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Cyprus sends UN its EEZ coordinates over Turkey drilling
Cypriot authorities have submitted to the United Nations the coordinates delineating the boundaries of Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and the continental shelf in the wake of Turkey's decision to start drilling within Cyprus' EEZ.
US urges Turkey against drilling operations off Cyprus
The U.S. has urged Turkey to reconsider its decision to start offshore drilling operations in Cyprus, according to a statement.
US calls on Turkey to cancel drilling plans
The State Department is calling on Turkey to reverse its decision to begin drilling operations within Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone.
In a statement, State Department spokeswoman Morgan Ortagus calls the decision "highly provocative" that "risks raising tensions in the region."
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Cyprus to raise Turkish drilling at European Council
Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades will discuss Turkey's provocative "hydrocarbon exploration" within Cyprus' Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) at the informal European Council in Sibiu, Romania, next Thursday, May 9.
The Cypriot government continues to prioritize handling the issue within the European Union, aiming at making these transgressions costly for Ankara.
Cyprus: Turkey’s drilling bid violates international law
Cyprus' foreign ministry says Turkey's bid to drill for natural gas in waters where the island nation has exclusive economic rights is a "flagrant violation" of its sovereignty under international law.
The ministry in a statement on Saturday says the bid shows Turkey's "real intentions" of undermining efforts to restart talks aimed at reunifying the ethnically divided country.
Cyprus serial killer case: Body in suitcase pulled from lake
Cypriot investigators hunting for victims of a suspected serial killer retrieved a suitcase containing the decomposing remains of a woman from the bottom of a man-made lake Sunday.
Russian Embassy says US meddling in Greece’s affairs
The Russian Embassy in Athens suggested Thursday that Washington was meddling in Greece's domestic affairs, pointing to the recent visit by US Senator Robert Menendez, who referred to Greek-Turkish relations and slammed Ankara's intention to purchase the Russian S-400 weapon system.
Greece announces discovery of ‘exceptionally important’ Early Bronze Age settlement
The Culture Ministry Thursday announced the discovery of an "exceptionally important" Early Bronze Age settlement on the islet of Daskalio off the coast of Keros in the Cyclades group of islands during the Keros-Naxos Seaways research program - a four-year project being conducted by the British School at Athens and the University of Cambridge and directed by Colin Renfrew and Michael Boyd.
Cyprus police link suspect to disappearance of third woman
A Cyprus court has extended for another two days the detention of a man suspected in the killings of two women after police connected him to another woman who disappeared 16 months ago.