Cyprus

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...

Last Friday, Ankara’s naval ships invaded Cyprus's territorial waters and stopped the Italian/French ENI-TOTAL gas exploration platform from reaching its destination. In the same period, Turkish military vessels deliberately rammed a ship deep inside Greece's territorial waters off the Imia...

Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova has expressed the hope that all interested states will act in accordance with international law as regards the situation in Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone. Drillship Saipem 12000, commissioned by Italian energy company ENI, was...

Diplomatic efforts continue to resolve a standoff in Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) block 3, after Turkish warships blocked last Friday a drillship from reaching target "Cuttlefish" to conduct an exploratory drill for natural gas. The Cypriot government awaits the...

Energy companies have claimed Cypriot offshore gas fields could contain between 170 and 230 billion cubic meters of gas. Claudio Descalzi, CEO of Italian energy giant ENI, made the claim to reporters in Cairo this week as tensions mount in...

The new Council of Ministers will be of a broader social acceptance, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades has said. The new Cabinet was announced today by Deputy Government Spokesman Viktoras Papadopoulos. The swear in ceremony will take place on the...

  Turkey's president issued a thinly-veiled threat against Greece and Cyprus on Tuesday amid a series of incidents in the Aegean and Mediterranean seas. Recep Tayyip Erdogan was addressing lawmakers from his ruling party in Ankara when he said: "Opportunistic attempts...

Turkey received a reprimand from Europe on Monday over a recent incident in Cypriot waters involving Turkish naval ships and a private oil drillship. The Italian ENI drilling ship in block 3 of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) was met by six...

Greece's foreign ministry on Monday condemned Turkey's violation of Cyprus' exclusive economic zone (EEZ) after Turkish warships harassed an Italian-interest rig digging for hydrocarbon in the Eastern Aegean. "We urge Turkey to refrain from further unlawful activities and comply with...