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Greece, Egypt & France align against Turkish moves in East Med. (Video)
Via Ekathimerini (https://www.ekathimerini.com/255825/gallery/ekathimerini/news/greece-welcomes-french-boost-as-tension-rises-in-east-med)…
Greece’s prime minister warmly thanked France Thursday for boosting its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, where Greek and Turkish warships are closely shadowing each other over a Turkish energy exploration bid in waters Athens claims as its own.
Pressure for sanctions against Turkey increases as tensions with Greece grow
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst…
Divided on how to deal with Turkey, some European leaders are calling for sanctions and others are calling for a reset in Euro-Turkish relations. French President Emmanuel Macron and the German Chairman of the Parliamentary Group of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weber, have been in a hurry in recent days to push for sanctions against Turkey because of its provocations against Greece and Cyprus.
Macron sides with Greece & Cyprus, WARNS Turkey, as Russia moves into Libya (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the dangerous situation developing in Libya, and the entire Mediterranean region as France’s Macron is calling for EU sanctions targeting Turkey and Erdogan’s brazen ‘violations’ in Greek waters.
Dark day for Christianity, dark day for Greeks. Hagia Sophia to become mosque (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the decision by Turkish leader Erdogan, and Turkish courts, to convert the Hagia Sophia, a global symbol of Christianity and Orthodox faith, into a mosque.
Greece counters Turkey in EASTMED with Italy & Egypt alliance. Part 2 (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss a flurry of diplomacy and counter moves from the Greek government aimed at foiling aggressive Turkish claims in the Eastern Mediterranean, including signing deals to demarcate Exclusive Economic Zones with Italy and possibly Egypt next week.
Libya and the EastMed pipeline. Part 1 (Video)
The Duran’s Alex Christoforou and Editor-in-Chief Alexander Mercouris discuss the unfolding conflict in Libya which has taken a turn towards Turkey’s favor as Erdogan’s intervention in the conflict has now pushed Egypt to search for a diplomatic, power-sharing, solution to the brutal civil war.
Greek-Italian maritime deal disrupts Turkey’s endeavour for East Mediterranean dominance
Submitted by InfoBrics, authored by Paul Antonopoulos, independent geopolitical analyst…
Greece and Italy signed a historic agreement yesterday that demarcates the Exclusive Economic Zones (EEZ) of the two countries in the Ionian Sea. The agreement signed between Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias and his Italian counterpart Luigi Di Maio has many ramifications in the entire Eastern Mediterranean region, but especially against Turkey’s ambitions of East Mediterranean hegemony.
