February 12, 2018
Turkey-GR
The European Union on Monday called on Turkey to avoid threats and “refrain from any actions that might damage good neighborly” ties after Cyprus, a member of the bloc, accused the Turkish military of obstructing a ship exploring for gas. Cyprus is one of several states, also including Israel and …
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February 12, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkey’s top general, Chief of General Staff, Hulusi Akar, has claimed that Turkey has the capacity to keep the Aegean Sea “under control” while simultaneously conducting its ongoing military incursion, “Operation Olive Branch”, in northwest Syria. “We have the strength to conduct an operation in Afrin and keep the Aegean under …
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February 10, 2018
Politics, Turkey-GR
Turkey’s top general, Chief of General Staff, Hulusi Akar, has claimed that Turkey has the capacity to keep the Aegean Sea “under control” while simultaneously conducting its ongoing military incursion, “Operation Olive Branch”, in northwest Syria. “We have the strength to conduct an operation in Afrin and keep the Aegean under …
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February 7, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkey is ready to take “all necessary measures” to protect the rights of Turkish Cypriots and Turkey’s ownership of the continental shelf in the eastern Aegean, Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Çavuşoğlu tells Kathimerini in an interview. Çavuşoğlu claimed that an area where Turkey is exploring for hydrocarbons – Block 6 …
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February 5, 2018
Politics, World
President of the Republic of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades secured 5 more years at the Presidential Palace, winning Sunday’s run-off presidential election with a comfortable 55.99% of the vote, over 44.01% of the center-left candidate Stavros Malas. Anastasiades, 71, has taken credit for steering the Cypriot economy to recovery after it …
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February 2, 2018
Economy
Russian tour operator ANEX Tour announced that the volume of sales of standard packages for Greece and Cyprus has remained stable compared to last year, according to pre-booking data from the Russian market. However, the tour operator has recorded a marked increase in the demand for packages falling under the …
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January 17, 2018
Turkey-GR
Turkey got angry over the energy deal signed among Greece, Cyrpus and Jordan. And had its mouthpiece, the occupied territories of Northern Cyprus slam the agreement as “unacceptable” claiming it “ignores the Turkish Cypriots’ essential rights.” Of course, ever since the military invention on Cyprus by Turkish troops in July …
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January 16, 2018
Arts, Culture
Is the 2005 Greek Eurovision winner, Helena Paparizou, heading to Lisbon for Eurovision? It seems that the Queen of Greek Pop is considering to represent Cyprus at the forthcoming 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, according to local media reports. Is the cat out of the bag? Will Helena Paparizou represent Cyprus …
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December 30, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Developments in the eastern Mediterranean Sea warn of rising tension between Turkey and Cyprus over the newly discovered hydrocarbon reserves in the area. Some Turkish columnist see the first conflict of 2018 to unfold exactly in this area and for these reasons. Below a summary of the column posted in …
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November 23, 2017
Greece, Politics
The trilateral cooperation between Cyprus, Greece and Egypt will expand with the participation of Italy, following an initiative of President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades, Government Spokesman Nikos Christodoulides has said. In statements on Wednesday at the Presidential Palace, the Spokesman, said that two months ago, the Cypriot President proposed the …
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November 21, 2017
Greece
The fifth trilateral Summit between Cyprus, Greece, and Egypt will be taking place in Nicosia on Tuesday. President Nicos Anastasiades , Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, and Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras will hold talks, which will mainly cover the energy sector and their cooperation as well as the geopolitical …
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November 14, 2017
Politics, Turkey-GR
Russia and Turkey plan to launch the first reactor at Turkey’s Akkuyu nuclear power plant in 2023, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday. Speaking alongside Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, Putin said the Russian state nuclear agency Rosatom would begin work at the Akkuyu site in the near future. Putin …
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October 16, 2017
Tourism
Local authorities of Lindos and the Metropolis of Rhodes banned foreign weddings after a UK couple posted a snap from a sex act outside a church. Another similar incident occurred in Cyprus. Is this the new trend by sex hungry brides from the United Kingdom? Bishop Kyrillos of the Metropolis …
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July 17, 2017
Uncategorized
Drilling for natural gas begins this week in Block 11 of the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone. The state of Cyprus, and French oil giant Total and Italian ENI are determined to proceed with drilling works, despite Turkey’s provocations. “Nothing can stop the drilling,” Cyprus and Total said on Monday. Furious …
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July 8, 2017
Greece, Politics
Greek Foreign Ministry blames solely Turkey for the failure of the Cyprus talks in Crans-Montana. “Turkey drove the Cyprus talks to impasse, refused to set down in binding writing the promises it made to UN General Secretary and showed it had no intention to compromise,” the Ministry said in a …
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July 4, 2017
Uncategorized
Negotiations in Crans-Montana are for tough guys with a good stomach. On the seventh day of talks about the future of the divided island, Ankara reiterated that that Turkish troops will remain in the occupied north in any Cyprus peace deal. Turkey toughened its stance and insisted it won’t sign …
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June 30, 2017
Turkey-GR
UN-sponsored Cyprus talks at Crans-Montana, Switzerland, stalled on Thursday as the Turkish side insists to promote EU freedoms for the Turkish settlers in the occupied north part of the island. The issue triggered the intervention of Maarten Verwey, Director General of the Structural Reform Support Service of the European Commission, …
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June 15, 2017
Greece, Politics
Under draconian security measures, the trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel started in Thessaloniki on Thursday morning. High on the agenda are energy and security issues in the region, the situation in the Middle East and the Qatar issue as well as the Cyprus and the Palestinian issues. The …
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June 4, 2017
Economy
The Obama administration played an important role to make sure Greece remains in the eurozone, former Vice President Joe Biden said. In an interview to newspaper Kathimerini, Biden said that he was personally involved in the issue and described the efforts and difficulties he faced to avoid the financial collapse …
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May 3, 2017
Turkey-GR
In a letter to the United Nations, Turkey’s UN Permanent Representative threatens Cyprus but also oil giants ENI and TOTAL over offshore hydrocarbon exploration in Block 6 in Cypriot Exclusive Economic Zone. Ankara not only disputes the possibility of Cyprus to carry out exploration or give licenses but also declares …
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