Showing posts with label maritime borders. Show all posts
Showing posts with label maritime borders. Show all posts

Wednesday, May 22, 2024

Lithuania summons Russian diplomat over sea border expansion

Lithuania said Wednesday it has summoned a Russian diplomatic envoy over plans to unilaterally extend Russia’s maritime border into Lithuanian and Finnish waters, warning the move could be a hybrid warfare tactic.

Sunday, April 16, 2023

S Korea fires warning shots after N Korean boat incursion

South Korea’s military has fired warning shots to expel a North Korean vessel that crossed the two countries’ disputed maritime border, officials said.

Wednesday, March 9, 2022

South Korea Says It Has Repatriated North Korean Crew - UrduPoint

South Korea said Wednesday it had repatriated seven North Korean crew a day after Seoul's navy seized their boat and fired a warning shot at a patrol vessel for crossing the maritime border.

Tuesday, March 8, 2022

South Korea fired on North Korean boat in its waters: Seoul

The Northern Limit Line (NLL) is a longstanding dispute over the two countries’ maritime borders

South Korea on Tuesday claimed that it fired on a North Korean patrol boat that entered its waters, breaching its western sea boundary for the first time since 2018, local media said.

Saturday, August 26, 2017

U.S. commander pledges defense of South Korea islets

South Korea islets
U.S. and South Korea marine corps commanders conducted a joint inspection of combat readiness at the disputed maritime border with North Korea on Friday, during which the U.S. officer pledged defense of coastal territories.

Saturday, June 24, 2017

Sisi ratifies deal transferring islands to S Arabia

President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi has ratified a controversial 2016 maritime demarcation agreement under which Egypt cedes sovereignty over two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia.

Wednesday, June 21, 2017

Russia says US plane provokes its jet over Baltic Sea

A US reconnaissance plane performed a provocative maneuver against a Russian fighter over the Baltic Sea during an encounter on Monday, the Russian Defense Ministry said in a statement Tuesday.

Tuesday, June 20, 2017

Wednesday, June 14, 2017

Egypt parliament agrees island transfer to Saudi Arabia

The Egyptian parliament approved on Wednesday the demarcation of the maritime border with Saudi Arabia, which includes handing over the islands of Tiran and Sanafir located in the Red Sea at the southern entrance of the Gulf of Aqaba to Saudi Arabia.

Sunday, April 2, 2017

Egypt court voids block on islands transfer to Saudis

An Egyptian court ruled on Sunday that a controversial deal to hand over two strategic Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia can go forward, voiding an earlier ruling that blocked the transfer.

Tuesday, January 17, 2017

Egypt's parliament has final say on Red Sea island deal

Egyptian parliament speaker Abdel-Aal said in his first-ever TV interview on Monday that it is parliament that will have the final say on the Red Sea island agreement with Saudi Arabia, despite the recent court ruling voiding the deal.

Monday, January 16, 2017

Egypt's High Administrative Court rejects govt appeal on Red Sea islands deal, confirms Egyptian sovereignty

Egypt’s High Administrative Court upheld on Monday a June decision affirming Egyptian sovereignty over the Red Sea islands of Tiran and Sanafir, rejecting a government appeal against the June decision.
The verdict is final and cannot be appealed.

Tuesday, November 8, 2016

Tiran and Sanafir islands: Egypt administrative court rejects government appeal

An administrative court rejected on Tuesday the government's appeal against a June 2016 court ruling that voided an earlier agreement between Egypt and Saudi Arabia which put the two Red Sea Islands of Tiran and Sanafir off the coast of South Sinai under Saudi sovereignty.

Tuesday, October 4, 2016

Monday, July 4, 2016

Monday, June 20, 2016

Saturday, May 28, 2016

North Korea Threatens to Fire at South’s Warships If They Cross Border

North Korea warned it would open fire at any South Korean warships that trespass the maritime border following an incident involving North Korean patrol and fishing vessels, South Korean media report.

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