https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-calls-turkey-libya-maritime-deal-unhelpful-and-provocative-amid-regional-backlashContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. https://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-calls-turkey-libya-maritime-deal-unhelpful-and-provocative-amid-regional-backlashhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/us-calls-turkey-libya-maritime-deal-unhelpful-and-provocative-amid-regional-backlash#u173602Wed, 04 Nov 2026 09:25:48 +0000The United States State Department criticized a maritime agreement between Turkey and Libya, labeling the accord unhelpful and provocative amid widespread regional backlash. The pact rewrites Eastern Mediterranean sea borders across an area with significant natural gas deposits. Greece strongly rejects the memorandum, maintaining that the arrangement cannot erase the rights of Greek islands. Meanwhile, Libya's eastern-based legislature ratified the 2019 pact, reversing years of prior opposition to Ankara and intensifying diplomatic friction across the region.Why it mattersThe ratification