Leading scientists to attend Cyprus climate conference
Proposals on Cyprus’ initiative for the need for regional action on climate change will be discussed at the second international climate conference in the Eastern...
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East Med: a hotspot of international tensions
Gas has been politicised in the region, losing sight of its commercial value By Charles Ellinas This was the subject of an online event...
Erdogan ‘willing’ to resolve East Med issues through dialogue
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said Ankara’s willingness to take part in a conference on the Eastern Mediterranean with the participation of Turkish Cypriots showed its...
Maltese FM says situation in East Med needs to be resolved
The situation in the eastern Mediterranean is becoming increasingly alarming and the EU needs to act swiftly and decisively to address Turkey’s threats against the...
Macron: Turkey is no longer a partner in the region (Update 2)
French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that Turkey is no longer a ‘partner’ in the Mediterranean, upping the rhetoric against Ankara, even as Greek and...
France on the move in the Eastern Mediterranean
With its warplanes recently on exercise over Cyprus, while its warships patrol with the Greek navy, France is now more militarily active in the Eastern...
Cavusoglu speaks to Borrell, Turkey cautions Macron over ‘red lines’
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu had a telephone conversation with EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy Josep Borrell, Turkish media reported on...
Turkey draws another EU rebuke for latest plans at sea
Turkey drew another rebuke from the European Union on Sunday when it said its Yavuz energy drill ship would extend operations in waters off Cyprus...
Decisions taken by France will ‘start to unfold soon’, Christodoulides says
Decisions taken between France and Cyprus to promote security in the eastern Mediterranean will start unfolding soon, Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides said on Friday but...
Conference to focus on East Med energy
The Cyprus Economic Society is organising a conference on “Global Energy and the Eastern Mediterranean” with energy experts Nick Butler and Charles Ellinas The conference...
Ozersay says Turkish energy firm will continue explorations in the region
Turkish Cypriot ‘Foreign Minister’ Kudret Ozersay has said Greek Cypriots could be “partners” in hydrocarbons explorations by Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean. According to Turkish...
Turkey has energy role in East Med says Greek FM (Updated)
Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Katrougalos has said that Turkey cannot be excluded from energy-related issues in the Eastern Mediterranean area the Anadolu News said on...
Good reasons why energy giants are eyeing the East Med
By Charles Ellinas Interest in the East Med has increased during the last ten years with the discovery of major gas fields such as Tamar,...
Turkey planning to establish ‘sovereign base’ in the north – reports
By Evie Andreou Turkey is planning to establish a sovereign naval base in the north of the island, it was reported on Tuesday. According to Turkish...
Neophytou: US-Cyprus ties have entered a new level in field of energy
The US and Cyprus have entered a new level of relations in the field of energy, especially after the third licensing round with ExxonMobil signing...
Stakes in Syria higher than ever
By Farid Mirbagheri The complicated labyrinth of West Asian tragedy is claiming more innocent lives amidst the deadly rivalry in the high politics of religious sectarianism...
EU looking towards East Med gas reserves
Eastern Mediterranean gas reserves, including Cyprus’, could play a significant part in addressing the European Union’s drive for energy diversification, the European Commission reiterated on...
DISY leader visits Israel to ‘further strengthen ties’
DISY leader and chairman of the House foreign affairs committee, Averof Neophytou was in Israel on Sunday where he met Israeli President, Reuven Rivlin, among...
Kasoulides leaves for Med Group meeting in Paris
Foreign Minister, Ioannis Kasoulides, leaves on Thursday for Paris, where he will participate in the second ministerial meeting of the Mediterranean Group (Med Group). The Med Group...
Cooperation the key to commercialising natural gas
Acting Special Envoy and Coordinator for Energy Affairs at the US State Department Amos Hochstein has said that the best way to commercialise Cyprus` natural...