The US and Greece will likely update a bilateral security pact this summer in a bid to facilitate expanded American military operations in eastern Mediterranean amid strained ties with Turkey, Greek defense chief says.

The Lebanese president has demanded Israel stop all exploration in an offshore gas filed on its southern border with occupied Palestinian territories.

Lebanon is locked in a conflict with Israel over an area in the Mediterranean Sea rich in oil and gas.

The US military claims a naval ‘strike group’ led by aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower is in eastern Mediterranean for campaign against Daesh terrorist in Syria, Iraq amid reports of American push for the group's resurgence in the two nations..

Greece and Turkey begin another round of exploratory talks on a long-standing dispute over energy exploration and territorial rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

The vessel’s hull sustained slight damage, but those aboard were unharmed.

Over 350 migrants have been rescued off the Libyan coast by the humanitarian vessel in two days.