Orientul Mijlociu
Erdoğan Needs New Enemies

All those Turkish-Greek tensions in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas bolster a century-long Turkish nostalgia to take back some of the Greek islands. Yeni Safak, a fiercely pro-Erdoğan newspaper, suggested that the Turkish military should invade 16 Greek islands.
Al-Sarraj, Qatar and Turkey’s Defense Ministers discuss Sirte-Jufra military build-up

The Head of the Libyan Presidential Council Fayez Al-Sarraj met Monday in Tripoli with Turkish Defense Minister Hulusi Akar and the Qatari Defense Minister Khaled Al Attiyah and discussed latest military mobilization in Sirte and Jufra.
Six Russian military cargo flights arrive in eastern Libya from Syria

The spokesman for the Libyan Government of National Accord’s (GNA) Sirte-Jufra Operations Room Abdelhadi Drah said they had depicted six flights on Russian military cargo planes coming from Syria’s Lattakia to eastern Libya’s Labreg and Benina airports.
8 suspects arrested over Daesh links in Turkey’s Black Sea region

At least eight suspects have been arrested in Turkey’s Black Sea region for their links to the Daesh terrorist group, security sources said Tuesday.
Libya, Turkey ink trade and economy MoU

The Libyan Government of National Accord (GNA) signed with Turkey a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to boost trade and economic ties, the Turkish trade minister said Thursday.
U.S continues pushing for Libya peaceful solution in Cairo and with HoR’s Saleh
The U.S continued its accelerated push for a ceasefire and a non-military solution to the Libyan crisis. Yesterday, U.S Ambassador to Tripoli Richard Norland met Egyptian officials and Libyan House of Representatives (HoR) head Ageela Saleh in Cairo.