding high beyond its borders
Libya government rejects suspension of FM
Libya’s government Sunday rejected a decision by the country’s presidential council to suspend the foreign minister over allegations of monopolizing foreign policy. The standoff between the two bodies is likely to increase …
Leaving "footprint" in Middle East, U.S. looking for "threats" from Russia and China?
Leaving "footprints" in the Middle East, Washington is looking for new "threats" from Beijing and Moscow, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said, commenting on U.S. Vice Chairman of the Joint …
Is Israel preparing a substantial attack on Iran?
Israel suspects Iran intentionally dispatched a ship to dump hundreds of tons of crude oil onto its beaches, the area's worst ecological disaster in decades, in revenge for the November assassination of the country's top nuclear scientist, according to Israeli officials and media, Business Insider writes
Compensatory cuts boost confidence in OPEC+ agreement
Oil in New York inched higher with investors assessing the impact of supply curbs from Iraq and Libya on the near-term outlook. Iraq pledged to cut output in January and February after pumping more than its OPEC+ quota last year, and Libyan guards halted some crude exports after a pay dispute
Putin and Erdogan hold phone conversation
The situation on the Armenian-Azerbaijani border was among the topics discussed over the phone by Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan. The two presidents stressed that there are no alternatives to diplomatic …
Ankara asserts its rights in the Eastern Mediterranean
Turkey and Libya signed the highly contested EEZ agreement
Lavrov and Cavusoglu discuss Libya and coronavirus
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov had a telephone conversation with his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu, the Russian Foreign Ministry informs. The diplomats exchanged views on the current state and prospects for the …
Can Europe return its relevance in Libya
European diplomats' attempts to resolve the Libyan crisis have yet to yield results
Erdogan and Trump discuss bilateral relations, Syria and Libya
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and US President Donald Trump had a telephone conversation, the office of the Turkish leader informs. The heads of state discussed issues of bilateral relations, as well as regional events, …
Moscow supported Aguila Saleh Issa, not Khalifa Haftar in Libya
World reaction to Haftar's termination of unity government deal
Middle East braces for bleak Ramadan as virus threat lingers
From cancelled iftar feasts to suspended mosque prayers, Muslims across the Middle East are bracing for a bleak month of Ramadan fasting as the threat of the COVID-19 pandemic lingers. As Bangkok Post …
Would Libyan oil return to the market
Libyan recovery could neutralize OPEC's plans to cut deeper
Putin and Erdogan confirm determination to help seek peace for Libya
The Russian and Turkish Presidents, Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan, confirmed in a telephone call on Saturday their countries’ willingness to help advance the political settlement process in Libya, the Kremlin said in a statement, …
Erdogan's party to submit to parliament mandate to send troops to Libya
The Justice and Development Party of Turkey, chaired by President Tayyip Erdogan, intends to submit to parliament a mandate to send troops to Libya, News.am reports citing TASS. A source from Erdogan's party did not rule out …
Justice and Development Party to ask Turkish Parliament to approve Libyan military assistance
On December 30, the Turkish ruling Justice and Development Party, chaired by President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, intends to send the government’s mandate for military assistance to Libya for consideration by the parliament, the media reports …
Can Turkey cooperate with Lebanon to defend its interests in the Mediterranean?
Ankara wants to resolve the Aegean Sea, Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus issues
