Eastern Mediterranean

Countries that are geographically located to the east of the Mediterranean Sea

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Eastern Mediterranean is a loose definition of the eastern approximate half, or third, of the Mediterranean Sea. It typically embraces all of that sea's coastal zones, referring to communities connected with the sea and land greatly climatically influenced, in Southeast Europe, northern Egypt and far Western Asia. It includes the southern half of Turkey's main region Anatolia, its smaller Hatay Province, the island of Cyprus, the Greek Dodecanese islands, the region of Syria, Lebanon, Gaza and Israel.

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Calls growing for EU sanctions against Turkey over actions in Eastern Mediterranean and Cyprus The threat of sanctions is looming over Turkey, as calls grow within the EU for the country to face measures for its increasingly aggressive actions in the East Mediterranean and Northern Cyprus.View.. Credit: euronews (in English) Duration: 02:42Published on October 15, 2020

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Athens repeats call for Turkey arms embargo Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias reiterated the Greek request for an embargo on German arms sales to Turkey during his visit on Wednesday to Berlin, where he discussed the volatile situation in the.. WorldNews - Published 3 weeks ago
Athens bracing for four East Med scenarios Having drawn useful conclusions from the tension in the Eastern Mediterranean over the summer, Athens is prepared to deal with any move Ankara makes south of the island of Kastellorizo and is examining.. WorldNews - Published on October 15, 2020
Greek PM, EU Commission chief call on Ankara to reduce tension Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen agreed that “Turkey has to undertake the necessary steps to reduce the tensions” in the East.. WorldNews - Published on October 8, 2020

Timing of Barzani’s visit to Turkey is telling, experts say ANKARA: Turkey has sent a clear signal of its intentions to challenge France’s ambitions in the region by holding meetings with the Iraqi Kurdish leader Nechirvan Barzani on Sept. 4. The timing of.. WorldNews - Published on September 8, 2020
Turkey calls Macron ‘hysterical’ over Syria, Libya, East Mediterranean Turkish foreign minister has called French President Emmanuel Macron “hysterical” over his meddling in foreign-backed conflicts in Libya and Syria as well as Ankara’s dispute with Greece over sea.. WorldNews - Published on September 5, 2020
Greece denies any agreement on technical talks with Turkey ANKARA – Greece and Turkey have agreed to talks to avoid accidental clashes in the Eastern Mediterranean, NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday, part of efforts to defuse the.. WorldNews - Published on September 4, 2020
Turkey’s power projection risks military clash in Mediterranean, former PM says ANKARA: Turkey risks military confrontation in the Eastern Mediterranean because it prizes power over diplomacy, a former prime minister who championed a less confrontational policy in the first decade.. WorldNews - Published on September 4, 2020

Black Sea Gas Find Strengthens Turkey's Hand Against Greece By Sinan Ulgen (Bloomberg Opinion) — An important development has been lost amid the growing alarm over the contretemps in the Eastern Mediterranean: Last month President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.. WorldNews - Published on September 2, 2020
Turkey Trumpets 1922 Victory Over Greece With More Threats Marking the 98th anniversary on Aug. 30 of Turkey booting Greece from Asia Minor, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used the occasion to step up warnings he will take what he wants in the Aegean and East.. WorldNews - Published on August 30, 2020
Ankara given one-month deadline With NATO members Greece and Turkey locked in a prolonged and tense standoff in the Eastern Mediterranean, European Union High Representative Josep Borrell on Friday presented, on the second day of the.. WorldNews - Published on August 29, 2020	EU warns Turkey of sanctions as east Mediterranean crisis worsens The European Union has threatened Turkey with fresh sanctions - including tough economic measures - unless progress is made in reducing soaring tensions with Greece and Cyprus in the Eastern.. WorldNews - Published on August 28, 2020
How Dangerous Is Greece and Turkey’s Mediterranean Standoff? The Eastern Mediterranean has become an increasingly crowded space, between precarious refugee crossings from Libya to Europe, the flow of arms and mercenaries in the other direction, and Russia’s.. WorldNews - Published on August 28, 2020	Turkey accuses France of stoking tensions in East Med Turkey on Thursday accused France of stoking tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, where NATO allies Turkey and Greece are locked in a stiff standoff over competing claims over offshore energy.. WorldNews - Published on August 27, 2020
PM warns of possible 'accident' in East Med amid Greek-Turkish tensions Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Wednesday warned about the possibility of an "accident" in the Eastern Mediterranean where Greek and Turkish naval forces have gathered after Ankara... WorldNews - Published on August 12, 2020	Macron Calls for Sanctions on Those who Violate Maritime Zones in the Eastern Mediterranean PARIS - Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades met France's President Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Thursday, for talks that also raised the issue of Turkish provocations. In statements on Thursday... WorldNews - Published on July 23, 2020
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Greece keeping close tabs on Turkey’s moves As Turkey persists in what is seen as a strategy of escalating tensions, Greece continues to closely monitor Ankara’s moves in the Aegean and the Eastern Mediterranean and at the Evros land border,.. WorldNews - Published on March 14, 2020	Turkey-Libya maritime deal rattles East Mediterranean Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan paid a surprise visit to Tunisia on Wednesday to discuss cooperation for a possible ceasefire in neighboring Libya, where Ankara supports the internationally recognized.. Reuters - Published on December 25, 2019
Turkish Drone Over Cyprus Raises Energy Drilling Tensions NICOSIA – A Turkish drone on Cyprus has heightened tension over Turkish ships drilling for energy off the coast with fears of a conflict as the United Nations hasn’t intervened and hopes for.. WorldNews - Published on December 17, 2019	Greek PM asks Pompeo for U.S. help to calm Turkish offshore tensions Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis urged the United States on Saturday to use its influence to defuse tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean, where Cyprus and Turkey are locked in a dispute over.. Reuters - Published on October 5, 2019