Cyprus on Sunday accused Turkey of “piracy” after Ankara announced new plans to drill for oil and gas in the divided island’s maritime zone, a move escalating tension despite the threat of
Cyprus and Greece Foreign Ministers said Turkey’s activities in the East Med and Aegean are counterproductive and taking Ankara outside international law. Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides and his Greek counterpart Nikos
Cyprus Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides will hold meetings with Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Greece’s Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias as Athens and Nicosia coordinate regional diplomacy. On Monday, the two Foreign
UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres has recommended the Security Council extend the UN peacekeeping force in Cyprus mandate for another six months, until July 31. He reiterated his commitment to exploring with
One of the world’s longest water pipelines carrying reserves from Turkey to the Turkish occupied north of Cyprus has sustained serious damage after it snapped. Turkish authorities said the water supply to
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
Senior Turkish officials said the EastMed gas transport project is simply a pipedream doomed to fail as it excludes Turkey and violates international law. Turkish officials also argued the pipeline is not
Turkey sending troops to Libya marks a dangerous escalation which threatens to destabilise the region leaders of Cyprus, Greece and Israel said in a joint statement. Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, Cyprus
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
A woman arrested in Istanbul, Turkey, after threatening to blow up an aircraft which was to fly to Tymbou (Ercan) airport in Turkish occupied Cyprus, faces 10 years in prison. The incident
