Cyprus has reported Turkey to the United Nations for violating its airspace and infringing its Flight Information Region (FIR). Cyprus Permanent Representative to the United Nations Andreas Hadjichrysanthou sent two documents to
Ankara’s failure to recognise the Republic of Cyprus blocks its path to normalising ties with the European Union, warned the EU’s foreign policy chief Josep Borrell in his report on Turkey. He
The US State Department supports the EuroAsia electricity cable linking Israel and Cyprus’ grids to Europe as a ‘cost effective’ flexible platform to transport clean energy and renewable sources. Washington’s show of
Cyprus has the highest percentage of asylum seekers in the EU per population and struggles to manage the numbers of migrants it blames Turkey for sending. Cypriot government Spokesperson Kyriacos Koushos said
Cyprus Interior Minister Nicos Nouris and Greek Migration Minister Notis Mitarakis demanded the EU no longer tolerate Turkey’s behaviour on the migration issue. In their joint statements in Athens, Nouris said that
The European Union’s top diplomat Josep Borrell said Brussels is ready to play a significant role in the Cyprus reunification process while urging Turkey to drop the two-state rhetoric. Turkey and the
By Michael Olympios Natural gas exploration is a tough business. And its politics are often as complex as its engineering. Over the years, Cyprus tried to form a geostrategic alliance with Israel,
By Alon Ben-Meir Human rights abuses in Turkey under Recep Tayyip Erdogan are beyond the pale of inhumanity and moral decadence. The list of Erdogan’s violations and cruelty is too long to
Cyprus will lobby Brussels to take action over the “disproportionate” numbers of asylum seekers it receives, claiming Turkey has created a new Mediterranean route to the island. Nicosia says most migrants enter
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Wednesday the only way to end division on Cyprus is for a two states solution, and an UN-backed federation would not be on the agenda of
