Overnight World Report · October 22, 2026, 10:42 AM CDT
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- Egypt and Israel make rare united stand against oil-rich Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey over Mediterranean oil and gas exploration rights (via Business Insider Africa)
Egypt and Israel make rare united stand against oil-rich Libya’s maritime deal with Turkey over Mediterranean oil and gas exploration rights.
– Egypt and Israel have rejected Libya’s ratification of a maritime agreement with Turkey, escalating tensions over energy resources in the eastern Mediterranean.
Libya’s eastern parliament, backed by Russia, reversed its previous stance and approved the 2019 agreement originally struck by its western rivals with Turkey.
The dispute centers on competing claims to offshore oil and gas resources, with Egypt, Greece, and Cyprus opposing the deal and signing separate agreements.
The ratification signals a shift in Libyan alliances, strengthens Turkey’s regional position, but maintains uncertainty over energy exploration and cooperation due to ongoing opposition.
Read Also The objections followed an October 20, 2026, decision by Libya’s eastern-based House of Representatives to ratify a maritime agreement originally signed between Turkey and Libya’s internationally recognised government in Tripoli in 2019.
Significantly, the approval marks a shift in regional relations, as eastern Libya, whose military leadership has received Russian backing, reversed its longstanding opposition to an agreement negotiated by its western rivals.
Egypt and Israel reject Turkey-Libya maritime agreement In an October 21 statement, Israel’s Foreign Ministry condemned the ratification, accusing Turkey of threatening the maritime rights of regional allies.
“Israel strongly condemns the decision of the Libyan House of Representatives to ratify the Maritime Jurisdiction Memorandum between Turkey and Libya.[1]
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