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The head of #Libya’s new interim government, Prime Minister Abdul Hamid Dbeibah, and #Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan affirm their commitment to a 2019 maritime agreement that #Greece and #Cyprus have called on to be cancelled https://t.co/fhePw33f3p pic.twitter.com/vtx25otrts

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) April 13, 2021

#Canada cancels all defense exports to #Turkey after an investigation finds that Canadian technology was used by #Azerbaijan, a key Turkish ally, during six weeks of fierce fighting with #Armenia over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region https://t.co/AwQ2uvfVZ9 pic.twitter.com/5XBjwdiunc

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) April 13, 2021

Lebanese Minister of Transport Michel Najjar announces that he has signed a document expanding #Lebanon’s exclusive economic zone claims in its maritime border disputep with #Israel by about 1,400sq km https://t.co/N1wze9YfJx pic.twitter.com/JsDceYsrbe

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) April 13, 2021

The #UAE, which had previously backed #Libya's eastern-based putschist Gen. Khalifa Haftar during the Libyan civil conflict, pledges support for the new unity government in Tripoli formed after United Nations-sponsored peace talks https://t.co/PG089wRrvk pic.twitter.com/7LBjTfIhhb

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) April 8, 2021

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Analysis

The #US may have outsourced the #Lebanon dossier to #France, but the Biden administration must rally Arab support for the French initiative, or it will end up ruing the day when Beirut falls completely into #Iran’s sphere of influence - by @raghidadergham https://t.co/G8STeXVQZP pic.twitter.com/y6bI4TM7Tz

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) March 28, 2021

A rush by #EU member states to pursue their own interests in #Libya at such a delicate time risks repeating past mistakes and undercutting prospects for longer term stability...a genuinely unified European effort is key - by @MaryFitzger https://t.co/jiROrsHtMW pic.twitter.com/3KaIE5CQsa

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) April 9, 2021

Given its proximity to Syria and long-standing relations between some dominant Lebanese parties and the Assad regime, #Lebanon has become an economic conduit for #Russia - by @monaalami https://t.co/g05S5mrMia pic.twitter.com/N7spoNMHbU

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) April 4, 2021

The #US decision to sail two warships through the Turkish Dardanelles and Bosphorus Straits until May 4 sparks anger from #Russia and may trigger a new standoff with #Turkey, amid talk of a possible revision of the 1936 Montreux Convention - by @MenekseTK https://t.co/mlsXrzpfTL pic.twitter.com/RmnxVDVLLL

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) April 10, 2021

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North Cyprus knocking on the door of recognition

Turkish Cypriot president Ersin Tatar is calling for a two-state solution for #Cyprus amid claims that ten countries are preparing to recognise the #TRNChttps://t.co/YpEih5e6S2 pic.twitter.com/dcoXp1rIil

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) January 31, 2021

Middle East awaits Biden impact

With US president-elect Joe #Biden preparing to take office this month, geopolitical actors in the Middle East await his stance on the #Iran nuclear dealhttps://t.co/sj3BerKMIi pic.twitter.com/QVskY0HNsP

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) January 3, 2021

#Russia’s Eastern Mediterranean chokehold

As #Turkey and the #EU bicker over the Eastern Mediterranean, Russia is trapping the region in a triangular web between #Azerbaijan, #Libya and #Sudanhttps://t.co/unEknjIUSZ pic.twitter.com/pcjnYpGYPy

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) December 5, 2020

#France's geopolitical problem with #Turkey

French President #Macron's attempt to rally the #EU behind France against Turkey through his turning to European populism puts him at odds with #NATOhttps://t.co/R72Gns4RTD pic.twitter.com/uRr35HaaqI

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) November 1, 2020

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Editorials

Turkish Cypriots hostage to peace talks: President Ersin Tatar may be #Turkey’s man in North #Cyprus, and that’s exactly why his plan to negotiate a two-state solution is doomed to fail. Radio EastMed's Editor-in-Chief @Ertan_Karpazli writes https://t.co/6xFGvZR3RR pic.twitter.com/HEqG5bL5gD

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) October 23, 2020

#Kastellorizo for #Cyprus: An amicable exchange? There may be a chance of #Turkey downgrading its role as a guarantor in Cyprus if #Greece can relinquish its maritime drilling rights off Kastellorizo. Radio EastMed’s Editor-in-Chief @Ertan_Karpazli writes https://t.co/Ct7wVTbfQ9 pic.twitter.com/O6mBNprNSy

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) September 10, 2020

#Turkey’s President #Erdogan continues to irk desired reactions from his adversaries, with his latest decision to re-convert the historic #HagiaSophia into a mosque exposing West’s neo-Byzantinism. Radio EastMed's Editor-in-Chief @Ertan_Karpazli writes https://t.co/CRk7g5QD6B pic.twitter.com/lGYakgqh0n

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) July 16, 2020

A recent report released by the Nordic Monitor claims #Turkey planned to invade #Greece in 2014, citing official military documents accidentally leaked to the public, but should the report be taken seriously? Radio EastMed's editor @Ertan_Karpazli writes https://t.co/miN9D6p9VW pic.twitter.com/wuSpag57dv

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) June 26, 2020

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