adding it would keep taking steps with Turkey to protect the security of its citizens. Konstantinos Leymbiotis, spokesperson of Cyprus' Greek Cypriot-led government, said Nicosia's focus was ...

ExxonMobil and Qatar Energy on Friday began exploratory drilling for natural gas in a prospect west of Cyprus, Cyprus President Nikos Christodoulides said on X.

A rightist ally of President Erdogan, Devlet Bahceli of Turkey’s Nationalist Movement Party, this week openly questioned Greece’s sovereignty over the islands of the southeastern Aegean. In so doing Mr. Bahceli challenges the provisions of international laws and agreements such as the 1923 Lausanne Treaty.

The police on Tuesday clarified the circumstances surrounding attacks on Nicosia’s Bayraktar mosque following media reports.Turkey’s Anadolu Agency had reported earlier in the day that two attackers armed with knives had entered the mosque on January 12,

In an effort to pave the way for an informal expanded meeting for a Cyprus settlement, UN undersecretary-general for political and peacebuilding affairs Rosemary DiCarlo is expected to visit Cyprus, Greece and Turkey in mid-February.

NICOSIA, Cyprus -- A meeting between the two leaders in ethnically divided Cyprus ended without an agreement on Monday, with both sides failing to reach a decision on a deal aimed at building trust that included opening new crossing points across a U.N.-controlled buffer zone.

A Cypriot official says more than 1,000 Syrian nationals have withdrawn their applications for asylum or international protection because they intend to return to their homeland.

The latest talks between Nicos Christodoulides, Cyprus' Greek Cypriot president, and Ersin Tatar, leader of the breakaway Turkish Cypriots, ended without progress. Held under the auspices of the UN in Nicosia,

A military assessment team from the United States will be in Cyprus this week as part of defence upgrades, Cypriot officials said on Tuesday, following an announcement from Washington of cooperation with the Mediterranean island.

adding it would keep taking steps with Turkey to protect the security of its citizens. Konstantinos Leymbiotis, spokesperson of Cyprus' Greek Cypriot-led government, said Nicosia's focus was purely defensive. "Cyprus has been under occupation for more than ...

Greece and Turkey are awaiting the first actions of the new American president. Negative messages are coming from the Turkish side, which is now focusing on Syria, while constantly escalating tensions

A 21-year-old Syrian arrested in connection with a series of attacks on Nicosia’s Bayraktar mosque has been remanded in custody for eight days. Media in the north reported that Turkish Cypriot religious endowment foundation Evkaf filed a complaint following the attacks.