Strong earthquake strikes eastern Turkey, six dead
A powerful earthquake struck eastern Turkey on Friday, killing six people and damaging buildings near the epicentre of the tremor, which was felt in several...
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Cyprus accused of blocking new EU sanctions against Russia amid Turkey spat
Cyprus is blocking new European Union sanctions against several officials from Russia-annexed Crimea in a bid to secure EU backing for tougher action against Turkey...
President has full trust in his minister over EEZ
Despite evidence to the contrary, the government insisted Thursday there was no disconnect between the president and the foreign minister in their respective remarks on...
Turkey has data from ENI gas surveys, minister admits EU sanctions won’t stop Turkey (Updated)
The government on Wednesday essentially confirmed a media report suggesting Turkey had somehow obtained studies carried out by Italian energy firm ENI prior to drilling...
US urges Turkey to halt drilling operations in Cypriot EEZ
The US said it remained “deeply concerned” by reports of Turkey’s drilling operations in the waters off Cyprus and has urged the Turkish authorities to...
Turkey vetoes Cyprus from disarmament conference
Turkey blocked Cyprus’ request on Tuesday to join the Conference on Disarmament in Geneva as an observer, reports said. Cyprus was one of many countries...
Turkey says Libya’s Haftar must choose political solution
Eastern Libyan military commander Khalifa Haftar must abide by calls for a political solution to the conflict in Libya and take steps to secure “calm...
UK deplores Turkish drilling in the waters around Cyprus
The UK deplores Turkish drilling in the waters around Cyprus and continues to call for de-escalation, a spokesperson of the British High Commission in Nicosia...
Akel MEP calls on EU to help preserve Turkish Cypriot identity
AKEL MEP Niyazi Kizilyurek has asked the European Commission how it intends to help the Turkish Cypriot community whose demographic make-up is being altered because...
House condemns Turkish arms sales to Libya
The House plenum on Friday unanimously condemned Turkey’s decision to sell arms and dispatch troops to Tripoli in violation of the UN and EU embargo...
Turkey announces new drilling, dismisses East Med Gas Forum initiative (Updated)
Turkey announced on Friday it would start a new drilling off Cyprus in a new target dubbed as ‘Lefkosia1’. The drilling was announced by Turkish...
Our View: Very good reasons why the Libya summit is not about the EEZ
Cyprus’ political parties have suddenly become interested in the Libyan civil war. For years they had shown complete indifference to what was going on, but...
Islands have same right to EEZ, state department says
Islands have the same rights as mainland regions to an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and continental shelf, the US State Department said on Wednesday. In...
Libya ceasefire call brings lull in heavy fighting
A ceasefire in Libya initiated by Turkey and Russia saw a lull in heavy fighting and air strikes on Sunday, though both warring factions accused...
Turkey-north fresh water pipe has burst
An underwater pipeline carrying fresh water from Turkey to the north of the island has burst and could take two months to repair, it emerged...
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...
Former minister who pioneered gas exploration says EastMed benefits questionable
The EastMed pipeline accord has positive and negative aspects, said Nicos Rolandis, who served both as minister of commerce, industry and tourism and minister for...
2019 – Hook, jab and checkmate: Turkey sent Cyprus reeling over gas
2019 epitomised the cat-and-mouse game over hydrocarbons in the eastern Mediterranean, with Ankara chipping away at Cyprus’ maritime sovereign rights and Nicosia losing the initiative,...
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...
Turkey speeds up Libya troop deployment deal to prevent slide into ‘chaos’
Turkey’s foreign minister warned that the Libyan conflict risks sliding into chaos and becoming the next Syria, as he sought to speed up legislation to...
