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💥 Turkey’s latest play: Defense Minister Yaşar Güler publicly offers Egypt a maritime deal, claiming Cairo would gain ~15,000 km² more sea than under any pact with Greece.
🎇 Turkey is openly trying to “bribe” Egypt with maritime territory that does NOT belong to it.
🔥A modern pirate state showing its mindset in full color.
This is textbook gunboat diplomacy from a state that refuses to sign UNCLOS, denies full maritime rights to Greek islands (Crete, Kastellorizo and others) and the Republic of Cyprus under its Blue Homeland doctrine, and treats the Eastern Mediterranean as its private domain while threatening those who disagree.
The timing is no accident. It comes right after Greece and Egypt agreed to continue consultations on extending their 2020 EEZ agreement — strictly on the basis of international law and UNCLOS — and after eastern Libya’s ratification of the illegal 2019 Turkey-Libya memorandum (which both Cairo and Athens correctly call null and void).
Ankara is trying to buy off Egypt with maps drawn from someone else’s continental shelf in order to isolate Greece and weaken Cyprus’s rights. Egypt has repeatedly shown it knows the difference: it respects its existing agreements, UNCLOS, and the reality that playing Ankara’s games damages its interests with Europe.
International law and island sovereign rights are not optional. Pirate charts are. 🇬🇷🇨🇾
#Turkey #Greece #Cyprus #UNCLOS #EasternMediterranean #BlueHomeland #PirateState
Source: ekathimerini.com/politics/fo…
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In the movie Battle of Kosovo (1989), just before he is about to be executed in front of Ottoman sultan, Serbian knight Obilić shows how much he despises a Serb Ottoman soldier who abandoned Christianity and converted to Islam.
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“Sharaa cares about two things: to get rid of his [extremist] past because it's a rope around his neck that the international community can use against him. The other is to rule the country absolutely," Mounir Fakir, the deputy chair of the New Syria Movement and an opposition activist who was jailed and tortured by the Assad regime, told Al-Monitor.
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Now that Egypt has voted to help the Saudis, here's what that help could look like.
From @BridgetKToomey and me last week👇
fdd.org/analysis/egypt-may-f…
Symbols matter
to remind people how they became free and how to remain free and protect their sovereignty
#Greece #Thessaloniki #history
Ο ιστος της σημαιας του Λευκου Πυργου ειναι το καταρτι τουρκικου θωρηκτου Φετχι Μπουλεντ που βυθιστηκε απο τον Υποπλοιαρχο Βοτση το 1912, λιγο πριν την απελευθερωση της πολης. Χρονια Πολλα #Θεσσαλονικη! Μεσογειος και Βαλκανια μαζι! Να μας φυλα ο Αγιος Δημητριος
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Israel and Cyprus have officially signed a defense agreement on Monday, 26 October 2026, marking a significant milestone in maritime security. Under the €150M contract, Israel Shipyards will supply Cyprus with a second Saar 62-class offshore patrol vessel (OPV).
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The Jordanians did the right thing here, that’s out of the question; the Jordanians made one big blunder, though:
Unlike Iraq and Lebanon, they had opened their crossings with Syria completely (whether willingly or unwillingly; I dare not say), and they had trusted the regime in Damascus more than their counterparts in the immediate vicinity of Syria. This might seem insignificant, but many of the tribes that live in southern Syria—especially Bedouins—have tight ties to their extended families in Jordan.
I won’t speculate on the physical consequences of having these open borders; the ideological consequences are definitely more catastrophic.
D.C. needs a fu*king wake-up call, that much I can say.
Clearly the Jordanians don't trust Jolani's Syria enough to share CT intelligence or even give a heads up before launching strikes in Syrian territory. And honestly, it's hard to blame the Jordanians here.
But the question is, why does the West trust Jolani's Syria so much when a neighboring Muslim state isn't willing to?
Greeks prefer peace,prosperity and reason just to be happy !
Ordinary Turks prefer the same, but the leadership establishments prefer to feed the people with fantasies of grandeur and conquests instead of investing in their welfare
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HISTORIC TURNOUT IN ISRAEL’S ELECTIONS
Voter turnout hits its highest level since 1977, with 31.5% of eligible voters casting their ballots by noon.
The high turnout could spell trouble for Netanyahu’s bloc, which relies on smaller parties at risk of failing to cross the electoral threshold.
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IMBARAZZANTE PER TURCHIA 🇹🇷 E 🇱🇾 LIBIA
Raramente nella storia qualcuno è riuscito nel corso di una sola settimana a mettersi contro tutti.
Dichiarazione congiunta all'ONU da parte di 🇪🇺🇪🇬🇬🇷🇨🇾🇦🇪🇧🇭 a condanna del MOU 🇹🇷🇱🇾. Ancora più significativo e se volete, umiliante, il fatto che come portavoce dei 30 paesi firmatari sia stato scelto il Ministro degli Esteri greco. Scelta più indigesta per la Turchia non poteva esserci. Una sconfitta diplomatica di epiche proporzioni.
Sotto ho aggiornato la lista dei paesi che hanno condannato questo MOU: USA, tutti i 27 paesi EU, Israele, Egitto, Emirati, Bahrain. Più l'ONU (che difende la Legge del Mare UNCLOS ed ha definito nullo e privo di alcun valore il MOU 🇹🇷🇱🇾).
Fossi nei libici lascerei cadere la cosa, visto che non si può litigare con il 99% dei tuoi partners commerciali e di investimento.
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🇺🇸🇮🇷 No major changes in the posture of U.S. military aircraft across bases in the Middle East have been observed. This remains a key indicator to monitor when assessing the likelihood of a potential escalation against Iran.
So far, there are no clear signs that the U.S. military is preparing for a major operation against Iran, though this could change after the U.S. midterm elections.
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Egyptian 🇪🇬 President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and Russian 🇷🇺 President Vladimir Putin are set to meet in Moscow on Wednesday, October 28, 2026.
The leaders are expected to focus on trade, investment, energy, agriculture, technology, and regional developments.
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Η Ελλάδα ηγείται του Συμβουλίου Ασφαλείας σε μια κρίσιμη στιγμή για τα Ηνωμένα Έθνη, με σαφή έμφαση στην αποτελεσματική πολυμέρεια, το διεθνές δίκαιο, την ειρήνη και την ασφάλεια.
Εκτιμώ ιδιαίτερα και τη στήριξη της Ελλάδας στην υποψηφιότητά μου. Ως Γενικός Γραμματέας, θα εργαζόμουν καθημερινά για την προώθηση αυτών των αρχών.
Greece is leading the Security Council at an important moment for the United Nations, with a clear focus on effective multilateralism, international law and peace and security.
I also greatly appreciate Greece’s support for my candidacy. These are principles I would work to advance every day as Secretary-General.
primeminister.gr/en/2026/10/…
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Confirmed? By who? The illegal occupants?
Can You Pls make a list of Country acknowledging the so called "TRNC"? I help You: nobody apart Turkey. ZERO!
This is even dumber than the MOU.
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Families of victims from Hamas's October 7, 2023 attack urged voters to back change as Israel's national elections opened, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's political future at stake reut.rs/4BsldbT
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Ever wondered how homes and people in Cyprus are blessed?
Meet the kapnistiri! 🏺
Dried olive leaves and incense are burned to cleanse negative energy and ward off the evil eye. 🧿
Does your culture have a similar ritual? 👇
🎥 IG @nikolettaskitchen via @visitcyprus
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Cyprus’ Kronos gas field enters the implementation phase, with plans to export gas to Europe via Egypt. Production could reach 500 million cubic feet per day.
Eni begins development of Kronos gas field in historic milestone for Cyprus @eni #gas #EastMed #Cyprus
@christodulides @MichaelDamianos
en.sigmalive.com/eni-begins-… via @Sigmalive_EN
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✨ده تعليق واحد يوناني في حب مصر والمصريين، على تصريحات الأمين العام للأمم المتحدة أنطونيو جوتيريش عن دور مصر الدبلوماسي.
بيقول فيه:
«بالفعل، المصريون مخلصون لمبادئهم وقناعاتهم، وشركاء جديرون بالثقة ويمكن الاعتماد عليهم. مصر أمة القيم والمبادئ والمُثل العليا والاحترام والتقدير».
وزيه آلاف التعليقات من اليونانيين، والحقيقة إني تقريبًا مشوفتش تعليق منهم مسيء لمصر أو المصريين، على عكس شعوب كتير حوالينا.
وده في رأيي أكبر دليل على عمق العلاقة بين البلدين، وإنها مش مجرد علاقات سياسية أو مصالح مشتركة بين حكومات، دي كمان علاقة احترام وتقدير متبادل بين شعبين، ليهم تاريخ وحضارة وروابط ممتدة من آلاف السنين. ❤️🇪🇬🇬🇷❤️
