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    Eastern Mediterranean tensions

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    • Tuesday, 11 October, 2022
      Israel says it has reached deal with Lebanon over maritime border

      Agreement paves way for both countries to develop gasfields in eastern Mediterranean

    • Thursday, 6 October, 2022
      Israel-Lebanon deal on maritime border dispute falters

      Hopes had been high for agreement that would have paved way for use of disputed gasfield

    • Thursday, 29 September, 2022
      Turkish politics
      Turkey’s tough talk on Greece fuels Aegean tensions

      Erdoğan ramps up hostile rhetoric as Nato allies clash over range of historical disputes

    • Thursday, 15 April, 2021
      Talks aimed at Turkish-Greek detente trigger bickering instead

      Foreign ministers in heated exchange after meeting meant to reduce Eastern Mediterranean tensions

    • Sunday, 28 March, 2021
      Cyprus
      Turkish Cypriots cast doubt on reunification talks

      Foreign minister of breakaway north says decades of talks have been a ‘total failure’

    • Monday, 25 January, 2021
      Greek politics
      Greece to buy squadron of Rafale jets from France

      €2.5bn deal marks one of Athens’ first major defence purchases since financial crisis

    • Monday, 14 December, 2020
      US foreign policy
      Trump hits Turkey with long-awaited sanctions

      State agency and officials targeted in retaliation for purchase of Russian missile defence system

    • Wednesday, 9 December, 2020
      EU plans new sanctions on Turkey over Mediterranean dispute

      Leaders will discuss response to escalating crisis that has stoked fears of regional conflict

    • Monday, 23 November, 2020
      Germany forced to halt inspection of Libya-bound Turkish ship

      Stand-off over suspected weapons delivery will exacerbate tensions between Ankara and EU

    • Thursday, 12 November, 2020
      News in-depthArmenia-Azerbaijan conflict
      Caucasus ceasefire cements Turkey as a power in Russia’s backyard

      Azerbaijan-Armenia truce underlines new regional balance between Moscow and Ankara

    • Monday, 12 October, 2020
      Tensions rise as Turkish vessel resumes exploration in eastern Med

      Athens calls on Ankara to stop latest seismic survey by Oruc Reis research ship

    • Friday, 2 October, 2020
      EU foreign policy
      EU imposes long-delayed sanctions on Belarus regime

      Bloc targets 40 officials while US announces sanctions against 8 regime figures

    • Monday, 21 September, 2020
      Belarus
      Cyprus blocks EU sanctions on Belarus

      Brussels meeting ends in deadlock after Nicosia urges measures against Turkey

    • Thursday, 17 September, 2020
      Talks on eastern Med tensions to resume ‘soon’, Erdogan aide says

      Adviser to Turkey’s president dials down tensions ahead of EU summit

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      Explainer
      What is at stake in the eastern Mediterranean crisis?

      Competition over gas and regional rivalries fuel stand-off between Turkey and neighbours

    • Tuesday, 8 September, 2020
      Explainer5 min
      How maps explain the eastern Mediterranean gas crisis

      The FT's energy editor David Sheppard looks at the dash for gas in the eastern Mediterranean

    • Friday, 4 September, 2020
      Greece pulls back from Nato eastern Mediterranean talks

      Athens refuses to join in unless Ankara withdraws naval ships from contested maritime areas

    • Thursday, 3 September, 2020
      Philip Stephens
      Home truths in the eastern Mediterranean

      Europe can no longer rely on the US to act as referee in the Greek stand-off with Turkey

    • Wednesday, 26 August, 2020
      Erdogan warns Turkey will ‘never make concessions’ in eastern Mediterranean

      President weighs in as France says it will join naval exercises in region amid stand-off over hydrocarbons

    • Tuesday, 25 August, 2020
      Germany and Malta urge talks to avert escalation of Mediterranean tensions

      Foreign ministers call for dialogue between Turkey, Greece, Cyprus and France

    • Tuesday, 18 August, 2020
      The FT ViewThe editorial board
      Defusing tensions in the eastern Mediterranean

      EU needs a more coherent approach to energy policy and the region

    • Thursday, 13 August, 2020
      France stokes Turkey tensions by sending navy to Cyprus

      Paris backs Greece in row with Ankara over oil and gas exploration in disputed area

    • Sunday, 19 July, 2020
      News in-depthThe Big Read
      Turkey fuels regional power game over Mediterranean gas reserves

      Competing claims have left Ankara isolated. Its efforts to stall projects threaten billions of dollars in investment

    • Sunday, 8 December, 2019
      Turkey
      Turkey’s territorial deal with Libya stokes Mediterranean tensions

      Drawing of new maritime boundaries heightens regional battle for undersea resources

    • Monday, 4 February, 2019
      Nick Butler
      Turkey has a chance to become a regional gas hub

      The eastern Mediterranean will remain undeveloped unless the country alters its course

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