Greece ferry ticket to cost €130, minister says
A return ticket for a ferry trip between Limassol and Piraeus, Greece, would cost around €130 deputy minister for shipping Natasa Pilides said on Tuesday,...
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Twelve dead, 21 rescued as migrant boat sinks off Greek island
At least twelve people drowned and 21 were rescued when their boat sank off an island in western Greece on Saturday, Greek authorities said. Helicopters...
Ministers underline opposition to Turkey’s moves in Libya
The foreign ministers of France, Egypt, Greece and Cyprus on Wednesday stressed their opposition to Turkey’s decision on troop deployment to Libya, and to two...
EEZ tensions to rise in 2020
Greece’s EEZ dispute with Turkey stokes fears of tension By Elias Hazou This year may prove extremely dicey in the eastern Mediterranean, worse even than...
First EastMed commercial deal signed between Greece’s Depa and Energean
The first commercial deal for the EastMed pipeline was signed in Athens on Thursday between Greece’s Public Gas Corporation (Depa) and Energean, ahead of the...
‘Historic’ deal signed in Athens for EastMed pipeline (Update 2)
Cyprus, Greece and Israel signed in Athens on Thursday an ‘historic’ agreement for the construction of the EastMed natural gas pipeline. The agreement was concluded...
Greece proposes World Court if maritime dialogue with Turkey fails
Greece’s Prime Minister said in remarks published on Sunday that if Athens and Ankara cannot solve their dispute about maritime zones in the Mediterranean they...
EastMed deal to be signed on January 2
Cyprus, Greece, and Israel will be signing an agreement in Athens on January 2 for the construction of the EastMed pipeline, seen as a response...
EU leaders to reject Turkey-Libya deal -draft statement
An accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries is a violation of international law, European Union leaders will say on Thursday in support...
Greece says Libya-Turkish deal invalid, in bad faith
Greece has lodged objections to the United Nations over an accord between Libya and Turkey mapping out maritime boundaries as a violation of international law,...
Erdogan: Greece will pay the price internationally for expelling Libyan envoy
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Monday called Greece’s expulsion of the Libyan envoy an “international scandal” and said Greece would pay the price for its...
Athens tells Ankara hubris is the choice of those who can’t accept their own history (Update 1)
The maritime delimitation agreement between Turkey and Libya has no value, the Greek foreign ministry has said in response to Ankara’s announcement on Saturday that...
Turkish parliament approves controversial delineation agreement with Libya (Update 2)
The Turkish parliament on Thursday ratified a controversial agreement with Libya delineating the two countries’ maritime borders in the eastern Mediterranean. Ahead of the vote,...
Fallen Greek soldiers returning home after 45 years
The remains of six Greek soldiers killed in Cyprus during the 1974 Turkish invasion will be handed over to their families on Thursday during a...
First trilateral at FM level with UAE held in Abu Dhabi
The first trilateral meeting of the foreign ministers of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), Cyprus and Greece took place on Saturday in Abu Dhabi, covering...
Trainee specialist doctors announce three-hour strike
The Cyprus medical council announced on Monday that medical trainees will participate in a three-hour strike in all public hospitals on November 13. The strike will...
Defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt to hold trilateral in Athens
The defence ministers of Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will hold a trilateral meeting on Tuesday, November 5, in Athens during which they will discuss developments...
Call by union to probe verbal abuse of Greek doctors at Paphos A&E
Public servants union Pasydy on Friday called on the health service organisation Okypy to investigate what they called a case of serious racism after a...
Anastasiades briefs Greek PM on document for Guterres
President Nicos Anastasiades briefed Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on the document the Greek Cypriot side prepared in response to a request by the UN...
Athens positive towards five party conference
Athens is fully prepared to take part in a process which will contribute towards a Cyprus settlement, Greek Ambassador to Cyprus Ilias Fotopoulos said in...
