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Official Arrives on Greek Island With Passport from Turkish-Occupied Cyprus

A Turkish observer arrived on Chios island on Sunday night holding a passport from Turkish-occupied Cyprus; Greek authorities are to decide whether he will be accepted in the country. The Turkish official is part of the observers' team from the neighboring...

EU-Turkey Agreement Could Be Derailed in the Future: Stratfor

Stratfor, a geopolitical intelligence firm, has provided its own analysis of the EU-Turkey immigration agreement and the overall one of the analysis is one of doubt and skepticism over the ability and commitment of the signatories to enforce the...

Anastasiades: It's Our Duty to Preserve Natural Reserves so that Future Generations Can Enjoy a Better Quality of Life

It is our duty and responsibility to preserve the natural reserves of the planet, so that future generations can enjoy a better quality of life in a healthy environment, Cyprus President Nicos Anastasiades has stressed, noting that to make...

FlyDubai Boeing 737-800 Crashes En Route to Russia; Cypriot Pilot in the Cockpit

A Boeing 737-800 passenger jet operated by FlyDubai Airlines, crashed while attempting to land in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don on Saturday morning. All 62 people on board - 55 passengers and seven crew members - were killed...

Greek PM: Success of EU-Turkey Deal Will Depend on Low Migration Flows

The deal achieved between the European Union and Turkey was a diplomatic success for Greece in collaboration with Cyprus, Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said on Friday after the European Council meeting on the migration crisis. He warned, however,...

Tourist Arrivals Increase Significantly in First Two Months of 2016

Tourist arrivals in Cyprus increased significantly in the first two months of the year, the Statistical Service announced on Thursday, with new figures also showing that arrivals from Russia soared in February. “For the period January – February 2016 arrivals...

Unacceptable to Shift the Burden of Migration Crisis on Cyprus, Anastasiades Tells Tusk

It is unacceptable to shift the burden of responsibility for the migration crisis on the shoulders of the Republic of Cyprus, President of Cyprus Nicos Anastasiades stressed on Tuesday. The President held a meeting in Nicosia with President of the...

FT: Cypriot President Anastasiades Threatens to Torpedo EU-Turkey Deal

The proposed deal between European Union and Turkey to halt the influx of migrants to Europe “could be scuppered by Cyprus after the country’s president warned he would not accept a key element: restarting key parts of Turkey’s EU...

Cyprus Is a Valuable Friend, Says President of Israel

President of Israel Reuven Rivlin received on Thursday, President of the House of Representatives Yiannakis Omirou, who is paying Israel an official visit at the invitation of his counterpart, President of the Knesset, Yuli Edelstein. According to CNA sources, during...

The EU-Turkish Bazaar

Recently, the IMF EU -Troika team visited the occupied area of Cyprus to study and ascertain the costs of the illegal airport in preparation for the enormous loans Cyprus would require to meet the "reunification” costs of the island....