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#Turkey may negotiate a maritime demarcation agreement with #Egypt in the Eastern Mediterranean, depending on the condition of bilateral ties, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says amid signs of a possible reconciliation between the two countries https://t.co/Fy08GZESft pic.twitter.com/PhEjI2yJob

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) March 4, 2021

#Greece and #Egypt are reportedly discussing the possibility of changing the route of East Med gas pipeline to exclude #Cyprus in order to tackle the technical difficulties of the project as well as respond to the question of its economic viability https://t.co/fUQ0niuqM3 pic.twitter.com/2xIH8XOUc8

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) March 4, 2021

Protesters block roads with burning tyres and dumpsters across #Lebanon after the Lebanese pound falls to 10,000 to the dollar, an all-time low, with the currency losing about 85% of its value in a country relying heavily on imports https://t.co/DDnbtfIwCS pic.twitter.com/puOrKxX7A0

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) March 3, 2021

Israeli authorities say that a Libyan-owned tanker suspected of smuggling oil from #Iran to #Syria was responsible for spilling tons of crude into the Eastern Mediterranean last month, causing one of #Israel’s worst environmental disastershttps://t.co/dGjXiR5mqE pic.twitter.com/p7jSPePJa6

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) March 4, 2021

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Turkish-Iranian tensions are rising over #Turkey's military operations against the PKK in northern Iraq, where Ankara threatens to expand its operations to a strategic region used by the Iran-backed Hashdi al-Shaabi (PMF) militia - by @dorianmir https://t.co/apTgSwq6nZ pic.twitter.com/outdinsKWl

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) March 3, 2021

Some view #Russia's efforts to bring officials from #Syria's Assad regime and #Israel closer together as the prelude to a peace accord that could see the return of the Golan in exchange for Iranian exclusion from Syrian territory - by Baria Alamuddin https://t.co/GFbU557FYu pic.twitter.com/bQ4EF4TnTO

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) February 21, 2021

In any future clashes between #Israel and #Hezbollah, Iranian or Syrian forces in either #Lebanon or #Syria, the mediator will now likely be #Russia, not the US - by @cjophillips https://t.co/5bVIHsuL7b pic.twitter.com/LmKfYzq3cZ

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) March 3, 2021

#Turkey’s main opposition calls the government to account on why the central bank burnt through $128 billion in foreign reserves in “back-door” hard currency sales that began in early 2019, when Berat Albayrak presided over the economy - by @mustfsnmz https://t.co/fkwQ4N3Zfm pic.twitter.com/U4y4qJhbjK

— Radio EastMed (@RadioEastmed) February 26, 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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