8+ hour, 22+ min ago  (248+ words) Reports on Friday affirm that Turkey is preparing legislation that would grant President Recep Tayyip Erdogan authority to declare an exclusive economic zone (EEZ) extending up to 200 nautical miles from the Anatolian coast, including in areas of the Levant disputed…...

1+ day, 45+ min ago  (442+ words) The balance of military forces in Cyprus remains clearly in Turkey's favour, according to a report published on Thursday. The report, compiled by the Cyprus Centre for Strategic Studies, said Turkish forces maintain "significant superiority in manpower, firepower, aeronautical capabilities…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (327+ words) Israel plans to sue The New York Times and one of its journalists for defamation over an article that said Israeli soldiers, prison guards and settlers had used widespread sexual violence against Palestinian prisoners. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago  (683+ words) Sanctions restricting the entry to Turkey of "more than 15" Cypriots have been lifted, Turkish Cypriot leader Tufan Erhurman said. "The restrictions on entry to Turkey for a certain number of our friends have been lifted. I informed them individually. So,…...

6+ day, 12+ hour ago  (312+ words) Two activists arrested last month when Israeli forces intercepted the Gaza-bound flotilla they were travelling on are expected to be deported in the coming days after being released from security detention on Saturday, their lawyers said. Saif Abu Keshek, a…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (423+ words) An Israeli air strike has killed the son of Hamas" chief negotiator in U. S. -mediated talks over Gaza"s future, a senior Hamas official said on Thursday, as leaders of the militant group held talks in Cairo aimed at safeguarding their…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago  (1137+ words) The Cyprus issue "blocked" Turkey's journey toward membership of the European Union, the country's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said on Monday. "Recently, some damaging debates regarding Turkey's position in Europe, again triggered by European actors, have been witnessed," he said…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (696+ words) Global passenger demand increased by 2. 1 per cent year-on-year in March, despite significant disruptions in key regions, according to the International Air Transport Association (IATA). The figures showed that total capacity declined by 1. 7 per cent compared with March 2025, while the global…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (418+ words) Government spokesman Konstantinos Letymbiotis on Thursday called on Turkey to "look in the mirror" over the lack of progress in its relations with the European Union, after Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan had a day earlier said those relations were…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (276+ words) Foreign Minister Constantinos Kombos held a telephone conversation on Thursday with his Kuwaiti counterpart Sheikh Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, expressing Cyprus" support of the ceasefire between the United States and Iran as a step towards wider regional stability. In his post…...