November 4, 2025 3:24 PM
Cyprus mulls Mideast security grouping modelled on NATO, OSCE
Cyprus wants to create a regional organisation to promote security in the Middle East, its president said on Tuesday, saying it could be a platform to anchor stability in one of the world's most volatile neighbourhoods. Discussing the idea publicly for the first time, President Nikos Christodoulides said Nicosia was working on "maturing the necessary political conditions" to create a regional safety and cooperation organisation. "If you like, a sort of NATO or a sort of OSCE of the Middle East...