Cyprus

The Cypriot defense minister says French military experts are currently assisting Cypriot authorities in upgrading a naval port on the Mediterranean island nation’s southern coast to allow it to receive large warships. Savvas Angelides told private television station Sigma on...

The Cyprus government responded angrily on Wednesday to a statement by a senior British  official who said on Tuesday that Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was under dispute and that drilling should not be conducted in the area. British High...

A recent British report on the persecution of Christians around the world features shocking incidents of religious persecution, harassment and destruction inside the Turkish-occupied territories of northern Cyprus. Philip Mounstephen, the Bishop of Truro in Cornwall, presided over a team...

  Speaking with Greece's Alpha TV on Monday afternoon, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called the behavior of the nation of Turkey ''erratic and aggressive'' and declared that challenges to Cypriot or Greek rights from Turkey ''will not be tolerated.'' The...

Federica Mogherini, the High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, warned Turkey once again on Monday regarding its illegal actions in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ). The high-ranking official made her remarks during a...

Turkey launched its largest annual military exercise, dubbed ''Sea Wolf,'' (Denizkurdu in Turkish) on Monday. The exercise is currently taking place across three fronts, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. The country's general staff issued...

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Friday that stability in Cyprus and the Eastern Mediterranean will come only by protecting the rights of Turkish Cypriots'. Speaking in front of Ambassadors during an event organized by the ruling Justice and...

Turkey issued a new NAVTEX (Navigational Telex) on Friday, officially blocking off the sea area south of Greece’s territorial waters within the small archipelago of Castellorizo, east of Rhodes. Turkey intends to block off the sea area for the days of Friday,...

EU leaders warned Ankara on Thursday to respect the sovereign rights of Cyprus, as a Turkish oil drilling ship travels inside the island’s exclusive economic zone (EEZ). Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades briefed fellow EU leaders on the issue at a...

Jean-Claude Juncker, the President of the European Commission, declared on Thursday afternoon ''I am a Cypriot!'' when asked about the Turkish provocations inside Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone. In a his typical laconic, yet decisive way, President Juncker expressed his absolute and unconditional...