eastern Mediterranean
Greek, Turkish leaders to meet in June in bid to mend ties
Middle East
May 31, 2021
Greek, Turkish leaders to meet in June in bid to mend ties
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — The leaders of Greece and Turkey will meet next month on the sidelines of a NATO…
WHO congratulates Muslims on Eid al-Fitr, warns of social gatherings
Health & Fitness
May 13, 2021
WHO congratulates Muslims on Eid al-Fitr, warns of social gatherings
On Wednesday, the World Health Organization (WHO) congratulated Muslims on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, wishing all a happy blessed…
Egypt and Turkey seek to overhaul tense ties with frank talks on Libya
Egypt
May 7, 2021
Egypt and Turkey seek to overhaul tense ties with frank talks on Libya
CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt and Turkey on Thursday held talks on the conflict in Libya, where they back competing factions,…
Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife
Middle East
January 26, 2021
Tentative start to Turkey-Greece talks after year of strife
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — The first high-level talks aimed at reducing tensions between Turkey and Greece in five years took…
East Mediterranean states formally establish Egypt-based gas forum
Business
September 23, 2020
East Mediterranean states formally establish Egypt-based gas forum
Six states signed a charter for an Egypt-based energy forum on Tuesday, giving formal status to a group that seeks…
Turkey praises Egyptian army, but Egypt says not interested in mere words
Egypt
September 14, 2020
Turkey praises Egyptian army, but Egypt says not interested in mere words
The chief advisor to Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Yasin Aktay, praised the Egyptian army on Sunday in statements reported…
Egypt FM, EU official discuss Libya and Eastern Mediterranean
Egypt
September 5, 2020
Egypt FM, EU official discuss Libya and Eastern Mediterranean
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held talks with the Vice-President of the EU Commission and the High Representative for Foreign…
Egypt to hold meeting on Libyan crisis amid Turkish troop deployment
Egypt
January 7, 2020
Egypt to hold meeting on Libyan crisis amid Turkish troop deployment
Egypt’s Foreign Ministry said on Monday that Cairo is set to host a meeting on Wednesday with the foreign ministers…
Egypt reforms encourage US energy investment: US official
Business
November 20, 2018
Egypt reforms encourage US energy investment: US official
Egypt’s reforms and discoveries encourage private US energy companies to invest there, Assistant Secretary for the Bureau of Energy…
‘Huge’ gas find off Egyptian coast sign of maybe more: Eni official
Egypt
March 14, 2017
‘Huge’ gas find off Egyptian coast sign of maybe more: Eni official
A senior official with Italy's oil and gas company Eni says the discovery of a huge natural gas deposit in…