Twelve Israeli teenagers have been arrested on suspicion of gang-raping a 19-year-old British woman at a holiday resort in Cyprus. The group – many of whom are believed to...

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday that the Russian S-400 missile defence system, parts of which have been delivered to Turkey over the past four days, would be...

The European Union (EU) has unanimously decided to impose sanctions on Turkey over its drilling operations in the Eastern Mediterranean. As part of the sanctions, the EU will reduce...

The US House of Representatives has accepted an amendment to the National Defence Authorisation Act which would end the 32-year arms embargo imposed on Southern Cyprus. Since 1987, the...

Turkey will continue drilling for gas in waters off Cyprus if the Greek Cypriot government does not accept a cooperation proposal put forward by Turkish Cypriots, Ankara’s foreign minister...

Turkish Cypriots have proposed to the Greek Cypriot government that they cooperate in the search for gas off the divided island, Turkey said on Saturday in a Reuters report,...

The European Union yesterday warned Turkey that it would impose sanctions on it if it continued to drill for gas off the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean. “In...

The Egyptian foreign ministry on Tuesday expressed concern over Turkey’s plans to explore for oil off the coast of Cyprus in the Mediterranean. In a statement, the ministry described...

The explosion was heard for miles around and resulted in the evacuation of homes up to 200 metres from the site. No injuries were reported.

Turkey has sent a second deep-water drilling vessel, Yavuz, to drill for oil and gas in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkey’s Minister of Energy and Natural Resources Fatih Dönmez said...

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras flew to Belgian capital Brussels today to attend a two-day summit held by the European Union (EU), in which he plans to push for...

Turkey is going to establish naval and air bases in the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus in order to guarantee its security in the Eastern Mediterranean, Demirören News Agency...

Cyprus and Greece heaped pressure on the EU on Tuesday to take action against Turkey over gas drilling in disputed waters, as Ankara said it would step up exploration...

French President Emmanuel Macron urged Turkey to stop “illegal activities” in Cyprus’s exclusive economic zone and said the European Union would not back down on the issue, reported by...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu has stated that Turkey will retaliate if the US imposes sanctions on it over its purchase of Russia’s S-400 missile defence system. In an...

Turkey on Monday slammed the Greek Cypriot administration’s reported decision to issue arrest warrants for crew members of the Turkish-flagged drillship Fatih, reports Anadolu Agency. Any such warrants are...

Turkey is considering the deployment of one of the S-400 missile defence systems it will receive from Russia along its southwestern coast opposite Greece and Cyprus, according to various...

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has stated that “Turkish Cypriots in Northern Cyprus have rights in the eastern Mediterranean and we cannot allow anyone to confiscate these rights”. Erdogan...

The US Ambassador to Cyprus, Judith Garber, has expressed her deep concerns over Turkey’s continued drilling off the coast of Cyprus, and urged Turkey to halt the operations exploring...

Lebanon yesterday denied recent reports about a meeting reportedly held between Lebanese and Israeli officials in Cyprus. “The recent statements come in the context of confusing the international community...

The US has urged Turkey to reconsider its decision to start offshore drilling operations in Cyprus, according to a statement, reports Anadolu Agency. “The United States is deeply concerned...

The Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor (Euro-Med) sent an urgent letter to the European Union’s European Commission regarding their participation in funding EuroAsia Interconnector, a power transmission project aiming to...

Lebanon renewed its rejection of the violation of its rights and sovereignty through the planned gas pipeline project between the Israeli occupation, Cyprus and Greece. The Lebanese Minister of...

The energy ministers of seven countries launched the Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum on Monday in an effort to benefit from the energy-rich region, particularly natural gas resources. The forum’s...

Authorities in Hungary will next week release a Syrian man jailed for his role in a 2015 border riot and expel him from the country, a court spokesman said...

The leaders of Israel, Cyprus and Greece yesterday agreed to “remove the obstacles” to signing an agreement to establish the Israel-Europe gas pipeline project. The fifth summit of the...

Turkey warned energy companies on Sunday against working with the Greek Cypriot government in carrying out exploratory drilling in the eastern Mediterranean, saying such activities could damage regional stability....

Turkey will not allow the exploitation of gas reserves in Turkish and north Cypriot waters of the eastern Mediterranean, President Tayyip Erdogan said on Sunday according to a Reuters...

The Palestinian Authority (PA) has asked the Cypriot government to reject the proposal of operating a water passage connecting it with the Gaza Strip, Quds Press reported yesterday. An...

Egypt yesterday signed an agreement with Cyprus to construct a maritime pipeline between the two countries, which will transfer of natural gas from Cyprus to Egypt for re-export to...

Cyprus has handed over to Cairo an Egyptian man who hijacked an airliner to the island in 2016 using a fake explosive belt, Egypt’s state prosecutor said on Saturday,...

Israel’s Defence Minister Avigdor Lieberman recently held secret meetings with the Qatari envoy to Gaza to discuss the ongoing situation in the besieged enclave, the Times of Israel has...