September 12, 2024
Economy, FEATURED
“the electrical interconnection with Greece and Cyprus is top priority,” Israel’s Energy and Infrastructure Minister, Eli Cohen, said on Thursday, a day after Cyprus signaled that the GSI with Greece was in limbo. On a post on X, Cohen wrote that he spoke with his Cypriot counterpart on the “Great …
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September 3, 2024
Economy, environment, FEATURED
An agreement in principle, which may lead to the implementation of the Greece-Cyprus-Israel underwater electrical interconnection, was reached during consultations between the competent Greek and Cypriot authorities, according to IPTO (Independent Power Transmission Operator) sources. The agreement provides for the issuance of two decisions by the Energy Regulatory Authority of …
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August 5, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
A worrying statement in possible involvement of Greece and Cyprus in the developments in the Middle East was made by the Minister of Transport of Israel Miri Regev. Regev announced on Monday that “If we are attacked, we may request help from the Israeli Air Force and ships from Athens …
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July 19, 2024
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s Defense Ministry posted a message on social media on Friday to mark the 50th anniversary of the country’s invasion of Cyprus, which included a bellicose warning: “[We] may come unexpectedly one night.” Bu kadar yürekten çağırma beni, Bir gece ansızın gelebilirim… 🇹🇷 Mutlu Barış Harekâtı’nın 50’nci yılında, Kıbrıs’taki Türk …
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June 25, 2024
FEATURED, Greece, Politics
“Greece does not accept recommendations on how to exercise its policy and protect its national interests,” diplomatic sources stressed on Tuesday, in response to Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan statements that “Cyprus, Greece should ‘stay away’ from Middle East matters.” “During the Middle East crisis, Greece has maintained a stance …
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June 20, 2024
FEATURED, Politics
The head of Lebanon’s Hezbollah Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah threatened Cyprus for the first time on Wednesday, saying Hezbollah could consider it “a part of the war” if it continued to allow Israel to use its airports and bases for military exercises. It is widely believed that Nasrallah’s mention of Cyprus’ …
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April 24, 2024
Greece, Politics
The European Commission has taken action against Greece and Cyprus for their failure to properly implement rules aimed at combating fraud within the EU’s budget. In a statement released Wednesday as part of the EU’s package of decisions on infringements for April, the Commission announced its decision to issue reasoned …
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April 19, 2024
Greece, Politics
“Turkiye must respect the European acquis, which fully includes the participation at all levels of the Republic of Cyprus,” Foreign Minister George Gerapetritis stressed on Friday in an interview with “Kanali Ena”, commenting on the conclusions of the European Council, which link the progress of EuroTurkish relations with developments in …
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March 19, 2024
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
In a speech to Turkish military personnel, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said that “if Turkish forces had pushed further south in 1974, then all of Cyprus would be entirely Turkish today.” He alleged that the “Turkish Cypriots were on the brink of genocide just half a century ago. In the …
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March 12, 2024
FEATURED, Politics, World
The humanitarian aid ship Open Arms finally set sail on Tuesday for Gaza accompanied by another vessel, inaugurating the operation of the Larnaca to Gaza sea-corridor dubbed as ‘Amalthea’. This is the first time a ship has been authorized to deliver aid to Gaza since 2005. The ship, carrying almost …
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October 30, 2023
FEATURED, More, Tech
A real cringe child leads the students’ parade on Greece’s National Day on October 28. The boy has a deformed face and fingers and is holding a fake Greek flag on a bent pole.A bad joke combining Greece’s National Day and American Halloween? Or just a reckless product created by …
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October 24, 2023
Economy
A teleconference about the electrical interconnection project of Greece, Cyprus and Israel was held on Tuesday by the three countries’ power operators. Participating in it were Greece’s Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO), Cyprus’ Transmission System Operator Cyprus (TSOC), and Israel’s Independent System Operator (NOGA). They discussed issues relating to the …
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September 22, 2023
Greece, Politics
SYRIZA leadership race frontrunner Stefanos Kasselakis has come under fire for calling the Turkish-occupied northern part of Cyprus “their statelet.” He used the controversial term when speaking to the media in the western Attica town of Egaleo after a political event late on Thursday. When prompted by a journalist, he …
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September 20, 2023
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan urged the global community to recognize the independence of the illegally occupied territories of Northern Cyprus. Reiterating his call made at the UN General Assembly last year, Erdogan asked the global community to recognize the independence of the “Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus”, to establish …
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September 4, 2023
Greece, Politics
Following three-way talks at the presidential palace on Monday, President Nikos Christodoulides, Israel’s Benjamin Netanyahu and Greece’s Kyriakos Mitsotakis reaffirmed their commitment to reinforce their cooperation in energy. “We agreed that the energy sector, and in particular, natural gas, electricity and renewable energy, is a solid foundation for cooperation in …
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September 4, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis has emphasized the significance of resuming talks to resolve the Cyprus problem in accordance with the United Nations’ resolutions. “Greece will consistently support this stance,” Mitsotakis affirmed ahead of the 9th trilateral summit involving Cyprus, Greece, and Israel, taking place in Nicosia on Monday. Mitsotakis, …
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August 18, 2023
FEATURED, Politics, Turkey-GR
UN peacekeepers on Friday were assaulted while trying to block the unauthorised construction of a road from the Turkish Cypriot side inside the buffer zone near Pyla, UNFICYP said. In an announcement, the United Nations Peacekeeping Force in Cyprus (UNFICYP) reported assaults against peacekeepers and damage to UN vehicles “by …
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August 10, 2023
Politics, World
The Russian Embassy in Cyprus will soon start providing consular services in the Turkish occupied of Cyprus, according to a telegram from the Russian state news agency TASS, citing an embassy spokesperson. “We will start providing consular services in the northern part of the city of Nicosia in the very …
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July 31, 2023
Greece, Politics
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides reiterated on Monday their commitment to seek a peace settlement for the Mediterranean island based on the UN-sanctioned premises for a bi-zonal, bi-communal federation. “Athens and Nicosia, Nicosia and Athens, continue in absolute coordination, whether at the level of the …
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July 4, 2023
Economy
Israel on Tuesday unveiled plans to build an underwater electric cable that will run along its Mediterranean coast and offer the possibility to connect to electricity grids in Europe. The proposed 150 km cable will carry electricity from solar energy farms in Israel’s southern Negev desert to cities to the …
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