A small fire occurred in one of the engines of a tanker off the coast of Syria’s Mediterranean port of Banias, local media said. The fire was extinguished by the crew quickly
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Lebanon and Israel resumed US-mediated negotiations over their disputed maritime border on Tuesday after a months-long hiatus, in efforts to clear the way for offshore oil and gas exploration. The talks, between
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On Thursday, Lebanon’s President Michel Aoun demanded Israel to stop its exploration in an offshore gas pitch on its southern border, amongst continuing disagreement over their common sea border. Both states took
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On Wednesday, Turkish news broadcaster NTV has reported Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu stating that a new period of bilateral relations between Turkey and Egypt is set to begin, as Çavuşoğlu and
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According to Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Libya and Greece have agreed on the resumption of bilateral talks to mark out the maritime zones in the Mediterranean Sea between the two countries.
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Lebanon’s caretaker public works and transport minister announced that he contracted a document escalating Lebanon’s assertions in its maritime border disagreement with Israel. The alteration proclaimed on Monday added around 1,400sq km
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After years of estrangement between two of the major regional actors in the Middle East, the latest indications suggest a possible rapprochement between them. Since the July 2013 coup in Egypt, the
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Recently, the intensified Greece’s diplomatic initiatives in the Eastern Mediterranean region have drawn attention. In this context, Greek Prime Minister, Kyriakos Mitsotakis has held talks with his Libyan counterpart Abdulhamid Dbeibeh and
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An Iranian cargo ship was attacked in the Mediterranean, the Iranian government shipping company announced on Friday. The company also held that it would take legal action to detect the criminals of
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On Friday, speaking at the press conference following his return from a two-day visit to Qatar where he came together with the Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, Qatari Foreign
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