Fourth Turkish ship on its way to the eastern Mediterranean
A fourth Turkish ship, Oruc Reis, is on its way to meet the three drillships already stationed off the coast of Cyprus, Turkish Foreign Minister
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Now is the time to stand behind President says spokesman
We owe it to all those who fought during the invasion to stand united behind our leadership, which is demanding the resumption of negotiations to
Nicosia abstains from rhetoric of tension says Spokesman
Nicosia does not wish to enter into the rhetoric of tension which Turkey seems to choose, and President Nicos Anastasiades is currently focused on consultations
Turkey says drill ships continue work in East Med, another en route
By Murad Sezer and Mert Ozkan Two Turkish drill ships are continuing operations in the eastern Mediterranean and another ship will join them this month,
Cavusoglu says all parties should cooperate in eastern Mediterranean
Turkey’s Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu called on all parties in the eastern Mediterranean to cooperate with Turkey to solve problems in the area. Turkey has
Greece says Turkey’s drilling off Cyprus puts security at risk
By Renee Maltezou Greece accused Turkey of undermining security in the eastern Mediterranean by drilling for oil and gas around Cyprus, making some of the
Mitsotakis says aggressive acts will not be left unanswered
Offensive behaviour by those who dispute the sovereignty of Greece and Cyprus will not be left unanswered, Greek Prime Minister Kyriacos Mitsotakis said on Tuesday
New licences will strengthen gas consortium says minister
Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Tuesday that a cabinet decision the previous day granting licences to France’s Total and Italy’s Eni for block 7
Nicosia will use ‘all diplomatic means at its disposal’ to counter Turkish actions
Nicosia aims to use all the diplomatic means at its disposal so that Turkey can be convinced that the situation it is creating by drilling
International law demands defending Cyprus’ EEZ says Greek President
President of Greece Prokopis Pavlopoulos stressed that the International Law and the Law of the Sea, necessitate defending Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) against illegal
EIB to halt Turkey lending till year-end in Cyprus-linked move
The European Investment Bank (EIB) will not do any new lending in Turkey linked to the government until at least the end of the year
No vessels helping Turkish drill ships have docked in Limassol
The government on Tuesday said that no vessels associated with illegal Turkish drilling operations in Cypriot waters had either docked at, or approached the harbour
Greek PMs visit ‘of utmost importance’, spokesman says
Government Spokesman Prodromos Prodromou said the upcoming official visit of new Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis` as being of the “utmost importance”, saying it was
Turkey says no more exploration ships necessary in eastern Med
No further energy exploration or drilling ships are necessary in the eastern Mediterranean for now, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Monday as a
Turkey ‘determined’ to continue drilling
Turkey will continue its drilling activities with determination, Turkish Vice President Fuat Oktay said on Sunday from Kyrenia. “Whoever intends to limit the Turkish continental
How to handle Turkey’s invasion of Cyprus’s EEZ
By Panayiotis Tilliros On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the invasion of Cyprus by Turkey in 1974 and the current second invasion of
The real reason Turkey is in Cyprus’ EEZ
By Charlies Ellinas THE EU, apart from strong words and relatively mild measures, has not applied any serious sanctions to force Turkey to change direction.
First exploitation licences set to be issued for Cyprus EEZ
The Council of Ministers is expected issue exploitation licences for the Aphrodite field, Energy Minister Giorgos Lakkotrypis said on Sunday. “Regarding the agreements with Total
Turkey dismisses reports of massive gas find off Cyprus
Turkey on Friday dismissed as provocative, media reports that its drillship Fatih, which is operating off Paphos has struck a massive amount of natural gas.
Cypriot and Greek defence ministers to meet Friday in Nicosia
The ministers of defence of Cyprus and Greece, Savvas Angelides and Nicos Panagiotopoulos, will discuss Turkey’s activities in Cyprus` exclusive economic zone (EEZ) during their official