10.04.2026
Abdullah Gul in “TA NEA”: To jointly withdraw 12 miles and casus belli
If the Greek claim to the twelve miles of Greek territorial waters is withdrawn, then the Turkish statement on the casus belli...
Cyprus
24.10.2021
FM Nikos Dendias: Greece-UK bilateral cooperation agreement to include defence and security issues
'The agreement does not exclusively concern defence issues, as was the case in our agreements with the US, France, and the United Arab Emirates. It is a Framework Agreement.'
23.09.2021
Tempest in a teapot: The attacks on Archbishop Elpidophoros and foreign policy stunts
All previous archbishops at least from Athenagoras (later Ecumenical Patriarch) on, have met and maintained good relations with the US president of the day and are invited to the White House
13.07.2021
Editorial: Drawing boundaries
It is exceptionally important for Greece and Cyprus to resoundingly signal their unity and to build a front against Ankara’s actions within the EU.
14.04.2021
Dendias to meet Cavusoglu, Erdogan in bid to transcend quagmire in bilateral talks
While the meeting with Cavusoglu had been scheduled earlier, Erdogan’s surprise move to meet Dendias comes straight on the heels of his snub of European Commission President Ursula van Der Leyen.
27.10.2020
Editorial: Persistence
Athens has been offered a great opportunity to exploit the European wave of dissatisfaction with Ankara by responding calmly to provocations, and persistently highlighting Ankara’s violations of Greece’s sovereignty in the Aegean and Eastern Mediterranean.
20.10.2020
Editorial: New realities in Cyprus
With the election of Erdogan’s chosen candidate, Ersin Tatar, many believe that Ankara’s control over the occupied territories will be even tighter and more glaring.
17.09.2020
Editorial: A new EU vitality
On the refugee-migration issue and the situation in Moria European Commission President declared that the Dublin Regulation concerning migration must be replaced
11.09.2020
Pompeo rushes to ease Eastern Mediterranean tension, calls for pullback of Greek, Turkish forces, dialogue
'The Germans have done a good job trying to diplomatically get them to begin their conversations about how to proceed. We hope they’ll be real conversations and we hope the military assets that are there will be withdrawn so these conversations can take place,; Pompeo said.
02.01.2020
Editorial: Advantages
Turkey is becoming isolated due to a policy characterised by excessive ambition and a complete lack of prudence.
10.12.2019
Turkey seeks to split gas, oil deposits of Cyprus, Greece
In a move apparently designed to exploit the enormous political divisions in Libya, the Speaker of Libya's House of Representatives, Aguila Saleh, will be visiting Athens on December 12.
25.08.2019
Editorial: Deeds
Emmanuel Macron's statement demonstrates the understanding that faced with a world of old and emerging super-powers Europe cannot but tread the path of solidarity and unity.
29.07.2019
Anastasiades. Mitsotakis call for Cyprus talks after Turkey leaves Cyprus’ EEZ
The talks came amidst heightened tensions between the Republic of Cyprus and Turkey, which is conducting illegal drilling for hydrocarbons in Cyprus’ EEZ.
24.07.2019
EIB sanctions Turkey over illegal drilling in Cyprus’ EEZ
Ankara rejects agreements the internationally recognized Cypriot government has reached with other Mediterranean states on maritime economic zones.
12.05.2019
Editorial: Unity of spirit
What is needed is a national unity of spirit so as to agree to a national strategy which all parties will respect.
10.04.2019
US Senate Act aims to lift arms embargo on Cyprus, boost Greece-Cyprus-Israel alliance
The bill comes in the midst of a severe crisis in US-Turkey relations arising from Ankara’s decision to buy Russian S-400 missile systems and to strengthen its embrace of Moscow. The purchase is sanctionable under US law.
18.03.2019
First ever ticket with Turkish-Cypriots in Europarliament elections
Levent is the leader of the movement and he said there will be “six Cypriot candidates who speak Turkish and are citizens of the Republic of Cyprus”.
05.02.2019
Aegean de-escalation, Cyprus, energy top Erdogan, Tsipras talks
Tsipras expressed heightened concern over dangerous military indidents in the Aegean and he underscored the importance of the direct line of communication with Erdogan.
