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Turkish leader Recep Tayyip Erdogan has blamed the Cypriot government for mothballed peace talks on the divided island. Erdogan, who was addressing a Ramadan fast-breaking meal organized by his ruling AK Party in the Turkish capital Ankara, claimed the "whims"...

French energy giant TOTAL applied to the Cyprus government to acquire a stake in block license 8 in the island's Exclusive Economic Zone currently owned by Italy’s ENI. According to Cyprus News Agency, ENI and TOTAL are partners in blocks...

Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Tuesday said his country had sent a research ship to the troubled waters of the eastern Mediterranean, adding that Turkish Cyprus should also have access to Cyprus' exclusive economic zone. Erdogan, speaking in Ankara, confirmed...

The U.S. has denied its naval forces in the eastern Mediterranean are there to protect one of the country's largest energy firms while it surveys the region. Turkey's state-run Anadolu Agency carried a statement from the U.S. Euro Command claiming...

Recep Tayyip Erdogan will order a strike in the Aegean at Imia if the Greeks set foot on the islets, the Turkish President's top adviser Yigit Bulut warned. "Do they want to test our determination? We are challenging Greece to...

There will be no gas drilling in Cyprus' waters without the consent of the Turkish- Cypriot side, said Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday. "Without the consent of the" Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus "and Turkey, no steps can...

Once more the Cyprus government has been caught napping, not having a strategic plan to diffuse Turkey’s anticipated provocations; provocations that have now been put into practice. Like modern pirates, Ankara has sent five war ships with one objective; to...

A German research vessel has reportedly received permission from Turkey to operate in an area between Cyprus and Crete, renewing tensions in the eastern Mediterranean. Turkish newspaper Milliyet on Tuesday claimed the RV Maria S. Merian, a cutting-edge ship, received the...

A Greek minister on Friday accused Turkey of trying to solve internal problems through international provocations. Alternate National Defence Minister Dimitris Vitsas told Athens-Macedonian News Agency (AMNA)'s radio station Praktoreio 104.9 FM: "Turkey is trying to solve its internal and external...

Details of a radio exchange between the captain of the ENI-chartered drill ship Saipem 12000 and a Turkish warship in Cypriot waters have been released. The exchange from Feb. 9 reportedly took place in Block 3 of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic...