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The EU Council Examines the Proposals for Measures in Response to the Turkish Drilling near Cyprus
Today, The EU Council of Foreign Affairs will examine on the European Commission's proposals for measures in response to the Turkish gas studies which are conducted near Cyprus. This was announced by a spokesman for the European Commission.
France voices support for Cyprus in gas standoff with Turkey
A senior French senator says his country is sensitive to Cyprus' "difficulties" with neighboring Turkey and backs the east Mediterranean island nation's bid to get Ankara to stop unlawful gas drilling off its shores.
Senate Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee Chairman Christian Cambon said Friday that both France and the European Union reject Turkey's actions.
Turkey determined to protect Turkish Cypriots' rights: Foreign Ministry
Turkey on June 7 stressed its commitment to protecting the rights of Turkish Cypriots in the Eastern Mediterranean after the Greek Cypriot administration said it had signed contracts with major energy industry players.
First Turkish Cypriot MEP envisions himself as division healer
Niyazi Kizilyurek says nothing like it has happened in ethnically divided Cyprus in 140 years: He is the first Turkish Cypriot elected to the European Parliament, and he was selected by a primarily Greek Cypriot electorate.
Turkey can't be excluded from E Med energy equation: VP Oktay
Turkey and Turkish Cypriots cannot be excluded from the energy equation in the Eastern Mediterranean, Turkish vice president said on May 17.
France backs Cyprus's search for gas amid Turkey opposition
France's president has said his country fully backs Cyprus's sovereign right to search for gas off the island nation's coast amid continued opposition by neighboring Turkey.
Erdogan warns Cyprus over 'seizing resources'
Turkey's president says he will not permit what he called the seizing of natural resources in the eastern Mediterranean.
Speaking at a naval ceremony Sunday, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Turkey would never accept such attempts "excluding our country and the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus."
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In split Cyprus, a homecoming digs up old conflicts
Perched halfway up a cragged mountain range, limestone outcrops frame the small village of mostly single-story homes where Nicholas Skourides was born, and where he says he simply wants to live out the rest of his days.
Turkish Cypriots head to polls in snap parliamentary elections
Turkish Cypriots on Jan. 7 voted in a snap parliamentary election overshadowed by last year's failure to reach a peace deal for the divided island in UN-backed talks.
Turkish Cypriots to head to ballot boxes for early general election on Jan 7
Turkish Cypriots will head to the polls on Jan. 7 for early general elections to elect its 50 parliamentary deputies.