Cyprus

The President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades met with Pope Francis in Vatican City on Monday. Anastasiades, along with his wife Andri and a score of Cypriot officials, were welcomed by the leader of the Roman Catholic Church...

The recent visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Washington has been an easy diplomatic victory for him, as U.S. President Donald Trump made some serious concessions to Turkey. And it was not the first time this has...

Greece called for the restoration of international order and an end to the Turkish occupation in the northern part of Cyprus on Friday, on the occasion of the 36th anniversary of “independence,” as declared by the occupying regime. “Today’s sad...

The Turkish oil-and-gas drilling ship Fatih has started its operations off the coast of northeastern Cyprus, Turkish vice president Fuat Oktay said on Friday, despite warnings from European Union for Ankara to stand down. On Monday, the EU Foreign Affairs...

Turkey's President Erdogan on Tuesday warned Europe that Turkey could release jihadi prisoners and send them back to Europe in the event of the imposition of EU sanctions over Cyprus. “You may take this lightly, but these doors will open...

The European Council announced on Monday that it has adopted a framework for restrictive measures in response to Turkey's unauthorized oil and gas drilling activities in the Eastern Mediterranean. The framework will make it possible to sanction individuals or entities...

The Cyprus government says it will revoke the "Golden Passports" that once were purchased by 26 wealthy foreign investors and family members from outside the EU. The measures follow an outcry over media reports that Malaysian businessman Jho Low had...

The defense ministers of Greece, Cyprus and Egypt condemned Turkey's illegal actions in the East Mediterranean and Syria during a meeting held in Athens on Tuesday. Reviewing the contents of a joint press release, Greece's Nikolaos Panagiotopoulos said "we condemned...

The Republic of Cyprus has declared its readiness to become a member of the Schengen Area and is only awaiting its EU evaluation, Cyprus' Foreign Minister Nikos Christodoulides announced on Monday. Speaking before the House Committee on Finance, the Minister said...

Israel's official airline El Al said goodbye to its 747 fleet on Sunday with a sky-art tribute above the Mediterranean Sea between Crete and Cyprus. Its most common type of aircraft used in 48 years of service, El Al wanted...