Cyprus

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim warned that his country will neutralize any threat that may appear in the Aegean and eastern Mediterranean. Speaking at a ceremony to inaugurate a new submarine in the coastal region of Marmara, Yildirim warned that...

The European Union came to the defense of Greece and Cyprus on Friday following what President Donald Tusk described as "Turkey's illegal violations in the Eastern Mediterranean and in the Aegean." "On behalf of all the EU leaders, I would...

A Greek minister on Friday accused Turkey of trying to solve internal problems through international provocations. Alternate National Defence Minister Dimitris Vitsas told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA)'s radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM: "Turkey is trying to solve its internal and external...

Details of a radio exchange between the captain of the ENI-chartered drill ship Saipem 12000 and a Turkish warship in Cypriot waters have been released. The exchange from Feb. 9 reportedly took place in Block 3 of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic...

The Cyprus energy standoff continued on Thursday with a senior Turkish minister insisting Ankara would not allow "one-sided" exploration around the island and ENI's boss saying they would withdraw their blockaded drill ship from the area. Speaking at the Turkish...

The U.S. threw its weight behind the Cyprus government on Wednesday over the continuing standoff with Turkish military ships in the country's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). American ambassador Kathleen A. Doherty was speaking after a meeting with recently re-elected Cypriot President...

The Aegean is heating up. Out of ten results produced by googling the words “Greece” and “Turkey” together, eight are related to current or past conflicts between the Aegean neighbors. In the meantime, four Turkish warplanes were reported in Athens’...

High-level talks between Greece and Cyprus took place on Tuesday as Turkey renewed its claim to a section of Cypriot waters for military exercises, stymieing energy exploration in the island's Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras and...

Cyprus should not be able to undertake natural gas exploration without the support of Turkish Cypriots, it was claimed on Monday. Kudret Ozersay, a minister in the northern Cyprus administration, said "unilateral" activities in the Mediterranean could not go on...

The head of Italian energy giant ENI on Friday admitted a Turkish blockade of one of its drill ships was out of the company's control. Claudio Descalzi said the fate of the Saipem12000 off the coast of Cyprus was still...