Striving to extend its dominance in the Eastern Mediterranean where tensions revolve around energy resources, Turkey sees Cyprus as the weakest link in a regional alliance buffering Ankara’s ambitions, analysts said. The
When the energy ministers of seven states signed the foundation charter this week to elevate the East Med Gas Forum from a discussion platform to a fully-fledged body of cooperation, few realised
France, Greece, Egypt and Cyprus declared “null and void” agreements between Ankara and Libya assigning Turkey maritime rights that encroaches on other eastern Mediterranean states. Turkey was also “strongly condemned” for continued
Five foreign ministers of Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy and Egypt on Wednesday will hold a summit in Cairo to assess growing tension in the Eastern Mediterranean since Turkey signed a maritime deal
Cyprus, Greece and Israel will sign on Thursday an accord, in Athens, for the construction of an ambitious €7 bln EastMed natural gas pipeline stretching to western Europe. Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades,
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will hold separate meetings with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, on Thursday in Athens, where the three will sign the EastMed gas pipeline
January will be a busy month for Cyprus, as the EastMed natural gas pipeline gets the green light from partner countries whose leaders will sign the intergovernmental agreement in Athens, on January
By Cyril Widdershove Even though the international community is apprehensive about the regional power projections of Turkey’s president Erdogan, now threatening a possible maritime conflict after he signed an EEZ agreement with
The American Chambers of Commerce of Israel, Greece and Cyprus trumpeted the East Med Act as a sea change in US foreign policy and how it views the region as central to
Nicosia hailed the US lifting its 1987 arms embargo on Cyprus as a political breakthrough that showed the increasing importance of the region to Washington, said Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides. He said
