Israel stands behind Greece in escalating energy dispute with Turkey

 Turkey’s research vessel, Oruc Reis, in red and white, is surrounded by Turkish navy vessels in the Mediterranean Sea, Monday | Photo: Turkish Defense Ministry via AP, Pool

 August 13, 2020.

The Foreign Ministry on Wednesday said it «expresses its full support» for Greece amid an escalating dispute with neighboring Turkey over energy exploration in the Mediterranean Sea.

Greek Air Force memorial defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti

August 13, 2020.

A memorial to fallen Greek Air Force personnel in Athens has been defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti.

Greece, Egypt agreement 'unethical': Turkish party head

August 12, 2020.

Greece's controversial move last week to sign a maritime delimitation agreement with Egypt, while also sitting for talks with Turkey in Germany, is unethical, said a Turkish political party leader Wednesday, according to the turkish news agency 'Anadolu'.

EU wants stronger relations with Turkey, Brussels says

August 12, 2020.

The European Union desires to see stronger relations with Turkey, according to a statement by the bloc following a meeting Thursday between Turkey’s top diplomat, Mevlut Cavusoglu, and the EU’s foreign policy chief, Josep Borrell.

American researcher: Haftar worries Washington, Moscow and Sarraj sold Libya’s sovereignty

 

August 12, 2020. 19:08

Michael Rubin, senior researcher at the American Enterprise Foundation, criticizedTurkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Head of the Presidential Council, Fayez Al-Sarraj, as he spoke to 218News through on “USL” program.

First registered COVID-19 vaccine worldwide is named Sputnik V

A hemodialysis unit at Moscow's Clinical Hospital No 52 treating COVID-19 patients, patients with suspected coronavirus and patients with viral community-acquired pneumonia.

August 11, 2020

The world’s first registered vaccine against the coronavirus infection which was developed in Russia was named Sputnik V, the official vaccine website launched on Tuesday said.

Arab Tribe in Syria against US Coalition and SDF

 

Map of the Syrian Civil War

August 10, 2020.

On Sunday, the Al-Akidat Tribe in Syria announced the establishment of the (Al-Akidat Army) and immediately began operations against the U.S. Coalition and Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) east of the Euphrates.

Malta and Turkey to boost Libyan Coast Guard’s capacity

August 10, 2020.

The Foreign Ministers of Libya, Malta and the Republic of Turkey held a meeting in Tripoli on 6th August, 2020 to discuss the latest situation in Libya and the joint cooperation between the three states, writes the Turkish website « defenceturk.net».

U.S. sanctions Malta-based company affiliated to Libya's interim government

 August 9, 2020

  The U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) sanctioned on August 6 a "criminal network threatening the stability and security of Libya."

 

Tripoli Protection Force says Muslim Brotherhood is a “tumor” harming Libya

August 8, 2020.

The Tripoli Protection Force attacked Muslim Brotherhood in Libya through a statement describing them as “the tumor that is eating away at the body of the country,” denouncing the group’s “corrupting actions on the ground”.