Turkish media have celebrated Libya's ratification of the controversial maritime memorandum with Ankara, claiming it strengthens Turkey's position in the Eastern Mediterranean as Greece continues to challenge the agreement's legality.

Greece raises Libya’s ratification of the Turkey-Libya maritime deal at the UN as the EU, Egypt and Israel object and Ankara rejects criticism.

Oct 21 - Egypt's Foreign Ministry on Wednesday rejected the maritime boundaries deal that Libya's eastern parliament ratified with Turkey, saying in a statement that the ratification will have no legal impact on Cairo. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Greece is weighing its next diplomatic steps after Libya’s eastern-based parliament approved the controversial 2019 maritime memorandum with Turkey, escalating tensions over maritime boundaries and sovereignty in the eastern Mediterranean.

The EU’s 27 member states unanimously condemn the Turkish-Libyan maritime memorandum as Greece raises the issue at the UN, with Egypt and Israel also objecting.