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Turkey has shown that it will not go back on its intention to begin drilling for oil and natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean, an area which is considered part of Cyprus’ Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ). This is despite mounting...

Turkey on Wednesday rejected official statements from Greece and the European Union that Turkish drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus was illegitimate, adding that the EU could not be an impartial mediator on the Cyprus problem, Reuters reports. The...

Cyprus on Friday issued a navigational telex reserving parts of blocks 2 and 3 of its Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) for naval exercises. The coordinators of the naval exercises will use real fire from July 1 to July 10. The...

Greek Premier Alexis Tsipras announced on Friday that the Greek government and the American Energy giant ExxonMobil will sign an agreement regarding energy exploration and drilling next week. Speaking to journalists in Brussels following the two-day European Council Summit, Tsipras...

Greek Prime Minister Alex Tsipras sent a clear message to Turkey from an EU meeting in Brussels on Friday afternoon. Speaking to journalists to inform them about the discussions he had held with the other 27 EU leaders during the two-day...

Greece's Leader of the Opposition Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued a video statement on Monday afternoon commenting on the recent developments between the nations of Cyprus, Greece and Turkey. The leader of the New Democracy Party said that for several months now, Turkey...

Turkey's Foreign Ministry spokesman Hami Aksoy issued a statement on Monday concerning reports on Cypriot and Greek media that Nicosia had issued arrest warrants for the personnel of Turkey's ''Fatih'' drilling vessel. "If it dares to do so ,...

Ankara issued a new NAVTEX blocking an area near Cyprus' northern coast on Thursday. Turkey says that it intends to conduct exploratory drilling in the broader area of the Gulf of Alexandretta, using the research vessel ''Rowan Norway.'' ''Rowan Norway'' is...

The Minister of Energy of the Republic of Cyprus announced on Tuesday a series of new drilling operations which will be conducted on behalf of the Republic within the next 24 months. George Lakkotrypis made public that the Cypriot authorities...

The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office issued a statement on Thursday afternoon on the issue of the Turkish provocations off Cyprus, following Nicosia's discomfiture regarding British Minister for Europe Alan Duncan's recent remarks. The Foreign Office's statement clearly calls on Turkey...