Lifting of Cyprus arms embargo passes US’ lower House
The US House of Representatives has passed a defence bill that includes a conditional lifting of the arms embargo on Cyprus. In a 377-48 vote...
Home » turkey
turkey
Turkey sends Libya maritime accord to UN for approval -source
Turkey on Thursday sent its accord with Libya on a maritime boundary between the two countries to the United Nations for approval, a Turkish diplomatic...
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...
Cyprus wants clear positions from EU on Turkey-Libya accord
PRESIDENT Nicos Anastasiades expects “clear positions” from Cyprus’ EU partners as regards the agreement between Turkey and Libya on the delimitation of maritime areas, government...
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...
Foreign minister in Brussels, will meet Borrell
Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides was travelling to Brussels on Sunday to attend the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC) taking place on Monday. On the sidelines of...
Kyprianou says ‘honest compromise’ the only way for Cyprus to have a future
The only way for Cyprus to have a future is through an honest compromise envisaged by the agreed framework for a solution, opposition Akel leader...
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...
Cavusoglu: Turkey will protect its drillships by any means necessary
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu said on Saturday his country does not wish conflict with anyone but would protect its vessels in the eastern Mediterranean...
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,...
Turkey says new Russian missile deal to happen before too long
Turkey’s presidential administration has said that the purchase date for more S-400 missile systems from Russia is just a technicality and that it thinks a...
Cyprus, Greece and Egypt condemn Turkey-Libya deal (updated)
THE Cyprus foreign ministry on Friday condemned a deal reached the day before between Libya’s internationally recognised government and Turkey on maritime boundaries deal, the...
Car bomb kills at least 10 people near Syria’s border with Turkey
At least 10 people were killed and 25 wounded when a car bomb exploded on Saturday in a Syrian border town seized by Turkish-backed forces last month, witnesses and a...
Gas pipeline to connect the north with Turkey under discussion
Turkey and the north are discussing the creation of a pipeline to connect the two and transport natural gas, which could be up and running...
Anastasiades says he’s saddened by Turkish FM’s negative comments
President Nicos Anastasiades said on Monday that statements by Turkish officials signalled they would not return to the negotiating table unless its conditions were satisfied....
President admits saying Berlin talks a waste of time, but blames Turkey
President Nicos Anastasiades conceded on Wednesday that he had told former Turkish Cypriot leader Mehmet Ali Talat the upcoming tripartite meeting in Berlin would be...
Erdogan says talks with EU may end over Cyprus sanctions
President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday the European Union’s decision to sanction Turkey over drilling off the coast of Cyprus could disrupt talks with the bloc, and...
Kurdish man arrested crossing to the north, accused of being PYD member
A Kurdish man crossing from the south of the island to the north was arrested during the weekend on the accusation that he is a...
Prophecies about Cyprus dusted off after Turkey’s Syria invasion (Update)
In Cyprus, prophecies by holy men like Paisios always come back to Turkey By Evie Andreou Whether dismissed as absurd wishful thinking or accepted as...
