Six countries warn against undermining international law, following ratification by Libya’s eastern parliament; US describes latter move as unhelpful and provocative

Turkish president dismisses Greek, EU and Egyptian objections as legally unfounded; Washington calls the Libyan parliament’s ratification 'unhelpful and provocative'

The State Department calls the ratification of the Turkey-Libya memorandum provocative, warning it raises regional tension, and urges dialogue

After Benghazi ratified the Turkey-Libya memorandum, Greece faces rising tension with Turkey over Chevron’s surveys, the Crete-Cyprus cable and migration

The frigate Bouboulina served as the target for SPIKE missile acceptance firings north of Crete before being sunk by a submarine torpedo

Egypt has reiterated its categorical opposition to Libya’s ratification of the 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, amid wider regional disputes over maritime boundaries and exclusive economic zones (EEZs)

Greece and Egypt 'double down' on opposition to this week's ratification of a 2019 Turkey-Libya maritime memorandum, reaffirming international law as consultations continue on expanding their 2020 EEZ deal

Athens is turning to international law and diplomatic pressure after Eastern Libya backed the disputed maritime pact, as Israel, Egypt and the EU reject the move and Greece weighs its next steps in the Eastern Mediterranean

The EU's foreign policy chief told the Turkish FM that the agreement infringes on the sovereign rights of third states, following its approval by Libya’s eastern-based parliament

Egypt says the agreement has no legal effect on its maritime rights, while Israel accuses Ankara of undermining stability in the eastern Mediterranean

Eastern Libya’s ratification of the disputed 2019 maritime agreement with Turkey is shifting the balance in the Eastern Mediterranean, highlighting Ankara’s growing influence in Benghazi and raising questions over Athens’ strategy in Libya

The International Law of the Sea cannot be changed by unilateral, legally unfounded decisions, the Greek foreign ministry stated on Tuesday afternoon, adding that Athens has informed partners and allies and will take all appropriate measures

The Kobi Ruegg is scheduled to begin surveying the route of a subsea telecommunications cable west and southwest of Cyprus on Wednesday, despite Ankara’s counter-NAVTEX challenging Nicosia’s maritime jurisdiction

Ankara challenges Athens’ authority over maritime jurisdiction south of Kastellorizo with a NAVTEX as the four-nation Eunomia exercise is scheduled amid preparations to resume surveys for the Greece-Cyprus electricity interconnection

The Eastern Mediterranean should be treated as a strategic theater in its own right, not merely as the flank of another priority

Diplomatic sources issue a sharp response to Turkey's new NAVTEX on surveys for a planned undersea pipeline carrying natural gas to the occupied areas

Turkey's Defense Ministry escalates its provocative rhetoric over the power interconnection and also takes aim at the military parade in Cyprus

Athens awaits France's request for a NAVTEX on the Greece-Cyprus cable survey, while Ankara insists no energy project proceeds without Turkish approval

DMs from the three countries meet in Cairo to deepen trilateral cooperation, with Dendias stressing ties are based on international law and are not directed against any other state

Ankara said fighter jets and support aircraft carried out an “extended training flight” in the east Mediterranean