The leader of the Eastern-based Libyan National Army (LNA) Khalifa Haftar declared over the weekend that his forces would let oil production resume after an eight-month blockade. "(I announce) the…
The peace deals between Israel, the UAE and Bahrain mark the completion of an existing process by which the region’s stabilizing forces are banding together against the Iranian threat. By Colonel…
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan sent mixed signals about his intentions vis-à-vis the Eastern Mediterranean – amid heightened tensions with the European Union. After both his Defense and Foreign Ministers…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has repeated his nation’s readiness to negotiate its dispute over maritime rights in the East Mediterranean Sea with Turkey. "Mutual respect and trust are the…
Israel is a key player in the crisis currently unfolding in the eastern Mediterranean basin, on the same side as the UAE, Saudi Arabia, Egypt and Greece. By Colonel (res.)…
Hostilities between Turkey and Greece over a disagreement in the Eastern Mediterranean are escalating. In blatant disregard of a maritime Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) agreement between Athens and Cairo, Ankara…
Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry held a signing ceremony together with his Greek counterpart Nikos Dendias, in which the two top diplomats ratified a bilateral agreement on the designation of…
By Colonel (res.) Dr. Eran Lerman, Vice President of the Jerusalem Institute for Strategy and Security. Originally published by the JISS 26.7.20 Israel and the US may have an opportunity…
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu has rejected reports of a fall-out between Turkey and Russia over separate disagreements on Syria and Libya. "In terms of main principles, there are no…
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has instructed his armed forces “to be prepared to carry out any mission” amid rapidly mounting tensions with neighboring Libya over Turkey’s growing military involvement.…