Wednesday, 6 October 2021 (YJC)_ The Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Cyprus called the latest accusation of the Zionists against Iran baseless.
Leaders of the European Union (EU) member states have reaffirmed their support for Greece and Cyprus against the “unilateral and provocative actions” of Turkey in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.
Wednesday, 16 September 2020_Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades says his country is ready to engage in dialogue with Turkey on the eastern Mediterranean dispute but only ‘without blackmail and threats.’
Wednesday, 02 September 2020_The United States says it is partially lifting a 33-year arms embargo on Cyprus, drawing a strong rebuke from Turkey, at a time of escalating tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.
TEHRAN, Dec 16_A Turkish military drone employed for the exploration of natural gas in the eastern Mediterranean has landed at an airport on the divided island of Cyprus, a move that is likely to add to tensions between Turkey and Greece.
TEHRAN, Aug 01 - Egypt's foreign minister said hydrocarbon finds in the eastern Mediterranean have bolstered an already "strong partnership" with neighboring Cyprus.
TEHRAN, Jul 18 - A Cyprus court has ordered 12 Israelis vacationing on the east Mediterranean island nation to remain in police custody for eight days after a 19-year-old British woman alleged that she was raped.
TEHRAN, Jul 16 -The European Union has agreed to impose punitive measures against Turkey over its drilling operations off the coast of Cyprus, in a move censured by Ankara as “biased.”
TEHRAN, Jul 11 - The European Union is set to curb contacts and funding for Ankara in retaliation for what it calls Turkey’s “illegal” drilling for gas and oil off Cyprus and stands ready to ramp up sanctions further, a draft statement seen by Reuters shows.
TEHRAN, Jul 1 -Northern Cyprus has suggested that a projectile which hit a mountainside north of the capital Nicosia appears to have been a Russian-made missile.
TEHRAN, Jun 24 - A Greek Cypriot army officer pleaded guilty on Monday to seven counts of premeditated murder in a serial killing case that has shocked the Mediterranean island.
TEHRAN, Jun 18 - Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades said on Tuesday he was confident the European Union would take a tougher stance toward Turkey in an escalating dispute over offshore oil and gas, which is also jeopardizing EU enlargement talks.
TEHRAN, May 13 - A Cypriot army captain who confessed to killing seven foreign women and girls will remain in custody after a court on Monday approved a police request to extend his detention for another eight days.
TEHRAN, May 07 - Cyprus's new police chief issued the force's first apology on Tuesday for its handling of the killings of seven foreign women and girls, acknowledging officers had failed to protect them.
TEHRAN, Apr 22 - Cypriot authorities on Monday were searching a flooded mineshaft where two dead female bodies were discovered as well as a nearby lake for further bodies.
TEHRAN, Feb 21 - Two Turkish ships will begin drilling in search of oil and gas off Cyprus "in the coming days", Turkey's foreign minister said Thursday, in a move likely to stoke tensions on the divided island.