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Egypt is working with the EU regarding Mediterranean and Libyan tensions: Foreign Minister
Egypt
October 17, 2020
Egypt is working with the EU regarding Mediterranean and Libyan tensions: Foreign Minister
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry on Saturday said that cooperation is in place with the European Union regarding tensions within…
Greece, Cyprus seek more EU pressure to stop ‘provocative’ Turkey
Middle East
October 16, 2020
Greece, Cyprus seek more EU pressure to stop ‘provocative’ Turkey
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – Greece and Cyprus pushed for a tougher European Union response to Turkey’s natural gas exploration in contested…
Turkish arms sales to Azerbaijan surged before Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
Middle East
October 15, 2020
Turkish arms sales to Azerbaijan surged before Nagorno-Karabakh fighting
ANKARA (Reuters) – Turkey’s military exports to its ally Azerbaijan have risen six-fold this year, with sales of drones and…
Carrot-and-stick approach to Turkey failing, EU envoys say
Middle East
October 14, 2020
Carrot-and-stick approach to Turkey failing, EU envoys say
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The European Union’s latest strategy to defuse tensions with Turkey is unravelling, two weeks after it was…
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of deadly escalation
World
October 14, 2020
Nagorno-Karabakh fighting raises threat of deadly escalation
MOSCOW (AP) — A Russian attempt to broker a cease-fire to end the worst outbreak of hostilities over the disputed…
Greece condemns ‘major escalation’ as Turkish survey ship sets sail
Middle East
October 12, 2020
Greece condemns ‘major escalation’ as Turkish survey ship sets sail
ISTANBUL/ATHENS (Reuters) – The Turkish ship at the centre of a row with the European Union over offshore exploration rights…
Turkey will declare asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of next week: paper
Middle East
October 11, 2020
Turkey will declare asymptomatic COVID-19 cases as of next week: paper
ISTANBUL (Reuters) – Turkey will start declaring the number of asymptomatic COVID-19 cases from Oct. 15, its health minister said…
Sisi ratifies demarcation of joint Egypt-Greece maritime zone agreement
Egypt
October 11, 2020
Sisi ratifies demarcation of joint Egypt-Greece maritime zone agreement
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi on Saturday ratified the approval of a joint Egyptian-Greece maritime deal for an exclusive economic zone…
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold
World
October 10, 2020
Armenia, Azerbaijan say Nagorno-Karabakh truce fails to hold
MOSCOW (AP) — Armenia and Azerbaijan agreed to a Russia-brokered cease-fire in Nagorno-Karabakh starting Saturday, but immediately accused each other…
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast
Middle East
October 9, 2020
Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict draws in fighters from Mideast
BEIRUT (AP) — For the past two weeks, Raffi Ghazarian has been glued to the TV at home and at…