Diplomacy

A new visa agreement for the Greek and Australian youth has came into effect as of July 1st. The program is based on the Memorandum of Understanding between the Governments of Greece and Australia on a ''Work and Holiday'' Visa...

The US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo urged Turkey on Friday to immediately reopen the Greek Orthodox Christian Seminary of Halki, near Istanbul. During his initial remarks before the release of the 2018 Annual Report on International Religious Freedom in...

Matthew Palmer, the Deputy Assistant Secretary at the US State Department Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, came to Nicosia on Thursday to pay an official visit to the Republic of Cyprus. Palmer will meet with the President of the...

One day after the Greek ambassador in Berlin presented a ''note verbale'' to the German Foreign Affairs Ministry, asking Germany to negotiate with Greece on outstanding World War I and II reparations and compensation, the German Ministry issued a direct...

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...

Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu spoke about Greece's Muslim minority in Thrace during a speech at an Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) meeting in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia on Wednesday. Cavusoglu said that the minority in Thrace ''does not benefit from the...

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 Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Cyprus announced on Monday that it has begun joint military exercises with Israel. The exercises began on Monday, May 20 and will continue until May 29. The Ministry's announcement noted that all operations...

  Speaking with Greece's Alpha TV on Monday afternoon, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras called the behavior of the nation of Turkey ''erratic and aggressive'' and declared that challenges to Cypriot or Greek rights from Turkey ''will not be tolerated.'' The...

Turkey launched its largest annual military exercise, dubbed ''Sea Wolf,'' (Denizkurdu in Turkish) on Monday. The exercise is currently taking place across three fronts, including the Eastern Mediterranean Sea, the Aegean Sea and the Black Sea. The country's general staff issued...