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Cyprus president says ready for talks with Turkey ‘without threats’
Sep 17, 2020 01:58Cypriot 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.’
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13 detained after fire near second Greek refugee camp
Sep 16, 2020 06:19Thirteen people have been detained on the Greek island of Samos after a fire threatened the local migrant camp, police said Wednesday, days after another blaze destroyed Europe's largest migrant camp on Lesbos.
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Turkey complains Greece militarizing Chios; extends drilling activity off Cyprus
Sep 16, 2020 04:17Turkey complains that Greece has been militarizing the island of Chios in a move that runs counter to a historic treaty, while at the same time, Ankara has announced the extension of drilling activity in the disputed Mediterranean waters.
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EU says ties with Turkey at turning point
Sep 15, 2020 11:38The European Union (EU)’s top diplomat has warned that the bloc’s relations with Turkey are at a “watershed moment in history,” urging Ankara to defuse tensions with neighboring Greece over maritime boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean.
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Drone shows sprawling new tent camp for Lesbos migrants
Sep 14, 2020 09:35Drone views showed a sprawling tent camp on the island of Lesbos that has been set up by authorities to house thousands of migrants that became homeless last week after the Moria migrants camp burned down.
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Turkey: US disturbing balance in Eastern Mediterranean with Greek Cyprus deal
Sep 14, 2020 03:01Turkey’s Foreign Ministry has expressed its objection to a recent agreement between the United States and the Greek Cyprus for the construction of a new training center, warning that the move could further undermine peace and stability in the region.
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Turkey’s Oruc Reis research vessel returns to near southern port: Ship tracker shows
Sep 13, 2020 12:21Turkish seismic research vessel Oruc Reis, which has been at the heart of a simmering standoff between Greece and Turkey over gas exploration in the eastern Mediterranean, has returned to a port in southern Turkey, a ship tracker shows.
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Greece announces major weapons purchase amid tensions with Turkey
Sep 13, 2020 02:19Greece has announced a significant arms purchase deal with France and a decision to overhaul its military as tensions continue to rise with Turkey in the Eastern Mediterranean.
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Greece says dialog with Turkey important, but not ‘at gunpoint’
Sep 10, 2020 06:43Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis says dialog with Turkey over sea boundaries in the eastern Mediterranean is “important” provided that it is held on peaceful terms, not “at gunpoint.”
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Russia offers to mediate between Cyprus, Turkey in maritime dispute
Sep 08, 2020 09:44Russia has offered to mediate between Cyprus and Turkey in a dispute over energy exploration rights in the Mediterranean Sea.