Greece
Gerapetritis after meeting Guterres: “Maritime zones are not a field for auctions”
After meeting UN Secretary-General António Guterres in New York, Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis said maritime zones are “not a field…
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Egypt
Latest news and analysis on Egypt, defense, foreign policy, energy and security developments in the Eastern Mediterranean and Middle East.
Greek-Turkish Relations
Turkish defence ministry sources say Ankara is “ready” to sign a delimitation deal with Egypt, repeating the 15,000 sq km claim against Greece
Turkish defence ministry sources said on October 28 that Ankara is ready to sign a maritime delimitation deal with Egypt,…
Middle East & North Africa
Houthis accuse Egypt of declaring war on Yemen after parliament backs Sisi’s support for Saudi Arabia
A member of the Houthi political bureau said Egypt “declares war” on Yemen with its parliament’s vote, a day after…
Middle East & North Africa
Egypt’s parliament authorises Sisi to back Saudi Arabia militarily against the Houthis, with a two-thirds majority
Egypt’s House of Representatives voted on October 26 by the two-thirds majority required by the constitution to authorise President Sisi…
Cyprus
Cronos field: Eni signs the main contracts in Nicosia, with first Cypriot gas in 2028 through Egypt
Eni signed on October 26 the main engineering, procurement, construction and drilling contracts for the Cronos gas field in Block…
Greece
Joint statement at the UN by Greece, the EU, Cyprus, Egypt, Bahrain and the UAE: the Turkish-Libyan memorandum is “null and void”
Greece, Cyprus, Egypt, Bahrain, the UAE and the EU issued a joint statement at the UN on October 26, delivered…
Middle East & North Africa
Guterres in Cairo: Iran and the US must avoid escalation that could spiral “out of control”
From Cairo, the UN Secretary-General urged Iran and the United States to choose diplomacy, called for navigation rights to be…
Analysis
Greece-Egypt EEZ agreement explained: what the 2020 deal says
The 2020 Greece-Egypt treaty delimits part of the two countries' exclusive economic zones. Here is what it says, what it…
Greece
Turkish defence minister Güler courts Cairo: a maritime deal with Turkey would give Egypt “15,000 sq km more” than one with Greece
Turkey’s defence minister Yaşar Güler invited Egypt to sign a maritime delimitation with Ankara, claiming it would yield about 15,000…
Greece
Mitsotakis: strong alliances, dialogue and legally binding agreements are Greece’s answer to revisionism, with Egypt as the example
In his weekly review on October 25, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said Greece answers its neighbours’ revisionism with strong alliances,…
Greece
St Catherine’s Monastery: Archbishop Symeon accepts signing the agreement with Egypt; Gerapetritis calls it a “historic day”
After 1,500 years under a legal status the Greek government calls “loose and unregulated”, the Monastery of Sinai is to…
Greek-Turkish Relations
Illegal Turkish-Libyan memorandum: Greece writes to UN Secretary-General Guterres, Egypt repeats its flat rejection to Fidan
Greece sent a letter to UN Secretary-General António Guterres on the illegal 2019 Turkish-Libyan memorandum after its approval by Libya’s…