Cyprus

Move comes after Iranian drone struck British air base in Cyprus last week; Ankara warns of further measures

Deployment coincides with ongoing Israeli airstrikes in Lebanon and Gaza

Greek Cypriots mourn, Turkish Cypriots celebrate as reconciliation remains elusive

Ersin Tatar visits Baku for Turkic States summit at Azerbaijan's president's invitation

Lebanon-based group had attacked nine Israeli military sites with rockets, drones earlier this week

Charity ship Open Arms seen sailing out of Larnaca port in Cyprus, towing a barge containing flour, rice and protein

Europol busts illegal EU migration ring, 15 arrested for sham marriages, human trafficking, money laundering

Fire-fighting planes depart from Greece to battle the fire, Italy also planning to deploy aerial fire-fighters

Cyprus has been split since 1974

Cyprus officials say the request was accepted 'for exclusively humanitarian operations'

Cyprus decriminalised homosexuality and has rolled back previous conservative attitudes to same sex relationships

The missile defence system may have been set off by Israeli air strikes that killed at least 15 people near Damascus

Ankara says its abiding by international law by drilling inside its continental shelf

Seven foreign women and girls were murdered, with some dumped in a toxic lake

Tourism boom has helped Cyprus to return to robust GDP growth of 4 per cent

Mosaic believed to have been made around 550 AD was one of many that adorned the walls of Panayia Kanakaria church

Cyprus has been divided since 1974 when Turkish troops invaded its northern third in response to Greek-led coup

Erdogan addresses Chatham House think tank in London

Alabaster base embellished with King Ramses II name, antiquities ministry says

A UN statement issued afterwards said more "groundwork" needed to be done

From Jan. 8, the two sides will try to clear up overhangs in issues relating to economy, property and governance.

The Mediterranean resort island has been split since 1974, when Turkish troops occupied its northern third

The drugs passed undetected through several European countries before reaching the Mediterranean island