A frequent French naval presence in the Eastern Mediterranean, especially Cyprus’ EEZ, sends a clear message to Turkey that creates instability and tensions in the region, said President Nicos Anastasiades. He made
Turkey’s illegal drilling in Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone and the wider region must be geopolitically checked as Ankara wants to turn the Eastern Mediterranean into a “Turkish lake”, said Energy Minister, George
Turkey’s illegal activity in Cyprus maritime zones will be the focus of discussions when Norwegian Foreign Minister Ine Eriksen Søreide visits Nicosia on Friday. Søreide will pay Cyprus a working visit where
Turkey has purchased its third offshore drilling vessel which is to be delivered next month, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday, adding that the ship will begin operations in 2020. Speaking to
Turkey is taking advantage of worsening relations between Russia and NATO to push for more influence in the eastern Mediterranean and most countries have failed to react, Cyprus warns. “Turkey feels unrestrained given U.S. efforts to
Cyprus said Turkey’s “provocative actions” to open the fenced-off town of Varosha will not be tolerated, warning that Nicosia will not remain with its “hands tied”. Turkish and Turkish Cypriot officials entered
The remains of Georgios Katsanis, a Greek commander who was killed in Cyprus during the 1974 Turkish invasion, were handed over to his relatives on Thursday following a religious ceremony in Nicosia.
By Nikos Moudouros While Ankara deploys a seek and destroy mission to blast Mustafa Akinci out of the Turkish Cypriot leadership race, it is causing the biggest political crisis in the occupied
Hoping to blast Turkish Cypriot leader Mustafa Akinci out of the leadership race Turkey Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu chose the nuclear option when branding him “untrustworthy” and a “supporter of terrorism”. Highlighting
Cyprus’ energy exploration strategy will go ahead as planned despite Turkey determined to block such moves, President Nicos Anastasiades said. He argued that bowing to Turkey’s gunboat diplomacy would be tantamount to