Tensions have continued to rise in the Eastern Mediterranean this week amid a maritime border dispute involving Greece, Egypt, and Cyprus on one side, and Turkey and Libya on the other.
The dispute over the contested waters has intensified in recent months as Libya’s eastern government considers ratifying a 2019 MoU initially inked between its rival western government in Tripoli and Turkey, connecting Turkish and Libyan offshore waters at the expense of Greek and Egyptian claims (MEES, 22 May 2020). (CONTINUED - 877 WORDS)
