The incumbent President Mustafa Akinci and Ankara-backed Prime Minister Ersin Tatar will go to a presidential run-off in Northern Cyprus.

Turkish-Cypriot election staff members start counting votes for the election of a new leader for the self-proclaimed TRNC.

Turkey downplays as “unconstructive” the European Union (EU)’s threat of sanctions on Ankara over a dispute with Greece and Cyprus in the Mediterranean Sea.

The United States has postponed imposing sanctions on Belarus pending consensus by the member states of the European Union (UN) on the introduction of their own punitive measures against Minsk, a report says.

The United States has pressed Cyprus to lift an effective veto on sanctions proposed by the European Union (EU) against Belarus, a US official says.

Turkey’s vice-president says Greece should drop the discourse of war and adopt one of peace amid tensions in the eastern Mediterranean.

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey is open to “constructive” dialog with Greece in a dispute over energy exploration rights in the eastern Mediterranean Sea.

‘Nicosia has been always ready for a dialogue but for that ... to be effective, it needs to be based on international law.’

Turkey slams a new deal signed between the US and Greek Cyprus, saying the deal will further escalate tensions in the Eastern Mediterranean.

Russia offers to mediate between Cyprus and Turkey in a dispute over energy exploration rights in the Mediterranean Sea.