Tag: Cyprus
Erdogan Fans Feud With ‘Incapable’ Macron in Incendiary Tirade Amid Turkish-Greek Mediterranean Spat
World11:43 GMT 17.09.2020Amid tensions triggered by Turkey’s announced plans to pursue its fossil fuel extraction survey in disputed eastern Mediterranean waters, France’s President...
US Plan to Set up Base in Cyprus Can’t be Explained by Counter-Terror Strategy, Turkish Vet Says
Europe05:00 GMT 17.09.2020As tensions increase between Turkey and Greece in the eastern Mediterranean over gas and oil exploration rights in the area both...
Seconds Out! Why Turkey And Greece Are Trading Verbal And Diplomatic Punches Yet Again
The Aegean Sea and the eastern Mediterranean has seen naval and land conflict since the Trojan War in the 12th century BC. But now tensions...
Erdogan to Greece: Turkey Has Political, Military Power to ‘Tear Up Immoral Maps’ in Mediterranean
Europe11:38 GMT 06.09.2020Tensions between the two states escalated after Turkey initiated seismic surveys for energy resources in the disputed waters near Cyprus. Both...
Greece Lambasts Turkish Media Reports About Ankara Deploying 40 Tanks Near Border as ‘Propaganda’
World16:17 GMT 06.09.2020Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has pressured Athens to resolve the bilateral row over claims to the waters off the shore...
Turkey-Greece rival military exercises due as oil tensions rise
Turkey and Greece have announced they will conduct rival naval exercises off the Greek island of...
Racist hate crime investigated at British Army base
Military police have been called in to investigate a racist hate crime carried out at a...
‘We Won’t Accept Blackmail’: Greece Calls on Turkey to Stop ‘Illegal Actions’ in Mediterranean
Europe11:22 GMT 10.08.2020(updated 12:15 GMT 10.08.2020)On Friday, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced that Ankara had restarted gas drilling operations in...
Israeli Media Says Hezbollah Sought to Use Explosives Which Shook Beirut for War Against Tel Aviv
On Friday, Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah dismissed allegations that his organization had any weapons at the Beirut port, and called for the Lebanese army...
Greek Defence Minister Warns Athens Prepared for Conflict With ‘Aggressive’ Turkey
Relations between the two NATO members have been poor for centuries following several major wars, as well as tensions over Cyprus, repeated military confrontations...
British Teenager Given Suspended Prison Sentence Over ‘Fake Rape’ Allegations in Cyprus
Europe14:10 07.01.2020Ayia Napa in Cyprus is one of the most popular summer holiday destinations for young British people seeking sun, sea and sometimes sex....
Ankara Can’t Rely on NATO, Needs to Go For Joint Production of S-400 With Russia – Turkish Observers
Opinion08:00 20.11.2019(updated 09:36 20.11.2019)Russia and Turkey share common interests in the Eastern Mediterranean and need to increase cooperation and joint defence production in...
France Reportedly Pushing EU Away From Dependence on NATO as Macron Brands Bloc ‘Brain Dead’
The French president has been one of the most active supporters of closer European military integration and creating a joint European army. After pronouncing...
Bolton Accuses Tehran of ‘Lying’ as He Posts Alleged Satellite Image of Iranian Tanker Off Syrian Coast
Middle East13:12 07.09.2019(updated 13:46 07.09.2019) The US Treasury recently updated its advisory on Iran sanctions related to the Adrian Darya 1 tanker, while the...
British Woman Who Accused Israeli Tourists of Gang Rape in Cyprus Set to Be Sued
World12:49 30.07.2019Ayia Napa in Cyprus is one of the most popular summer holiday destinations for young British people seeking sun, sea and in many...
‘Whoever’s on Israel’s Side, We’re Against Them’, Erdogan Says Amid His War of Words With Netanyahu
Earlier this year, Erdogan referred to Netanyahu as “the thief who heads Israel,” with the Israeli Prime Minister swiftly retaliating and slamming the Turkish...
