Cyprus imam revives island’s historic Islamic sites
Bangladeshi muezzin Ahmad Sahal reads the Quran at the Omeriye mosque, originally the medieval Augustinian monastery of Saint Marie, in Nicosia. AFP By AFP – April 16, 2020 @ […]
Turkey fully supports Turkish Cypriot proposal for cooperation with Greek side on hydrocarbons
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Published 13.07.2019 Turkey welcomes and fully supports Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) President Mustafa Akıncı’s proposal for the joint use of Cypriot resources, and […]
Turkey insists on right to drill for energy reserves off Cyprus
Dispute likely to escalate after Nicosia said it would seek to arrest anyone caught drilling Helena Smith in Athens Mon 20 May 2019 Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, Turkey’s foreign minister, says Ankara does […]
Buying a second passport changed our lives: UAE expats
This is how much UAE expats spend to travel freely around the world Published: November 11, 2018 Cleofe Maceda, Senior Web Reporter UAE expatriate Belal Nasser goes on a holiday […]
Cyprus: The cultural and archaeological heritage of Mediterranean
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL With its heavenly orange blossom breezes, the Mediterranean island of Cyprus has much to offer – pristine beaches, turquoise waters and interesting historical sites The sky is […]
No change in Greek Cyprus’ position, Turkish leader says after first meeting in 9 months
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL DHA Photo President of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC) Mustafa Akıncı said on Tuesday the Greek side’s attitude towards a political solution in the divided […]
Turkey condemns ‘unacceptable’ EU statement on Greece, Cyprus
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Related Articles Energy Turkey determined to protect own, Turkish Cypriot rights in East Med, President Erdoğan says Turkey cannot accept the final statement […]
Tensions flare in east Mediterranean gas scramble
By AFP – Feb 24,2018 – JORDAN TIMES This file photo taken on July 30, 2015, shows an aerial view of the Tamar Israeli gas-drill platform in the Mediterranean Sea […]
Deadlocked peace talks in focus as Cyprus votes for new president
Reuters International This content was published on January 28, 2018 Cyprus presidential candidate Nicos Anastasiades of the right-wing Democratic Rally party addresses journalists after voting for a presidential election at […]
As a Turkish person whose family fled to the UK from Cyprus, I’m excited about Erdogan’s visit to Greece
My mother didn’t want to tell me about the war in Cyprus, so instead I found out one day when a girl at my primary school started yelling racist […]
Turkey hits natural gas field in scans off Cyprus coast, Greek Cypriot daily claims
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL Turkey’s seismic research in the Mediterranean Sea has resulted in the discovery of a natural gas field located between southern Turkey and the northern coast […]
Only a partitioned island will bring the dispute between Turkish and Greek Cypriots to an end
In one of its worst strategic decisions ever, the European Union (sadly, with UK acquiescence) had agreed that Cyprus should join the EU on 1 May 2004, whether agreement had […]
305 Syrian migrants reach Cyprus; 313 are stopped in Turkey
By The Associated Press NICOSIA, Cyprus — Sep 10, 2017 Cyprus police arrested a 36-year-old man Sunday for allegedly driving one of two boats that brought 305 Syrian refugees to the Mediterranean island’s northwestern coast. Police spokesman Michalis Ioannou said the 202 men, 30 women and 73 children arrived […]
Glimpses into the life of a Global Nomad, Part Eight
A look into the life of Rafiq A. Tschannen, your Associate Chief Editor of The Muslim Times. (Cultural shock: From Expatriate Life in Bangkok to Humanitarian Relief in Kosovo). Well, […]
Turkey warns Greek Cypriots against drilling in eastern Mediterranean
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL AA Photo Turkey issued a warning Thursday against the Greek Cypriot Administration’s ongoing unilateral hydrocarbon-related activities in the Eastern Mediterranean, saying that it disregarded the inalienable rights […]
UN Chief Guterres to meet Cyprus leaders in New York amid faltering reunification talks
ASSOCIATED PRESS NICOSIA, Cyprus Turkish Cypriot Mustafa Akıncı (right), United Nations’ Secretary General Antonio Guterres (center) and Greek Cypriot leader Nicos Anastasiades (left) pose before a trilateral meeting (AFP Photo) Officials say U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres will meet the rival leaders of ethnically divided Cyprus at U.N. headquarters in New […]
Greek, Turkish Cypriots link arms across border: ‘Solution Now’
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL Greek and Turkish Cypriots form a human chain during a demonstration in favor of a peace settlement on divided Cyprus at Ledra’s checkpoint of the […]
Ankara says Greek Cyprus hydrocarbon bid ‘unacceptable’
DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL The deal Exxon Mobil and Qatar Petroleum signed with Greek Cyprus was construed as the unilateral utilization of the island’s resources by Turkey, hence not acceptable. (Reuters […]
Turkish, Greek Cypriots reject each other’s peace maps
DAILY SABAH WITH AGENCIES ISTANBUL The Turkish and Greek Cypriot delegations have failed to agree on maps for new borders on the divided island state, each slamming the other’s proposals as “unacceptable,” Turkey’s foreign minister said Saturday, after peace talks stalled. A week of U.N.-brokered talks in Geneva between Greek […]
Mediterranean gas expected to fuel efforts to bring Cyprus sides together
ŞEYMA ERAZ – ELIF BINICI ISTANBUL An Israeli natural gas drilling platform in the Mediterranean. The normalization of ties between Turkey and Israel proposes the transfer of Mediterranean gas to Europe through Turkey. The ample amount of gas reserve in the Eastern Mediterranean provides an incentive to ensure a definite […]
