maritime borders
Sisi issues decree demarcating Egypt’s maritime western borders
Egypt
December 14, 2022
Sisi issues decree demarcating Egypt’s maritime western borders
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi issued a decree demarcating the western maritime borders of Egypt. The first article of the…
Israel and Lebanon finalize Mediterranean border agreement, opening up potentially rich oil and gas fields
Middle East
October 28, 2022
Israel and Lebanon finalize Mediterranean border agreement, opening up potentially rich oil and gas fields
CNN — Israel and Lebanon finalized an agreement defining their maritime borders in the Mediterranean on Thursday, President Joe Biden announced…
Egypt and Turkey to hold two days of talks in normalisation push
Egypt
May 6, 2021
Egypt and Turkey to hold two days of talks in normalisation push
Egypt and Turkey are holding two days of political consultations in Cairo on Wednesday and Thursday as part of a…
Alaa Mubarak defends his father against claims of ceding Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia
Egypt
February 16, 2021
Alaa Mubarak defends his father against claims of ceding Tiran and Sanafir islands to Saudi Arabia
Alaa Mubarak, son of the late President Hosni Mubarak, continued to respond to MP Mostafa Bakry regarding his claims that…
Israel-Lebanon maritime border talks postponed
Middle East
November 30, 2020
Israel-Lebanon maritime border talks postponed
JERUSALEM (AP) — Talks between Israel and Lebanon over disputed maritime borders that were scheduled to take place this week…
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt to Turkey: drop the rancor, join us
Egypt
October 22, 2020
Cyprus, Greece, Egypt to Turkey: drop the rancor, join us
The leaders of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece on Wednesday renewed an invitation to Turkey to become a partner in reaping…
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
Middle East
December 10, 2019
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
ATHENS (Reuters) — Greece has lodged objections to the United Nations over an accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out…
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
Middle East
March 7, 2019
Lebanon warns against using its territory for EastMed pipeline
BEIRUT (Reuters) – Lebanon on Thursday warned its Mediterranean neighbors that a planned EastMed gas pipeline from Israel to the…
Greece, Turkey snipe over maritime borders
Middle East
October 23, 2018
Greece, Turkey snipe over maritime borders
ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) – Turkey warned Greece on Tuesday it would not tolerate a shift in Greece’s maritime border, drawing a…
Supreme Court hearing on Red Sea islands case begins October 8
Egypt
October 1, 2016
Supreme Court hearing on Red Sea islands case begins October 8
The State Council Administrative Court has set a date of October 8 to hear the government's appeal against an earlier…