Libya
Diplomacy
Libya-Turkey Energy Deal Escalates Mediterranean Tensions
The Libya-Turkey energy deal is escalating the dangers of open conflict between Ankara and Athens. Turkey and Libya have demarcated potential oil and gas-rich zones in the Mediterranean. This maneuver has also irritated Egypt.
On October 3rd, Turkey signed a...
Diplomacy
Greece and Egypt Blast Turkey-Libya Gas Deal
On Sunday, Greece and Egypt proclaimed a deal between Turkey and Libya for hydrocarbon exploration in Libya’s Mediterranean waters as illegal.
Last Monday, Turkey said it had signed a memorandum of understanding on exploration for hydrocarbons in Libya’s seas with...
Greek News
Greek Officer Assumes Command of EU’s Operation ‘Irini’ Off Libya
Greek commodore Stylianos Dimopoulos has taken over the command of the EU's Operation "Irini" deployed off Libya in the Central Mediterranean.
Operation Irini was launched by the European Union on March 31, 2020 as part of the EU contribution to...
Diplomacy
Greece on Alert Over Turkey-Libya Hydrocarbon Deal
Greece has expressed concern over a hydrocarbon deal struck by Turkey and Libya on Monday, saying that it may contain provisions that are based on the 2019 Turkey-Libya Memorandum that are illegal under international law.
The details of the deal...
Greek News
Greece Calls for Withdrawal of Foreign Troops at Libya Conference Debut
Greece called for the withdrawal of all foreign forces from Libya on Friday during an international meeting with leaders from 30 countries and organizations in Paris.
The international conference on Libya, aimed at ensuring Libya sticks to a plan to...
Greek News
Turkey Refuses to Join Greece, Israel, and Cyprus at Libya Conference
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan told French President Emmanuel Macron at the G20 Summit this weekend that Turkey will not be part of the Paris conference on Libya. Greece, Cyprus, and Israel will all be in attendance at the...
Africa
Greece to Train Libyan Coast Guard, Expand Investments in Libya
Greece announced it will begin training the Libyan Coast Guard on Monday, as part of a broader effort to expand its ties with the north African country.
This announcement comes just a day after the Libyan Investment Authority signed a...
Europe
US Adds Turkey to List of Countries Who Use Child Soldiers
The United States has put Turkey on a list of countries that are thought to have been using child soldiers since at least last year. The US State Department is compiling the list, known as 2021 Trafficking in Persons...
Africa
World Powers Call for Withdrawal of Foreign Troops from Libya
US Secretary of State Blinken arrived in Berlin for a meeting with German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas prior to the Libya peace talks.
Diplomacy
Greece Angry at Being Left Out from Berlin Conference on Libya
Greece expressed anger on Thursday over the decision by Germany to exclude her from the upcoming Berlin Conference on Libya