Eastern Mediterranean

Israeli Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lior Haiat sent a cordial message to the nation of Greece on Friday via a Tweet, which read "Israel reiterates its full support and strong solidarity with Greece in its maritime zone and its opposition...

Relations in the East Mediterranean, between Greece, Cyprus, and Turkey, were at the center of Thursday's meeting of the Special European Council in Brussels. However, after Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis made it clear that provocations against members of the...

Facing rising tension over Turkey's energy exploration efforts in Greek and Cypriot waters, the EU called for dialogue and an end to the continued acts of aggression by Greece's neighbor on Monday. If Turkey does not heed the warning, European...

  Greek media are reporting that there is a change in the air over Souda Bay base on Crete. During the day on Friday, four F-16 fighter jets from the United Arab Emirates will fly there and it is reported that...

  The US State Department issued a new call for Turkey to cease its actions in response to that country's recent Navtex blocking off an area of the sea atop Cyprus' continental shelf from August 18 to September 15. In response...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, spoke out against Greece on Saturday, August 15, regarding the country's interest in the Eastern Mediterranean, the Aegean as well as Libya. In an official statement, Erdogan emphasized how Turkey would not back down to...

Greece and Cyprus issued a counter-Navtex on Wednesday in answer to Turkey’s issuance of a similar alert for an area which lays within Greece’s Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and is set to last until August 2. The Navigation Telex by...

Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs Matthew Palmer expressed on Wednesday Washington's deep concern over Turkey's actions in the Eastern Mediterranean, stressing that US diplomacy has made its position clear in Ankara. At a teleconference with...

We are ready for dialogue with Greece on the Eastern Mediterranean issue, said Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu speaking at a forum on tourism on Saturday. The statement came only one day after the Turkish official praised the agreement between...

The Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a statement on Tuesday regarding Ankara's fresh drilling intentions inside the Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) of the Republic of Cyprus. “This is yet another provocation which ignores appeals by the European Union and...