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Cyprus hails MED7 stance against Turkey

European Union leaders of Mediterranean states (MED7) gave their full support to Cyprus and Greece against Turkey infringing their sovereign rights while backing tough sanctions as a last resort. Heads of State

11th September 2020

Cyprus/Europe

COVID19: Turkish Cypriots report record daily cases, 144 in September

While new daily coronavirus cases continue to drop in the Republic of Cyprus, Turkish Cypriot authorities are having a hard time to put the lid back on infections in the north, as

9th September 2020

Cyprus

Diasporas in UK urge Boris to make Turkey see sense

The leaders of the Cypriot, Armenian, Kurdish and Egyptian diasporas in the UK have written to Prime Minister Boris Johnson urging him to “incentivise” Ankara to end its destabilising actions in the

1st September 2020

Cyprus/Europe

UN closely monitoring Varosha issue

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said he is closely monitoring threats to re-open fenced-off Varosha by the Turkish side but wants to help in the resumption of Cyprus reunification talks. He sent a

1st September 2020

Cyprus

Turkey warns of military drill off Cyprus

Turkey said it will hold a military exercise off Cyprus for the next two weeks, amid growing tensions over energy exploration rights in the east Mediterranean. The long-running dispute between Turkey and

31st August 2020

Cyprus/Europe

COVID19: Turkish Cypriots report record number of daily cases

In a worrying turn of events, authorities in the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus reported 19 more COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, the highest number of coronavirus infections since the outbreak in March.

27th August 2020

Cyprus

France calls Turkey to respect international law in East Med

French Armed Forces Minister Florence Parly stressed the need to respect the rule of law in the Eastern Mediterranean as the first joint military exercise involving Greece, Cyprus, France and Italy in

26th August 2020

Cyprus/Europe

Cyprus warns UN over dangers of Turkey reopening Varosha

President Nicos Anastasiades has told the UN chief that Turkish threats to reopen the fenced-off town of Varosha would be dangerous with a negative impact on the resumption of moribund Cyprus talks.

26th August 2020

Cyprus

Turkey extending manoeuvres in East Med is ‘wrong move’

Greece and Cyprus foreign ministers on Monday held emergency talks after Turkey issued a maritime warning (Navtex) extending its illegal energy search in the East Med until August 27. Cyprus Foreign Minister

24th August 2020

Energy/Europe

Bluff and bluster now rule the East Med waves

After seeking to dominate the East Med by happily ignoring the map of the region, Turkey’s Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pulled another rabbit out of his conqueror’s hat. It wasn’t enough for

23rd August 2020

Columnists/Comment/Energy