France reports new daily record in COVID-19 cases
France reported 13,498 new confirmed COVID-19 cases over the previous 24 hours, setting another record in daily additional infections since the start of the epidemic. The...
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Two of France’s largest cities impose stricter COVID-19 measures
Marseille and Bordeaux, two of France’s biggest cities, faced stricter rules on Monday for beach gatherings, visiting the elderly in care homes and attendance at...
Greek PM welcomes departure of Oruc Reis, Turkey says it doesn’t mean anything (Update 2)
The Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis has returned to Turkey following the expiry of a navigational warning, Navetx for exploration in the region, including...
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...
Greece to bolster defence sector as eastern Med tensions rise
Greece plans to acquire arms, boost its armed forces and revamp its defence industry, the government’s spokesman said on Monday, as tensions with NATO ally...
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...
Trial of suspected Charlie Hebdo attack accomplices begins
Fourteen alleged accomplices to the Islamist gunmen who attacked the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo went on trial on Wednesday, as the country recalled, five...
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...
France’s Macron says he set red lines with Turkey in eastern Mediterranean
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday that he had taken a tough stance over the summer with regard to Turkey’s actions in the eastern...
France joins military exercises in east Med, Erdogan says won’t compromise ‘on what’s ours’ (Updated)
As Athens and Ankara continue to trade barbs despite Germany’s efforts to cool tensions, and as France and Italy join Greece and Cyprus for military...
Greece, Cyprus, France, Italy to hold military exercise
A Greek, Cypriot, Italian and French naval exercise will be held west of Cyprus from August 26 to August 28, reports said on Tuesday, as...
France says EU ‘should be more present’ in east Med
The EU should be more present in the Eastern Mediterranean region, the outgoing Ambassador of France Isabelle Dumont stressed on Tuesday. In statements to the...
France wants to see a bigger EU presence and role in the region, ambassador says (with video)
France wants to see a bigger EU presence and role in ensuring stability in the Eastern Mediterranean, the country’s ambassador to Cyprus, Isabelle Dumont, who...
French food for thought
By Alper Ali Riza OKAY okay I won’t do it again. At least not until next silly season. I reserve the right every silly season...
Macron wants deescalation of tensions, respect for sovereignty in east Med (Updated)
Cyprus has relayed to the EU its proposals for economic and trade sanctions on Turkey over the latter’s maritime provocations, the government said Thursday. Government...
Turkey condemns Cyprus-France defence agreement
The Turkish foreign ministry condemned the defence cooperation agreement between Cyprus and France, calling on France to act more responsibly. In a statement published on...
Paris, Marseille named as high-risk Covid zones, making curbs likelier
The French government on Friday declared Paris and Marseille and its surrounding area high-risk zones for the coronavirus, granting authorities there powers to impose localised...
All eyes on East Med energy row
A FLURRY of diplomatic activity unfolded Thursday ahead of a conference call of EU foreign ministers to discuss rising tensions in the Aegean and the...
France to bolster Mediterranean military presence over Turkish prospecting -Macron
France will increase its military presence in the eastern Mediterranean, President Emmanuel Macron said on Wednesday, calling on Turkey to halt oil and gas exploration...
Upgrade of Cyprus-France relations expected says minister
After President Nicos Anastasiades’ visit to France an upgrade of the relations between the two countries is definitely expected, Defence Minister Charalambos Petrides said on...
