Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court voids previous court orders on Red Sea islands deal

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court voided on Saturday all previous court orders regarding the maritime border demarcation deal between Egypt and Saudi Arabia signed in April 2016.

Albania continues talks on maritime border delimitation with Greece

Albanian authorities continued Friday talks over the delimitation of the maritime border with the neighboring Greece, an issue which has sparked strong reactions among Albanian politics and public opinion.

Iran: Saudi fishing boat seized off Bushehr coast

Islamic Revolution Guard Corps (IRGC) has seized a ُSaudi Arabian fishing vessel off Bushehr coast, a provincial official said on Saturday.

Egypt's Sisi ratifies Red Sea island handover to Saudi Arabia

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi ratified a treaty that hands over two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia in a deal that had sparked protests and a police crackdown, the cabinet said Saturday.

Egypt court rules against Red Sea islands transfer to Saudi Arabia

An Egyptian administrative court on Tuesday ruled that previous judicial decisions in favour of transferring two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia were invalid, a judicial official and a lawyer said.

Egypt Arrests Dozens amid Calls for Islands Protest

Egyptian police have arrested dozens of activists in the face of opposition calls for protests on Friday after parliament passed a controversial agreement to hand over two islands to Saudi Arabia, media reports said.

Egypt votes to give Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia

Egypt's parliament on Wednesday approved a controversial maritime accord with Saudi Arabia that transfers two strategic Red Sea islands to the kingdom, state television and a lawmaker said.

Kim Jong Un inspects North Korean artillery unit near disputed border

Kim Jong Un provided field guidance to a North Korean artillery unit, telling soldiers to "do their share" should fighting erupt on the peninsula.

Seoul on guard for North Korea provocations along maritime border

North Korean movement along a disputed maritime border has South Korea's military on alert, and ready to "punish immediately upon provocation."

South Korea holds navy drill near disputed border with North

South Korea today kicked off a live-fire naval exercise near its disputed sea border with North Korea -- a move likely to fan already elevated military tensions with Pyongyang.

North Korea warns South Korea not to cross maritime demarcation line

The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) on Saturday warned the South Korean military not to intrude into the DPRK waters north of the maritime demarcation line, otherwise they would face direct fire from the DPRK army.

Dutch gov't plans to expand support for EU external border

The core of the team will consist of military police and it should be able to be deployed at short notice, he added...

Ukraine Accuses Russia of Drilling Rig Theft in Black Sea

Drilling rigs and the Tavrida platform located off the coast of Crimea are the property of Ukraine and Kiev has the right to demand compensation, the Ukrainian Foreign Ministry said Wednesday.

FSB sends escort ship to protect Chernomorneftegaz boring rigs from Ukrainian warships

The Russian Federal Security Service border department for Crimea has sent the Ametist escort ship to protect Chernomorneftegaz’s boring rigs from Ukrainian warships, a FSB source told TASS.

Ship flying Turkish flag heads off from Russian rig mobilization in Black Sea

A ship flying the flag of Turkey headed off from rig mobilization of Chernomorneftegaz to the Russian territorial maritime belt, the company reported on Monday.

South Korea Holds Live-Fire Drill Near Disputed Border With North

South Korea conducted artillery exercises on Monday near a disputed Yellow Sea border with North Korea, despite Pyongyang's promise to retaliate for the drill, media reported.

Cyprus, Egypt, Greece to boost ties on combatting terrorism

The leaders of Cyprus, Egypt and Greece have agreed to step up cooperation on combatting terrorism amid fears over worsening security conditions in neighboring countries including Libya.

European Parliament Chief Says EU Southern Sea Border World’s Deadliest

European Parliament’s President Martin Schulz on Wednesday described European Union’s southern maritime border as the deadliest border area in the world, with migrant deaths in the Mediterranean topping 3,000 over the past year.

“During last year, more than 3,000 people have died on the EU Southern border. This makes it the most deadly border area in the world,” Martin Schulz, who has been a member of the European Parliament since 1994, said on Twitter.

Turkey, Greece to meet again over Aegean problems

Turkish and Greek diplomats will continue to discuss finding ways to resolve the decades-old problem of the official border between the two countries in the Aegean Sea.

A Sept. 12 statement from the Turkish Foreign Ministry announced that the 58th round of “exploratory contacts” between the two countries would be hosted in Thessaloniki on Sept. 13.

Talks began in the early 2000s to end the dispute between Athens and Ankara over territorial waters, the continental shelf and airspace over the Aegean Sea.

Ukraine pledges to use deadly force against violators of state border in Azov Sea

........"Those who refuse to obey the orders of the border guards will come under fire. 

Today, we had to use weapons against fishermen in the Sedovo district who were sailing in small floating crafts and refused to stop when they were noticed by the Donetsk ship," Pavel Shisholin, the first deputy head of Ukraine’s State Border Service, said.