President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced Friday that Turkey has restarted a search for energy in the eastern Mediterranean, accusing neighbouring Greece of failing to keep its promises.
"We have resumed the drilling activity. We have sent (the (...)
The U.S. State Department and Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention on Thursday lifted global advisories recommending U.S. citizens avoid all international travel because of the coronavirus pandemic, and instead issued a raft of (...)
The United States on Thursday imposed sanctions on three individuals and a Malta-based company, accusing them of acting as a network of smugglers and contributing to instability in Libya.
The U.S. Treasury Department in a statement said it (...)
Egypt's foreign ministry spokesman Ahmed Hafez said on Thursday that the Turkish foreign ministry's response to an Egyptian-Greek maritime demarcation deal that defines an exclusive economic zone between the two countries is "surprising."
"It is (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry stressed during a phone call with his Spanish counterpart Arancha González Laya the importance of confronting the transfer of terrorists and militias into Libya and rejecting foreign interference in the (...)
Cairo is expected to host Aguila Saleh, the Speaker of the Libyan House of Representatives (HoR), on Thursday. Saleh's arrival in Cairo ends a tour that included Russia, Switzerland, Algeria, Morocco and Jordan, during which he promoted his (...)
Turkey is stirring up trouble wherever it can. That is Ankara's cardinal policy these days. It ignites fires in the Arab world in order to create roles for itself and expand its presence in areas far beyond its borders. Then it fans the flames right (...)
Libya is facing a state of military escalation, mainly between neighbouring countries of the Mediterranean basin, and specifically when it comes to natural gas resources in the Mediterranean. Several political initiatives were tabled in order to (...)
For the last nine and a half years, the Arab world has failed to have a determining say in how Arab crises and conflicts unfolded. Most Arab countries stood almost helpless before the Arab drama of countries torn apart, and Syria is a crying (...)
In his televised teleconference with ruling party rank and file on Saturday, 1 August, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan gave reassurance to “Muslims from Palestine to Syria and from Arakan to Turkistan” who celebrated the Feast of Sacrifice (...)
A media spat between Turkey and the UAE this week revealed the tense situation that now prevails between the NATO member and most of the Arab Gulf countries.
Since the UAE and Saudi Arabia stepped up their support for ally Egypt in its stand against (...)
Parties to the domestic conflict in Libya are still on alert on the ground along the coast of the Mediterranean around Sirte, extending west from the main ports of the oil crescent (Al-Zueitina, Brega, Ras Lanuf, Sidra) to the eastern town of (...)
A seismic survey that is planned by Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean represents a violation and attack on sovereign rights, a statement by the foreign ministry said, further escalating tensions between the two countries.
In an official statement (...)
Britain on Wednesday named career diplomat and intelligence officer Richard Moore as the new chief of the MI6 spy service as the West seeks to bolster its defences against hostile espionage from China and Russia.
Moore, 57, joined the Secret (...)
Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden's search for a running mate for the Nov. 3 election is drawing to a close.
Biden has vowed to choose a woman as his potential vice president. Here are the contenders likely under final consideration, (...)
The United Nations announced on Monday that Libyan officials are allowing a long-sought external audit of the country's Central Bank to go ahead, a breakthrough that could pave the way for an end to a crippling oil blockade.
Libya sits on the (...)
Egypt's President Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi reaffirmed the state's rejection of any unilateral action that may compromise Egypt's right to Nile water.
El-Sisi made the statement during a phone call with his South African counterpart Cyril Ramaphosa on (...)
Russia appears to be sending more military equipment to its mercenaries in Libya, including the flashpoint city of Sirte, in breach of an arms embargo, the US military said.
Its Africa Command said there was mounting evidence from satellite pictures (...)
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the latest developments in Libya with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi by phone on Friday, the Egyptian foreign ministry said.
Shoukry spoke about the committed Egyptian positions in its stance on (...)
About 100 migrants who crossed the Mediterranean in small boats landed on the southern island of Lampedusa during the night, the latest in a wave of arrivals straining an already overcrowded holding centre.
Officials said the migrants, arriving from (...)
Egypt's Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry discussed the latest developments in Libya with several European officials over the telephone on Thursday, the Egyptian foreign ministry said.
Shoukry spoke with High Representative for Foreign Affairs and (...)
The pandemic will exact a heavy toll on Arab countries, causing an economic contraction of 5.7% this year, pushing millions into poverty and compounding the suffering of those affected by armed conflict, a U.N. report said Thursday.
The U.N.'s (...)
The House on Wednesday voted to repeal the Trump administration's travel ban and further restrict the president's power to limit entry to the U.S., a symbolic victory for Muslim American and civil rights groups.
The bill, which passed the (...)
Greece warned Thursday it will do ``whatever is necessary'' to defend its sovereign rights in response to plans by neighboring Turkey to proceed with an oil-and-gas research mission south of Greek islands in the Eastern Mediterranean.
The dispute (...)
Turkey and Russia agreed at talks in Ankara to continue joint efforts to create conditions for a lasting and sustainable ceasefire in Libya and are considering the creation of a joint working group, a joint statement said on Wednesday.
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