Greece Draws a Line as Libya Ratifies Turkey Maritime Pact

Greece has vowed to take "all appropriate measures" to defend its sovereign rights after Libya's parliament ratified a contested maritime boundary deal with Turkey. The move reopens one of the eastern Mediterranean's most combustible disputes and hands Ankara a significant diplomatic win. "Geography and the international law of the sea cannot be changed by unilateral, legally unfounded parliamentary decisions," Greece's Foreign Ministry said in a sharply worded statement. The vote by Libya's eastern-based House of Representatives marks a striking reversal. The chamber had long opposed t