Cyprus

The Russian Federation has not altered its stance on the Cyprus issue and remains committed to the UN Security Council resolutions relating to Cyprus, the country’s Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said on Thursday. Zakharova stressed that Russia's position on...

American F-22 fighter jets tore across the skies of Cyprus, flying over Famagusta and Karpasia, causing frustration in Ankara. By bypassing the so-called Turkish control center for the occupied territories in Cyprus, the United States ignored submitting the relevant request...

Greek Cypriot is the dialect spoken by Cypriots living in Cyprus and abroad. It is estimated that the Greek Cypriot dialect is spoken by more than seven hundred thousand people in Cyprus and several hundred thousand abroad. Even though it...

Greek Cypriots have enjoyed phenomenal support from India irrespective of the ideological dispensation of the party in power in New Delhi. This has included consistent support from right-wing and left-wing parties for a prosperous and united Republic of Cyprus....

Cyprus announced on Wednesday that it will withdraw Cypriot passports and citizenship from three investors and seven of their dependents following an investigation into the "Golden Passport" scheme. In total, from October 2021 until today, the cabinet has initiated the...

On Sunday, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades warned that the EU's tolerance towards Turkey could bring about a military confrontation with Greece. Drawing parallels with Russia and Ukraine, he said there could not be any absolution for a country that...

The music group Sounds of Cyprus have taken to the streets of New York City, performing traditional Cypriot music in Manhattan, this time in the center of the Big Apple at Times Square. Elena Chris, Peter Douskalis, and Alex Tasopoulos...

The U.S. Pentagon on Saturday announced Cyprus’ membership in the State Partnership Program and the cooperation between the Cyprus National Guard and the United States National Guard. In the announcement, the Pentagon said the Republic of Cyprus’ National Guard has...

Cyprus marks October 1st, Independence Day, with a traditional military parade in Nicosia. It has been sicty-two years since the republic was established after Cyprus finally won full sovereignty from Britain. “We remain focused on the liberation and reunification of...

President Tayyip Erdogan vowed on Wednesday to strengthen Turkey's military presence in occupied northern Cyprus after the US lifted the defense embargo on Cyprus. Speaking in a televised interview with broadcaster CNN Turk, Erdogan said the lifting of the embargo...

  In his speech at the UN General Assembly in New York on Friday, Greek PM Mitsotakis highlighted the division of Cyprus and reminded the international community not to ignore the illegal Turkish attempts to impose a new fait accompli...

President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades bemoaned the inability of the UN to solve the division of the island in his last speech as President at the General Assembly on Friday. “I might have not been able to see my homeland...

Cyprus is taking an important step towards sustainability by banning single-use plastics, according to a law that is set to come into effect on October 1st. As a result, products such as plastic cotton swabs, cutlery, and plates among other...

The revived Cyprus-Greece ferry, which set sail in mid-June, saw its final return voyage for this season. The ferry left Piraeus on Friday and arrived in Limassol on Saturday. After conducting a total of 22 round trips, Cyprus' Deputy Minister...

The US lifted the arms embargo on Cyprus for the 2023 fiscal year, the State Department said Friday. “Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken determined and certified to Congress that the Republic of Cyprus has met the necessary conditions under...